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​Once upon a time in a beautiful forest, lived a little mouse, he was a very sweet little mouse, and a funny little mouse, but...he was a curious little mouse, and he was fascinated by the world...He especially loved to discover new things in the forest...The forest was his home, and his playground...it was filled with his friends, and amazing creatures...such as fireflies which lit up the night sky like twinkling stars…and colorful mushroom which were sprinkled along the forest floor...the forest was a magical place which was always filled with songs of nature's beautiful voice...and the wind's warm soft breeze, and the streams of sunlight which warmed Haxley’s face through the treetops. This is where his heart felt happiest...as he walked along the footpath early one morning he smiled, and absorbed the beauty all around him, he knew he was lucky to live here...he waved hello to Cherry the chipmunk as she passed by with an basket full of acorns..."She made the yummiest acorn muffins!" he thought...Haxley was on his way to the frog pond, he wanted to go fishing, as he walked he saw a blue & yellow little ball role towards him...they looked like little marbles "Ohh funny!" he thought to himself...then he saw another little marble...and another...he collected the little balls and put them into his pocket without much thought..."Hello Frogs!!" he said as he approached the pond..."Ribbit...Ribbit...Hello Haxley" they croaked from the lily pads they sat on and continued to sing with the bluebirds...Haxley got out his fishing pole and his bait and sat under a large willow tree and started to fish...he caught one fish..two fish...threee fish...four fish...five "ahhh plenty" he thought to himself as he put the last fish into this red little bucket..He waved goodbye to the frogs and started on his way back home...he took the long way back home...he wanted to pass by Cherry's house to see if she had baked the muffins...he knew the answer before the thought finished crossing his mind...he could smell the yummy aroma filling the air...a sweet mix of vanilla & acorn and cinnamon filled his little mouse nose & made his mouth water....Mmmmm...his tummy even growled a little in anticipation..."Cheeeeerry" he called out as he ran up the cobble stone path to her little house...She opened the door and smiled at him, she had a feeling he'd come to visit her in hopes of getting an acorn muffin...she even make 3 extra...just for him! Cherry warmly invited Haxley inside, and poured him a big glass of milk, and place a muffin on a plate for him...the other two muffins she wrapped up in a pink napkin for him to take home...Haxley licked his lips as he ate the last piece without dropping a crumb! "Mmmm thank you soooo much Cherry" he b​e​amed...He gave her 2 fish from his little red bucket..."Thank you Haxley, i will make a delicious fish soup from these!" she said cheerfully...Haxley left her house happy as he skipped through the forest back home...He had just passed the big Oak tree when then he felt something moving in his pocket...then again...something moved...he was startled...he reached into his pocket and felt something fuzzy inside...as he pulled the fuzzy thing out he heard a peep...he looked at his hand and a little blue chickadee looked back at him..."Mamma..Mamma!"...it exclaimed...Haxley’s eyes got big and his jaw dropped...omg...it wasn’t a marble..it was an egg!!...And now this chickadee thinks I’m its Mamma!..."Peep..Peep" it cried. Then he felt more movement in his pocket...Aiaiaiai....the other marbles, balls, eggs...whatever were hatching too!!! Ohhh no! He didn’t know the first thing about taking care of baby birds!!..."Mammma"..all three of them cried...Haxley sat under the Oak tree & fed them some of Cherrys acorn muffins..."What am i gonna do?!" he thought, he knew he couldn’t bring them home, his mother always warned him about collecting things from the forest...Oyyyy why didn’t he listen to his mother, he thought as the baby birds peeped loudly...Then he got an idea...he scooped up the baby birds and gently placed them back in his pocket to keep them warm & safe...he walked up the big hill & past Farmer Browns fence that was built at the edge of the forest and followed it until he reached Gloria the chicken's house..., she would know how to take care of the baby birds..."Gloria, Gloria" he called out her name..."Yessssss Haxley" she greeted him happily..."You haaaaave to help me!" he said as he reached into his pocket and showed her the baby birds..."They think I’m their Mamma!" he exclaimed in a panic....Hehehehhe..Gloria laughed & laughed looking at Haxley’s puzzled face...Hahhaha..she couldn’t catch her breath from laughing..."You sure got yourself in a funny mess!" she exclaimed....She scooped up the baby birds and tucked them under her wing..."I have raised many many babies, don’t worry Haxley, i will care for them & love them just the same" she smiled as she gently pet his head...He hugged her, she was so wonderful..."Thank you thank you" he said and he handed her the red bucket with the remaining fish, "These are for you" She kindly accepted his gift, and went inside the house...It was getting late in the day...and Haxley too hurried home knowing his mom would be waiting for him....Today was quite the adventure for one day!!