Once upon a time in a small village, there lived a group of mischievous mice. They loved to play tricks on the villagers and especially the children. One day, they decided to play a trick on the geese that lived near the village. The next morning, when the man who took care of the geese came to feed them, he found all the geese gone! The man was very upset and went to look for the geese. He asked the children if they had seen the geese, but they hadn't.

The man searched high and low until he finally found the geese in the mouse's village. The geese were having a great time playing with the mice and didn't even realize they were gone! The man was so surprised that he couldn't help but laugh. He thanked the mice for taking care of his geese and asked them to return the geese to their rightful home.

The mice agreed and the geese were returned safe and sound. From that day on, the man and the children made sure to always leave some food out for the mice as a thank you for their kindness. And whenever the man saw the mice, he would smile and say, "Thank you for being such great friends to my geese."

And that is the story of the mouse, the children, the geese, and the man who all became great friends.

Reflections

1. Why did the mice play a trick on the geese?
2. How did the man and children react when they found out where the geese were?
3. How did the mice and geese become friends?
4. Why did the man and children start leaving food out for the mice?
5. What lesson did the children learn from this story?