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Three Brave Mice

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Three Brave MiceAdaptation of Complete Version of ye Three Blind Mice by John W. Ivimey

By Lavelle Carlson

Introduction:This is the story of the Three Mice. The three mice are not blind in this story. They can be described in many other ways. This is the story of the adventures of the three mice. This story is a template for teaching (1) adjectives and (2) the literature of fairy tales.

Teaching Suggestions:

Sing the song Three Blind Mice if you feel it is appropriate. Talk about how to make other stories using the same characters. Then read this story. Talk about feelings and how the mice feel when they go on different adventures.

Read the storybook EEK! I Hear a Squeak. Discuss other stories using the number three; i.e., Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, and The Three Little Pigs. Help the students create new stories using these characters. Write the stories the children create.

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There were once three mice that lived in an old lady’s house. The three mice were always busy in the old lady’s house. They would come out morning, noon or night. They ate the cheese that the old lady dropped. When the old lady saw them she chased them. She said, “Get out of my kitchen you dirty mice.” The old lady was tired. She did not want to chase the mice anymore. She put on her coat and left.

The three mice missed the old woman. They missed the cheese that she dropped on the floor. The three mice decided to take a trip. They thought they would have some new fun adventures and look for some cheese.

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Three brave mice Three brave mice Three brave mice

Ran out the door Ran out the door Ran out the door

The three mice did not know whom they would meet. They were brave. The three mice spied a big brown dog. When the mice came near the dog, the dog chased the three brave mice.

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Three running mice Three running mice Three running mice

Ran to a horse Ran to a horse Ran to a horse

The three mice ran until they met a horse. “Jump on my back,” said the horse. The horse ran into a cornfield far away from the dog. There was a scarecrow in the cornfield. The horse had never seen a scarecrow and he reared up on his back legs. The mice slid off the horse’s back. The three mice liked to slide down the horse’s back. They thought it was a slide. This made them very happy. They were happy but hungry.

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Three hungry mice Three hungry mice Three hungry mice

Looked for some food Looked for some food Looked for some food

The three hungry mice walked under a beehive. When one looked up at the beehive something sticky and sweet dripped on his tongue. “Yummy, this is what we can eat,” he told the other two mice. All three mice then climbed up the beehive to get some of the yummy gooey honey. As they peeked inside the hive the bees came out and bit them. “Ouch”, ouch, ouch,” they squealed and fell from the beehive.

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Three stung mice Three stung mice Three stung mice

Looked for some ice Looked for some ice Looked for some ice

They came to a pond but there was no ice in the pond. The three mice saw a duck swimming in the water and decided to swim with the duck to see if their bee stings would feel better. They swam across the pond with the duck. They could not feel the bee stings anymore. They loved to swim. They swam and swam and swam.They swam so far they were tired.

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Three tired mice Three tire mice Three tired mice

Looked for some rest Looked for some rest Looked for some rest.

When the mice climbed on the shore of the pond they spied a log. “We can sleep in the log,” said the second mouse. The three tired mice crept into the log. They bumped into something green and slimy. “Croak, croak, get out of my log home,” said the slimy green frog as he hopped after the three mice. The three mice ran so fast that they were hot.

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Three hot mice Three hot mice Three hot mice

Looked for some shade Looked for some shade Looked for some shade

The three mice saw a barn and decided to go in to get cool. They saw a goat in front of the barn door. The goat said, “This is my barn. You cannot come in.” The mice came up with a plan to get past the goat. The first mouse went to the left. The second mouse went to the right. The third mouse went forward. The goat looked to the right. The goat looked to the left. The goat looked forward. He was very confused.The mice ran through the barn door before the goat could stop them.

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Three hot mice Three hot mice Three hot mice

Now they were cool Now they were cool Now they were cool.

The mice went into the barn. They saw the old lady! They saw some cheese on the bale of hay. The old lady looked at the three mice. She said, “What are you doing here? I moved into the barn to have some peace and quiet. But, now I am lonely. I missed you. I am glad you came back. Have some cheese.”

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