The Costume Party

The Costume Party

Mouse had cleaned her nest. She had stored all the nuts she needed for winter. She had washed her fur from the tips of her ears to the tips of her toes. Mouse wanted to do something fun.

" Let's have a party, " she said. “ What kind of party?” asked Skunk. “ We can play games, " said Pins. “ We can have dancing, " said Rabbit. “ We can have food! ” said Moosling. He was always hungry.

“ I know! ” said Hoot. “ We can have a costume party! " “ What is a costume party?" Moosling asked. “ It's a dress-up party, " Hoot told him. " You dress up as someone else. You can even dress up as a thing! Mouse dressed up as a carrot last time. " " It will be fun! " Mouse said. “ I can choose the best costume. I'll even give a prize! ”

“ Can we still have dancing?” asked Skunk. “ And games?" asked Rabbit. “ And food?” Moosling asked. " Yes, yes, yes, " said Hoot. “ And guess what! I have a trunk full of old clothes and other things. You can all come and get what you want to use for costumes. "

So Hoot opened her big trunk, and all the animals came to find things to wear. They came one by one, because they all wanted their costumes to be a surprise.