The Mouse and The Fox

The mouse had many friends. He was friends to the frogs, the birds, the squirrels, and the insects. Every single animal know of the good nature of the mouse. Although small, he had a big heart. However, he never felt accepted. Just feels like the good fellow. He didn’t know the feeling of love, the feeling of being important to someone, who feels the same way about him.

The fox had no friends. The fox was hated, unfortunately, for it is her way that they despise. The animals would run from the fox hoping not to be eaten. She was misunderstood. Her gathering didn’t mind, they enjoy their life. Every night, the fox wonder from her family and cried by the waterfall’s reflection of the moon. Her cries go unheard.

One night, the mouse traveled to get some berries when he heard a sound. A soft cry. Something he never heard before. The mouse wondered into the direction of the crying. Pass the bushes he saw the fox cry. He approached her and asked, “Why do you cry?”

“I have no friends; they run from me and my family because they are afraid of us. They do not see me as one of them. They hate me.” She cries louder. “They think I’m a monster.” She weeps and the mouse can feel the sadness of each tear as they fall.

“Stop crying, because we are different does not means we can’t be friends.”

“You will be my friend?”

“Yes.” The fox dried her tears as she lowered her head to meet the mouse. The mouse climb onto her nose and met eye to eye.

The mouse and the fox talked and talked for hours on end. They find that they like the same food and like the same flower. They were happy. For the first time they felt the feeling of friendship and love.

Every day, the fox and the mouse walked the forest and talked. Not once has either tried to hurt the other. The two were a pair to be seen. The animals and the foxes seem to take notice.

They notice the growing love of the fox and the mouse.

“Why is the mouse friends to the fox?” Asked the toad. “He knows she will eat him, why stay friends?”

“He mouse is naïve.” Said the owl. “He doesn’t know better. The father and mother can’t see to it to teach the mouse of the truth of the fox.”

“I’m tired of these foxes!” Exclaimed the rabbit. “They hunted us for too long. I say we drive them all out of the forest.” The animals cheered.

“Wait,” said the blue jay. “We can’t!”

“Blue jay,” said the rabbit. “If we don’t, they’ll just keep coming, we have to try.” Every animal but blue jay cheered.

Meanwhile, the foxes had the same conversation. “One of our own making friends with a mouse, outrageous.” Said elder fox. “She knows nothing.”

“The ones responsible for her action are her parents.” Quipped grey fox.

“No!” snapped father fox, “This is her choice.”

“She is free to see him,” cried mother fox, “She’s happy.”

“It’s unnatural!” Growled elder fox. “That mouse should know his place like the other animals.” Every fox but the parents cheered.

Ever so slowly, the foxes came into the forest, while the animals of the forest came together and brought rocks and sticks together. Meanwhile, mouse had brought fox and himself some fresh blueberries. The two ate unaware what was happening. The foxes went deeper and deeper into the forest. Fox heard rustling and mouse asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Foxes.” Mouse looked around and heard the same rustling from the bushes. They turned and out of the bushes was the gathering. They were angry.

“How can you shame us like this,” exclaimed elder fox.

“Stay away, he’s my friend.”

“No, you stand aside, he’s our dinner.” Then a rock fell on his head. The animals had gathered and circled the foxes.

“We had enough of your trouble, it’s time to leave.” Exclaimed the rabbit. The foxes growled. They were prepared to fight, except for fox and mouse. Foxes lounged and the animals threw their sticks and rocks. The fight was too much for fox and mouse to see. The two went into the crowd and tried to plead to them to stop. But no one would listen. Mouse ran but was caught by grey fox. He swung his paw and hurt the mouse slamming him to a tree. The fox saw in fear for her friend and tried to help but was cut off by elder and grey fox. She growled at both of them and snapped to keep them back. She jumped over them and went to mouse who was seriously hurt. She licked him in hope he would be alright. Rabbit seeing her at mouse, threw a rock at her, knocking her down hard. She began to bleed. She couldn’t get up. Mouse, although weak, stood up and walked to fox, licking her wounds, but to no avail.

“Mouse, I’m glad to have met you.” Mouse cuddled next to her.

“I love you fox.” The two closed their eyes and never woke up. The fight continued as blue jay and mother and father fox watched the fight. The three saw the fox and mouse lying there, not moving. They rushed over to see them. They knew the worst.

“Stop!” yelled father fox. The animals and foxes stopped fighting and turned to him. “You do not realize what you have done! My daughter is gone and so is her friend. Why? Because they chose to see each other for their similarities. They knew the importance of friendship and love, unlike us. We should be ashamed. These two, will never be more than a memory of our hatred, but should be a sign of our ability to see more than what we think. We need to see each other, with our hearts.” The animals and foxes wept for his cries. They dropped everything and cried all the way home. The blue jay brought flowers for the two as they lay there. The Blue jay and the parent foxes cried and the three began to travel together leaving the reminder of true friendship, and the true reminder of love.