Hi! I am Tysia – a little house mouse. I live in Beech Grove with my parents and my younger brother Tuptuś. My beloved Grandma has her own house in the countryside near our city. Her name is Krysia, but I call her Granny.
I recently visited her. And not so ordinary, because I was left alone with my grandmother. And it was like this.
It was a warm, sunny day. Mommy had to take Tuptus to the doctor, and daddy and grandpa went fishing in the morning.
The day before my mum had told me that I would go to my grandma alone. I was a little scared because I didn’t know if Granny remembered what kind of oatmeal I like and that I like cocoa, but don’t like tea, and if she knows all my favorite songs.
-Grandma knows you almost as well as I do – assured Mummy – I’m sure you’ll manage. If grandma doesn’t know something, you explain it to her. You are a smart little mouse! – and gave me a kiss.
When morning came my mom woke me up and told me to get dressed quickly because we were already late. I don’t think our alarm clock rang. I didn’t understand my mom exactly because she was talking fast and I was very sleepy. I was in a great hurry.
That’s probably why I put a green polka dot sock on my right foot and a pink one on my left. There was some laughter in the evening because of this when Daddy noticed my mistake.
We were at Grandma’s house right after breakfast. Mom and Tuptuś said goodbye to me and Granny, left the bag with my things, and rushed to the doctor. At first everything went according to plan. Grandma hugged me tight and gave me lots of kisses.
Then she gave me a blueberry muffin. Yummy. When I ate, Granny took me to the garden. We gathered a lot of delicious vegetables there, which we took to the kitchen. I helped Granny prepare dinner. There was a lot of mess after that, but we dealt with that too. 🙂
I got very sleepy after dinner. So I ran quickly to the bag of things that my mother had prepared for me, and then the worst turned out. There was no Drapcia (my beloved cuddly) in my package. I ran to Granny, sat on her lap and hugged her tightly. She immediately noticed that something was wrong.
-Tysia, it seems to me that something unpleasant has happened. she said calmly.
-Uhmm- I sobbed miserably.
-Can you tell me what? Let’s try to deal with the sadness together. Grandma continued.
I swallowed my tears and said that it was no use, because Drapcia stayed at home and I wanted to sleep and nothing could help me, because it was the worst thing that could have happened to me. I kept crying. Grandma hugged me very tight and then did something that made me stop crying in surprise. Granny gently lifted me off her lap and left the room. I sat there with my mouth open and my nose snotty, and I didn’t know whether to chase Grandma or start crying again. At the same moment, Granny returned, but not alone. She was holding something fluffy and orange in her hands.
-Tysiu, this is my old friend Skrawcia. I’ve had it since I was a little mouse like you. Granny began to tell. – I think she’s the only one who can help us in this situation.-she continued, handing me the cuddly toy carefully.
I was a little apprehensive, but I believed my grandma, and that’s why I took Skrawcia from her. I timidly hugged her and then it turned out that the cuddly toy is very soft and smells of wild strawberries. I closed my eyes.
When I opened them again, I was covered with a blanket and still hugging the Shorty. Mom was sitting next to me.
-Sorry I forgot to pack Drapcia- Mom started timidly.
-Come on mom! – I answered resolutely – Thanks to this, I met Skrawcia and it turned out that I am not only smart, but also brave.
Mom laughed really loud and hugged me tight.
END!
P.S. If you want, you can now color the Skrawcia cuddly toy! 🙂
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