Mousetrap

@dmin · 08-02-2006, 04:01 PM

A Mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. "What food might this contain?" He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.

Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning. "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"

The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it,"

The mouse turned to the sheep and told him, "there is a mousetrap in the house,"
The sheep sympathized but said, "I am so very sorry Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured that you are in my prayers."

The mouse turned to the cow. She said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you. But it's no skin off my nose,"

So the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone.

That very night a sound was heard throughout the house like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness she did not see that it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife.
The farmer rushed her to the hospital, and she returned home with a fever.

Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient.

But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the sheep.

The farmer's wife did not get well. She died. So many people came for her funeral the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.

So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it doesn't concern you, remember that when one of us is threatened, we are all at risk.

Allen · 10-23-2006, 06:25 AM

a butterfly effect ,isn't it ?
We all live in a cycling environment that a little change in somewhere can lead a chain of effectiveness

crazy1 · 11-10-2006, 05:06 PM

Hey
That is so cool!!!!!!

Christi

Reema · 11-11-2006, 12:55 AM

Asminha...I love this..I'll send it to my friends..thanks

EternalSpark · 11-11-2006, 11:20 AM

So meaningful, I love it

it's such a good piece!
Thanks for sharing it

@dmin · 11-12-2006, 10:43 PM

You're welcome, everyone.

crazy1 · 11-16-2006, 05:49 PM

Hey Asminha,

That is such a good thing to relize that I sent this to almost everyone that I knew through email!!!!!

Christi

08-02-2006, 04:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
@dmin Administrator Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,755 Blog Entries: 1 @dmin is just really nice @dmin is just really nice	Mousetrap A Mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. "What food might this contain?" He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning. "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!" The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it," The mouse turned to the sheep and told him, "there is a mousetrap in the house," The sheep sympathized but said, "I am so very sorry Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured that you are in my prayers." The mouse turned to the cow. She said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you. But it's no skin off my nose," So the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone. That very night a sound was heard throughout the house like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness she did not see that it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital, and she returned home with a fever. Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient. But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the sheep. The farmer's wife did not get well. She died. So many people came for her funeral the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them. So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it doesn't concern you, remember that when one of us is threatened, we are all at risk. __________________ Speak Moroccan - Parlez marocain Moroccan Vocabulary - Vocabulaire Marocain
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10-23-2006, 06:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
Allen Runner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ShangHai Posts: 17 Allen is an unknown character at this point	a butterfly effect ,isn't it ? We all live in a cycling environment that a little change in somewhere can lead a chain of effectiveness
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11-10-2006, 05:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
crazy1 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In the United States in a little state called Georgia Posts: 56 crazy1 is an unknown character at this point	Hey That is so cool!!!!!! Christi __________________ Crazy1
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11-11-2006, 12:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
Reema Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 122 Reema is learning to walk	Asminha...I love this..I'll send it to my friends..thanks
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11-11-2006, 11:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
EternalSpark A L A N Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: United states Posts: 151 EternalSpark will become famous soon enough	So meaningful, I love it it's such a good piece! Thanks for sharing it __________________ Learn Lebanese dialect online for free -> www.lebanesecorner.co.nr ----- Hot heads and cold hearts never solved anything
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11-12-2006, 10:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
@dmin Administrator Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,755 Blog Entries: 1 @dmin is just really nice @dmin is just really nice	You're welcome, everyone. __________________ Speak Moroccan - Parlez marocain Moroccan Vocabulary - Vocabulaire Marocain
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11-16-2006, 05:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
crazy1 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In the United States in a little state called Georgia Posts: 56 crazy1 is an unknown character at this point	Hey Asminha, That is such a good thing to relize that I sent this to almost everyone that I knew through email!!!!! Christi __________________ Crazy1
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