▁on ▁foot , ▁Col man ▁sle pt ▁very ▁sound ly . ▁When ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁aw ake ▁at ▁the ▁usual ▁hour ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁night ▁for ▁La ud s , ▁the ▁mouse ▁pat tered ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁bed , ▁clim bed ▁on ▁the ▁pill ow , ▁and ▁rub bed ▁his ▁tiny ▁head ▁against ▁Col man ' s ▁ear . ▁Not ▁enough ▁to ▁aw aken ▁the ▁exha usted ▁mon k . ▁So ▁the ▁mouse ▁tried ▁again , ▁but ▁Col man ▁shook ▁him ▁off ▁imp at ient ly . ▁M aking ▁one ▁last ▁effort , ▁the ▁mouse ▁n ib bled ▁on ▁the ▁saint ' s ▁ear ▁and ▁Col man ▁immediately ▁arose — la ughing . ▁The ▁mouse , ▁looking ▁very ▁serious ▁and ▁important , ▁just ▁sat ▁there ▁on ▁the ▁pill ow ▁st aring ▁at ▁the ▁mon k , ▁while ▁Col man ▁continued ▁to ▁laugh ▁in ▁dis bel ief ▁that ▁the ▁mouse ▁had ▁indeed ▁understood ▁its ▁job . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁reg ained ▁his ▁compos ure , ▁Col man ▁pra ised ▁the ▁clever ▁mouse ▁for ▁his ▁faithful ness ▁and ▁fed ▁him ▁extra ▁tre ats . ▁Then ▁he ▁entered ▁God ' s ▁presence ▁in ▁prayer . ▁There after , ▁Col man ▁always ▁waited ▁for ▁the ▁mouse ▁to ▁rub ▁his ▁ear ▁before ▁ar ising , ▁whether ▁he ▁was ▁aw ake ▁or ▁not . ▁The ▁mouse ▁never ▁failed ▁in ▁his ▁mission . ▁ ▁The ▁mon k ▁had ▁another ▁strange ▁pet : ▁a ▁fly . ▁Each ▁day , ▁Col man ▁would ▁spend ▁some ▁time ▁reading ▁a ▁large ,