The Mouse Tale

 Papa, we are all in bed now,” said the mouse

boys.

“Please tell us a tale.”

“I will do better than that,” said Papa.

“I will tell you seven tales—one for each of you—if

you promise to go right to sleep when I am done.”

“Oh yes, we will,” said the boys.

And Papa began…

THE WISHING WELL

A mouse once found a wishing well.

“Now all of my wishes can come true!” she cried.!

She threw a penny into the well and made a wish.

“OUCH!” said the wishing well.!

The next day the mouse came back to the well.

She threw a penny into the well and made a wish.

“OUCH!” said the well.

The next day the mouse came back again.

She threw a penny into the well.

“I wish this well would not say ouch,” she said.

“OUCH!” said the well.

“That hurts!”

“What shall I do?” cried the mouse.

“My wishes will never ever come true this way!”

The mouse ran home.

She took the pillow from her bed.

“This may help,” said the mouse, and she ran back

to the well

The mouse threw the pillow into the well.

Then she threw a penny into the well and made

a wish.

“Ah. That feels much better!” said the well.

“Good!” said the mouse.

“Now I can start wishing.”

After that day the mouse made many wishes by

the well.

And every one of them came true.