How the Mice Beat the Men

How the Mice Beat the Men

The mice and the men ate the same foods. They lived in the same houses. But they did not like each other at all.

The mice said the men ate too much food. The men said the mice gnawed the walls of the houses. The mice and men decided to go to war.

The men were sure they would win. They were so much bigger than the mice. The men did many things to get ready for the war.

They put new strings on their bows. They put feathers on their arrows. They made slings to throw rocks at the mice.

Before the war, the men had a big war dance. The dancing made them very tired. They all fell asleep.