A Pet Reader

Chapter 103: The Mice

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About This Book

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.

The Mice

The little mice stay in their holes

And hide themselves by day;

But when the house is still at night

They all come out to play.

They climb upon the pantry shelf,

And taste of all they please;

They drink the milk that’s set for cream,

And nibble bread and cheese.