[Amadeus]

A mouse looked through the crack in the wall

to see the farmer and his wife open a package.

"What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered.
He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.





Retreating to the farmyard,

the mouse proclaimed this 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 pig and told him,

"There is a mousetrap in the house!

There is a mousetrap in the house!"






The pig sympathized, but said,

"I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse,

but there is nothing I can do about it

but pray.

Be assured you are in my prayers."




The mouse turned to the cow and said,

"There is a mousetrap in the house!

There is a mousetrap in the house!"





The cow 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

-- 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 it.

It was a venomous snake

whose tail was caught in the trap.




The snake bit the farmer's wife.



The farmer rushed her to the hospital.



When she returned home she still had a fever.

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.

Friends and neighbors

came to sit with her

around the clock.

To feed them,

the farmer butchered the pig.





But, alas,

the farmer's wife did not get well...

She died.





So many people came for her funeral

that the farmer had the cow slaughtered

to provide enough meat for all of them

for the funeral luncheon.




And the mouse looked upon it all

from his crack in the wall

with great sadness.



So, the next time you hear

someone is facing a problem

and you think it doesn't concern you,

remember ---





When one of us is threatened, we are all at risk.

We are all involved in this journey called life.

We must keep an eye out for one another

and make an extra effort

to encourage one another.





YOU MAY WANT TO SEND THIS

TO EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER

HELPED YOU OUT...





AND LET THEM KNOW

HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE.




- REMEMBER -




EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD

IN ANOTHER PERSON'S TAPESTRY.




OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER

FOR A REASON.





One of the best things to hold onto

In this world is a FRIEND.








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[NotFinishedYet]

Nice story, John, and a great reminder to us all. TY!

[Amadeus]

I received it in my E-mail and thought I would share it here!

Excellent story and Admonishment! Yes a very good thing to think on.

[Soulheart3]

I have seen it before John, but was glad to see it again, good message.

-Brad

Really nice story!

[Dewayne]

Nice John!

Wonder what happened to the snakes friends....

[Linsinbigler]

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever! Thank you for passing this on. It is far too easy to fall into the trap of feeling that your presence and efforts (or lack thereof) make no difference. We need reminded that the nihilism preached explicitely and implicitely in the world today by secularists is false--there is meaning and purpose. Because we can't see it today (or we may never see it) does not mean that we did not make a difference or fail to make a difference. Some of us do not want recognition for the good we do (or rather that He does in us) but still want to "see that it has results." This is a trap from the evil one. I suppose when we meet the Lord and say "Lord, when did I feed you" or "Lord, when did I fail to feed you," then He will let us know. Part of "I believe" is "I trust," so in the meantime, we must rise off our lazy self-pitying tails, and get doing the Lord's work, and trust that he will yield the increase. Thank you again for this reminder to all.