A Pet Reader

Chapter 102: My Uncle’s White Mice

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Aimed at beginning readers, this collection presents short poems and simple prose about household and farm animals, including dogs, cats, birds, poultry, horses, rabbits, and small pets. Brief anecdotes, descriptive pieces, and rhymes portray everyday pet behavior, care tasks, and gentle moral lessons about kindness and responsibility toward animals. Sections group similar creatures and alternate playful vignettes with practical tips for feeding, housing, and helping wildlife. Illustrative scenes and accessible language support early reading and introduce empathy for animals.

My Uncle’s White Mice

My uncle had some white mice.

One day he brought them into the room.

One mouse crawled up my uncle’s sleeve.

My uncle felt the tickling on his arm.

So he pulled the mouse out of his sleeve.

The other white mouse crawled upon me.

I became frightened, and screamed and ran around the room.

My uncle had to take the mice away.

He put them into the cage.

I enjoy watching them, but I don’t like to have them running around the room.