...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. Early one morning, even before the warm sunshine peeked through his white curtains Haxley was awake in bed, trying to decide what to do today...He could go visit Gloria the chicken, or he could go fly a kite with Sammy the squirrel..Or maybe even go fishing with Amy the chipmunk...but no, none of those things sounded exciting..he always did those things, today he wanted to do something different...but what...it was still dark as Haxley put on his little red shirt, and his blue pants & quietly tiptoed down the old wooden stair, careful not to wake up his mother...He grabbed a red apple from the fruit bowl, and a slice of brown bread, and stuffed them into his pocket. He wrote a note for his mom, so she wouldn’t worry & headed out the door. The birds were just waking up, and sang their morning hymns as he walked through the crisp forest. He walked up the big hill, past the sleeping frogs in the frog pond, past the big oak tree were Sammy lived, along Farmer Browns fence..way way to the edge of the forest until he reached the dirt road...This is where I will find a new adventure, he thought...the sun was just starting to stretch its yellows rays across the sky, and the morning was still sleepy and silent..Almost lonely...soon the day would come, and this road would be busy, but for now..It was quiet, and peaceful...Haxley enjoyed walking in the clean summer air..He saw two farm boys in the distance walking along the side of the road, from their black & white clothes, and the big straw hats he could tell they were Amish. He quickly hid behind some tall grass as they walked by him. The chubby farm boy was saying something in a funny language to the shorter farm boy..he reached into his pocket, and pulled out something that looked like a photo, maybe of his girlfriend, something shiny fell out of his pocket, but he didn’t notice as he showed the photo to his friend as they walked by...When the farm boys were gone far enough not to see Haxley  he ran over to see the shiny object that the farm boy lost. It was a coin...Haxley carefully picked it up & put it in his pocket...He saw a large willow tree next to a blue stream...he went over and sat down & ate his red apple & pondered what to do with his new shiny coin...Hmmm...Just then a robin flew from the tree...are you going to eat the rest of that apple he asked..Haxley looked at the mostly eaten apple core & said, "Nope guess not.." The robin started to peck away at the apple.."...So what are you thinking about so intently" he asked Haxley.."I found a coin..And I’m not sure what to do with it, the farm boys lost it.." "Ohhhh...you should give it back"...."I know, but I don’t know where to find them"...."Well then I guess it’s yours to keep...there is a wishing well down by the old grey house. Toss it in and make a wish!" A wish...woww Haxley thought...but what would he wish for?...He had everything he needed and wanted...He thanked the robin for the suggestion & made his way to the wishing well...He rubbed the coin in his hands & closed his eyes & made a wish...then he threw the coin in the well...it was a few seconds before he heard it splashing in the water below. He had a big smile on his face, excited at the thought of his wish coming true ...he walked back with a song on his lips, and happiness in his heart...Haxley  stopped and picked some pretty wild flowers on his way home... as he approached the stairs to the front door he saw his mom waving  to him.."Haxley, come in, come in..." she exclaimed excitedly. Inside there was a red box with a big bow, the card had his mother’s name written on it...It was a gift from Haxley’s father. An anniversary gift. Inside was a beautiful heart shaped necklace engraved with their names on the back.."Ohhh he is so romantic" she blushed and smiled..Haxley gave his mother the bouquet of wildflowers and hugged her..."Happy Anniversary Mom" he said...She kissed his head gently and went to the kitchen to put the flowers in some water..Haxley went out back and sat in the swing chair he looked up in the tree and saw the Robin.."What did you wish for at the wishing well?" he asked...Haxley smiled and told the Robin..."I wished that I’m always as happy and loved as I am right now" he replied as he watched his mother come down the stairs into the yard to join him..Holding two glasses of cold lemonade for them...