A Greedy Mouse - Short Stories for Kids

A Greedy Mouse - Short Stories for Kids

A Greedy Mouse

A Greedy Mouse: A greedy rat saw a basket full of corn. He wanted to eat it. So he made a small hole in the basket. He crawled inside through the hole. He ate a lot of corn and felt full and was very happy.

Now he wanted to come out. He tried to come out through the small hole. he could not. His stomach was full. He tried again. But all of this was to no avail.

The rat started crying. A rabbit was passing by. He heard the rat cry and asked, "Why are you crying, my friend?"

The rat said, "I made a small hole and the corn came into the basket to eat." Now I am not able to get out of this hole. "

The rabbit said, "This is because you have eaten too much." Wait until your stomach has shrunk. " The rabbit laughed and went away.

Short stories - The greedy rat fell asleep in the basket. The next morning his stomach had shrunk. But he wanted to eat some more corn. He forgot all about getting out of the basket. So he ate corn and his stomach actually grew bigger again.

After eating, the rat remembered that he had to escape. But apparently, he could not. So he thought, "Oh! Now I will go out tomorrow. "

The cat was the next passer-by. He saw the rat in the basket. He lifted his lid and ate the rat.

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Moral From this Short Stories For Kids A Greedy Mouse:Greed is a terrible problem.