The Mice

A long time ago some mice came to a very pretty
house belonging to some cats. The cats were out hunting
for food, so the mice went into the house. One of the mice
saw that the cats had many different colors of make-up.
This mouse put gold make-up on his face. He looked in the
mirror, and he liked the way he looked.

He thought he was made of gold.
Just then the other mice saw that the cats were
coming home. The cats were very hungry because they
couldn’t find anything to eat. The mice called, “Let’s go!
The cats are coming!” The gold mouse didn’t listen to his
friends. He kept looking at himself in the mirror, and he
liked his new gold color.
The cats came in, and they easily caught and ate the
gold mouse. The cats said, “We were looking for mice all
day, and when we came home we found a mouse waiting for
us.”

Lesson: Listen to your family and friends, and follow
their suggestions. If you don’t listen to them, you may run
into trouble just like the gold mouse.

Source: Somali Folktale