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Rufus was a young mouse who lived with his mom, dad and little sister in a beautiful home in
the woods. It was a peaceful place and they lived happily together, but then it all changed. One
morning Rufus went to pick some berries for lunch, but on his return he discovered the home he
once knew was ruined… and his family was gone. Poor Rufus broke down in tears, afraid that he
had lost his family forever, but then he heard a voice from above. “Don‟t cry little mouse, your
family is still alive.” He looked up and saw a sparrow.
“The farmer destroyed your home and took your family,” she continued. “Do you know where
he took them?” Rufus asked wiping his tears. “My first guess would be to his farm,” answered
the sparrow. Rufus was relieved that his family was alive, but he knew this would not be the case
for too long. “I have to save them! Which way did they go Sparrow?” asked Rufus. “He went in
that direction,” she said as she lifted her wing and pointed to her left. “The farmer is dangerous, I
do not recommend that you take this journey alone,” the sparrow continued. “Thank you,” said
Rufus and he ran in the direction shown by the sparrow.

After running for quite some time Rufus felt tired and his legs grew heavy. He looked at the road
ahead; it stretched for miles in front of him. I can‟t stop now …I have to keep on going, he
thought. He was so weary that he didn‟t notice the hole in the road; he stumbled and collapsed
from exhaustion. Suddenly something cool dripped down his whiskers. He opened his eyes and
saw a beautiful girl mouse. He looked at her in confusion. “There is no need to be frightened. My
name is Anna and I thought you might like some water,” she said and handed him a leaf filled
with water droplets.

He took the water and gulped it down. “My cousin and I were walking home when we saw you
fall down. The holes are always where you don‟t expect it to be,” said Anna and she smiled.
When he didn‟t respond she asked, “You looked in a hurry; where were you going?” Before
Rufus could answer, her cousin interrupted and asked, “I think the question is what is he running
from?” Rufus explained what happened to his family. Anna immediately offered to help, but her
cousin was resistant. “We don‟t know him Anna! We should leave,” said Pete. Anna ignored his
comment. “This is my cousin, Pete, excuse his manners. We are actually on our way to his
father‟s home, where my aunt is preparing supper. Would you like to join us?” asked Anna.
“Thank you but I can‟t. I have to help my family,” answered Rufus. “Well you can‟t help them
on an empty stomach, now can you? And maybe my uncle can assist you,” said Anna. “Anna let
us not interrupt a mouse on a mission. He needs to get going and so do we; my parents are
waiting,” impressed Pete. “I‟m sure your parents would be proud to hear how you have helped a
fellow mouse,” she replied. “Now come on it‟s almost supper time,” she said as she held her
hand out to Rufus. Once he was out of the hole the three mice walked towards Pete‟s home.