Mum Mouse was rocking the little mouse to sleep:
Sleep, my darling son, I'll buy you a surprise egg tomorrow and a big soft toy.
But he was being difficult:
I don't want a surprise egg, I want a remote-controlled helicopter and a different nanny!
With no other choice, mum picked up the newspaper with job adverts and started looking for nanny positions. She rang 10 numbers, but no one agreed except Auntie Duck.
The next evening, Auntie Duck rocks the little mouse to sleep:
Rock-a-bye, rock-a-bye, go to sleep little mouse, and tomorrow we'll go to the circus to watch wild tigers and eat candyfloss!
Yuck, I don't want candyfloss, I want ice lolly and your voice is absolutely dreadful!
Auntie Duck was offended and left the little mouse.
With no other choice, mum Mouse picked up the newspaper again and rang 10 more people. Auntie Toad agreed to help.
The toad rocks the little mouse to sleep, singing:
Croak-croak-croak, go to sleep child! Tomorrow we'll go to the water park together.
I don't want to go to the water park, I want to watch cartoons at home! You've got an awful voice, go away!
The little mouse replied, half asleep.
Auntie Toad was offended and hopped back home.
Sad mum Mouse picked up the newspaper again, she'd already looked through 20 adverts. No one wanted to look after the naughty little mouse, and only Auntie Horse agreed.
She arrived and started singing:
Sleep, little mouse, go to sleep, I'll give you a piece of cheese or we can open some caramel popcorn, just go to sleep.
I don't want popcorn, I've had enough of it! You're very scary, hairy, and your voice is dreadful, go away!
Auntie Horse snorted and galloped off to the pasture. Mum Mouse decided to search the internet for a nanny, perhaps there would be more vacancies. She looked and looked, nothing seemed right, and only one advert was interesting. Auntie Hen agreed to help with bringing up the naughty little mouse.
She tucks the child in and clucks:
Cluck-cluck-cluck, go to sleep quickly, may you have beautiful dreams! Tomorrow we'll go for a walk in the park and have ice cream!
I don't want to go for a walk in the park, and there's ice cream in the freezer at home, whatever flavour you want! Horrible hen, go away!
Auntie Hen was upset, clucked loudly and left.
Mum Mouse emails her old friend Auntie Pike:
Come, dear, help me rock the little mouse to sleep, all my hopes are on you!
Alright, I'll do my best to help!
Auntie Pike replied. She came and rocked the little mouse, opened her mouth, but nothing could be heard.
The little mouse started to complain:
What are you singing? I can't hear anything! I can sing better — la-la-laaaa... Go home, I don't like you at all!
Auntie Pike got angry, flicked her tail and swam away to the blue sea.
Mum Mouse is sad again and thinks, maybe she should ask Auntie Cat? She wrote her a letter, and she agreed without much thought.
Auntie Cat arrived and rocks him to sleep:
Meow-meow-meow, don't sit on the edge! Go to sleep quickly, little one!
Oh, what a beautiful voice you have, I really like it, please stay with us!
Then mum Mouse came back, looking for her child, but he was nowhere to be found.
Where has my little mouse hidden?
Mum Mouse wonders, and all trace of him has vanished...
She rang Auntie Cat, but she didn't answer the phone, it was out of service...
Read fairy tales and you will understand what foolishness and carelessness mean!
