Mouse Quotes

“Everybody has a heart. Sometimes you gotta work hard to find it...if there’s something you want or need to know from grown folks, you gotta step up and ask for it mannerly. Plead your case.”

He’ll ask for paper and crayons. He’ll draw a picture. When the picture is finished, he’ll want to sign his name with a pen. Then he’ll want to hang his picture on your refrigerator.”

“When he looks in the mirror, he might notice his hair needs a trim. So he’ll probably ask for a pair of nail scissors.”

“When he’s done, he’ll probably want to take a nap.”

“And chances are if he asks you for a glass of milk, he’s going to want a cookie to go with it.”

“If you give a mouse a cookie, he’s going to ask for a glass of milk. When you give him the milk, he’ll probably ask you for a straw. When he’s finished, he’ll ask you for a napkin.”

“Then he’ll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn’t have a milk mustache.”

“When he’s finished giving himself a trim, he’ll want a broom to sweep it up. He’ll start sweeping. He might get carried away and sweep every room in the house. He may even end up washing the floors as well!”

“You’ll have to fix up a little box for him with a blanket and a pillow. He’ll crawl in, make himself comfortable and fluff the pillow a few times. He’ll probably ask you to read him a story.”

“Looking at the refrigerator will remind him that he’s thirsty. So… he’ll ask for a glass of milk.”

“So you’ll read to him from one of your books, and he’ll ask to see the pictures. When he looks at the pictures, he’ll get so excited he’ll want to draw one of his own.”

“All was quiet in the deep dark wood. The mouse found a nut and the nut was good.”

“Where are you going to, little brown mouse?”

“Who is this creature with terrible claws and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws? He has knobbly knees and turned-out toes and a poisonous wart at the end of his nose. His eyes are orange, his tongue is black. He has prickles all over his back.”

“Here, by these rocks... and his favorite food is roasted fox.”

“On went the mouse through the deep dark wood. An owl saw the mouse and the mouse looked good.

“Oh help! Oh no! IT’S A GRUFFALO!!

“You see? Everyone is afraid of me! But now my tummy’s beginning to rumble, and my favorite food is- gruffalo crumble!”

“Doesn’t he know? There’s no such thing as a gruffalo!”

“His eyes are orange. His tongue is black. He has prickles all over his back.”

“And on that cat there is a mouse, a slumbering mouse”

“Don’t call me good! I’m the scariest creature in this wood. Just walk behind me and soon you’ll see, everyone is afraid of me.”