The Magical Land- Children Series

Mr. Cat don't eat Mr.Mouse

Mr. Cat purred soflty, inhaling Mr. Mouse's sweet
scent.

"N...Now, Mr. Cat, don't you go making a mistake!"
said Mr. Mouse. "I've only come to seek for your
help."

Mr. Cat walked around Mr. Mouse as he licked his
whiskers. He was purring very low as he said,

"Seek my help? Why is that Mr. Mouse? You hardly
ever come to visit anymore. Why should I help you
now?" He sat back and started licking his paws.

"Mr. Cat, do you remember when you were just a young
kitten alone in the alleys?" asked Mr. Mouse clearly
feeling annoyed

"How could I forget? My Mom was dead and my brothers
and sisters were given away. I had to fend for myself
in those horrible days. If it weren't for.." his
voice trailed of as his eyes widened by the memory.

Mr. Mouse was standing holding his little hat with
his head bowed. He looked up to see his reflection on
the cat's eyes. What he saw in them was not hunger but
recognition and maybe a little hope.

"It was you! I remember! You were walking home with
your tools and you saw me looking in the garbage cans.
I tried to run away, but you were so fast. You lifted
me in your arms and took me home." He walked away.

"I remember how happy I was after a few days and you
read me stories from a great big book." His tail
twitched to and fro. "Mr. Mouse? How did we end up
like this? I was a real boy once. I sometimes dream
about it." His feline eyes looked at Mr. Mouse with
newfound respect and confusion. In his mind he saw
glimpses of the man Mr. Mouse used to be.

Sighing Mr. Mouse reached up and Mr. Cat rubbed his
nose on his little cheek. Mr. Mouse hugged him and
jumped onto his back stroking his head. The cat
purred.

"Is a long story Mr. Cat. Help me find the book while
I tell you how it happened. Our lives depend on it.."

Both cat and mouse walked further in to the gloomy
cottage, looking around for the book. After much
searching, they spotted it on their Mistress kitchen
table. It took a lot of maneuvering but they finally
got it to the window where Mr. and Mrs. Goat were
waiting for it. The cat and the mouse looked
solemnly at the goats.

"Be well, Mr. and Mrs. Goat. Do not stop along the
way, since there are many who seek the book. There's
word of magical creatures in the forest who will stop
at nothing to possess it. Remember our lives are at
stake." He jumped on the windowsill. "Straight in to
the Rock of Colors. Don't forget the words." He
stepped back and waved them off. "Good luck!"

Both Mr. and Mrs. Goat walked down the riverbank and
across the stream. They stopped just before they
entered the forest as lightning struck out agaisnt
the darkened skies. The roll of thunder was heard in
the distance. They looked at the small farm one last
time, wondering if they would ever make it back.

Turning as one, they entered the forest and were
swallowed by the dense vegetation. Still Mr. Mouse and
Mr. Cat looked on.

"Good luck to them, for they need all the help they
can get." Mr. Mouse climbed up the cat's back " Let's
go back to the others. There's nothing we can do
anymore but to wait."