Who's Little Mouse?
Little Mouse is the main character in the Little Mouse the Mouse book series. He so unique that even humans would benefit from emulating him. How can that be, you ask?
Well, as I said, he was no ordinary mouse; no, indeed. Of course, he had all the characteristics and habits of a house mouse. That is, he had soft gray fur, a pointed snout, round black eyes, rounded ears, chisel-like front teeth, and three-inch-long whiskers at each side of his snout.
Behaviorwise he was pretty much like any ordinary mouse. He was always busy. He was an excellent climber. He also had phenomenal
scampering skills. Like some house mice, he preferred a natural habitat over a domesticated one, so he lived in his underground home up on Little Butte Creek.
And like most mice, he didn’t give a squeak for the sophisticated scientific name, Mus musculus—a label given to him by the human scientific community specializing in rodents. But, then again, he knew humans had a propensity to label everything to their liking, whether right or wrong.
However, here is where the similarity ended. First off, he was smaller than a normal house mouse. He had a two-and-one-fourth-inch body, a two-inch-long naked tail, and a body weight of approximately one-half ounce. Second, unlike most, if not all, mice, he could see pretty well. Third, he loved to play and swim in water, which few if any mice like to do. Finally, and more startling, even his hometown predators loved and respected him. Yes, you heard right. Even the coyotes, foxes, owls, and hawks would not eat him for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even between meals. Why was that, you ask? How could each of these predators go against its own instincts to eat a mouse?
Well, it didn’t happen overnight, believe me. You see, Little Mouse was so uniquely revered and loved by all the animals in Little Butte Creek Canyon that no animal would think of such a thing. For you see, Little Mouse had, over the years, proven himself to be true in body, mind, and spirit. And herein lies his most extraordinary strength. You see, like you and me, he too had been born with the propensity to develop a
harmonious balance or symmetry among his body, mind, and spirit. Now mind you, I didn’t say he was born with it; I said he had the propensity to obtain it through discipline, hard work, associations with all that was good and wise, and a caring attitude toward others. And he did it. He went beyond having the propensity toward it to actually doing it.
So, herein lies the distinguishable uniqueness of Little Mouse. Not only did he have the propensity to obtain inner peace within himself and outer peace with others, he also took advantage of every known opportunity to become as effective as he could; and, as I have already said, he did.
Now, as most beings have this propensity, too, but don’t take full advantage of it, he was surely extraordinary in so doing. Without a doubt all the animals residing in this township recognized it, too. For you see, Little Mouse believed he should apply virtue, hope, and charity in his daily life so that he could be an instrument of good rather than bad. In fact, this was the essence of his life. For these reasons his reputation grew year after year. No animal, in present or past recollection, ever had its life together so well. Never!
So there you have it! That was the reason for his phenomenal reputation. Mind you, like all truly accomplished beings, Little Mouse had no condescending airs, either. He was a genuinely humble, gracious gentleman. He was a mouse’s mouse, a neighbor’s neighbor, the kind of being you could trust with your most prized possession-you!
This is an excerpt from the first book of the Little Mouse the Mouse book series: The Adventures of Little the Mouse.
Well, as I said, he was no ordinary mouse; no, indeed. Of course, he had all the characteristics and habits of a house mouse. That is, he had soft gray fur, a pointed snout, round black eyes, rounded ears, chisel-like front teeth, and three-inch-long whiskers at each side of his snout.
Behaviorwise he was pretty much like any ordinary mouse. He was always busy. He was an excellent climber. He also had phenomenal
scampering skills. Like some house mice, he preferred a natural habitat over a domesticated one, so he lived in his underground home up on Little Butte Creek.
And like most mice, he didn’t give a squeak for the sophisticated scientific name, Mus musculus—a label given to him by the human scientific community specializing in rodents. But, then again, he knew humans had a propensity to label everything to their liking, whether right or wrong.
However, here is where the similarity ended. First off, he was smaller than a normal house mouse. He had a two-and-one-fourth-inch body, a two-inch-long naked tail, and a body weight of approximately one-half ounce. Second, unlike most, if not all, mice, he could see pretty well. Third, he loved to play and swim in water, which few if any mice like to do. Finally, and more startling, even his hometown predators loved and respected him. Yes, you heard right. Even the coyotes, foxes, owls, and hawks would not eat him for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even between meals. Why was that, you ask? How could each of these predators go against its own instincts to eat a mouse?
Well, it didn’t happen overnight, believe me. You see, Little Mouse was so uniquely revered and loved by all the animals in Little Butte Creek Canyon that no animal would think of such a thing. For you see, Little Mouse had, over the years, proven himself to be true in body, mind, and spirit. And herein lies his most extraordinary strength. You see, like you and me, he too had been born with the propensity to develop a
harmonious balance or symmetry among his body, mind, and spirit. Now mind you, I didn’t say he was born with it; I said he had the propensity to obtain it through discipline, hard work, associations with all that was good and wise, and a caring attitude toward others. And he did it. He went beyond having the propensity toward it to actually doing it.
So, herein lies the distinguishable uniqueness of Little Mouse. Not only did he have the propensity to obtain inner peace within himself and outer peace with others, he also took advantage of every known opportunity to become as effective as he could; and, as I have already said, he did.
Now, as most beings have this propensity, too, but don’t take full advantage of it, he was surely extraordinary in so doing. Without a doubt all the animals residing in this township recognized it, too. For you see, Little Mouse believed he should apply virtue, hope, and charity in his daily life so that he could be an instrument of good rather than bad. In fact, this was the essence of his life. For these reasons his reputation grew year after year. No animal, in present or past recollection, ever had its life together so well. Never!
So there you have it! That was the reason for his phenomenal reputation. Mind you, like all truly accomplished beings, Little Mouse had no condescending airs, either. He was a genuinely humble, gracious gentleman. He was a mouse’s mouse, a neighbor’s neighbor, the kind of being you could trust with your most prized possession-you!
This is an excerpt from the first book of the Little Mouse the Mouse book series: The Adventures of Little the Mouse.
