Unconscious Mouse

   Written by: Abdullah Fazli

Once there were two mice, Gray and Short Tail living together in a jungle.

One day Short Tail and Gray went out from their homes and they selected the ground in the jungle for playing. Gray suggests some games but Short Tail did not accept and he prefers to do Ghorsai (a local game of Afghans). Short Tail suddenly ran toward Gray and pushed him back. Gray fell down on the ground and got an injury. Gray cried and asked Short Tail that why he pushed him. Short Tale said that there is always pushing in games and he mocked Gray. When other mice heard the crying of Gray, they came to help him. All mice blamed Short Tail for his bad habit of pushing others. Short Tail was proud of his habit and said that no one would be able to compete with him.

Meanwhile, s strange mouse saw the scene and heard the challenge of Short Tail. He came and said that he is ready to compete with Short Tail.

The game started. The strange mouse ran toward Short Tail and hit him on his head. Short Tail fell down on the ground and became unconscious. The strange and other mice thought that Short Tail has died. Gray and other mice took him to their physician, squirrel.

When squirrel examined her, she also thought that Short Tail has died but when she checked his pulse, he was alive. Squirrel treated him and he got his health back and asked the squirrel that who has brought him to the squirrel's house. The squirrel said that other mice brought him and they went back.

Short Tail blamed himself that why he was always bad to others. He went to other mice and asked them to take him in their games but they denied and said that Short Tail always bothers others. Short Tail promised that he would never annoy anyone anymore and they became friends again.