Why do I write about mice? Well, a better question is: Why not?
I know that not everybody is a big fan of mice. Mice nibble holes into stuff and they chew up important documents and books. But they have the sweetest eyes and they are so tiny. They are so cute…
Despite the mouse’s excellent nibbling abilities to make cookies crumble and words on a piece of paper vanish, I would say mice are popular creatures. Mice are mischievous and curious and many people sympathize with these traits.
Mice seem to be similar to us. We both are mammals. Like us, mice eat everything. We seem to like the same things, such as peanut butter or cheese.
Mice come in different colors, shapes, and sizes. There is the elephant shrew with its long trunk-like nose, the striped zebra mouse, who gets its name after its black and white horse-like friend, the white mouse with red eyes, or the super tiny and super cute African pygmy mouse.
A small mouse can achieve great things ̶ just like in the fable about the trapped lion in the net and the tiny mouse setting him free by biting through the ropes of the net. That is encouraging to hear.
What would it be like to see things from a mouse’s perspective? Imagine a world where an apple would be bigger than you, where you could relax in a coffee cup, or hide in a matchbox. You could sit in a flowerpot, run on a bookshelf, drink water from a thimble, and dance on piano keys. You would have a completely different view of life. Wouldn’t that be exciting?
Mice can get anywhere. They can squeeze through a narrow gap and explore places that will forever remain a mystery to us. Mice can be in the room without being noticed, which can play an important role. We could say without exaggeration that they have an even bigger potential than spies from action movies.
Because of their size, mice have to face a lot of challenging situations. There are hungry cats, snakes, and owls out there. This means trouble for mice, but also an adventure. These adventures form the plots of my stories.
What happens when a mouse meets a catfish?
