in their lives and to help bring a smile to another’s face. so, she served.
when other villagers needed water, she would go to the well and fetch water.
when other villagers needed help carrying their load, she would offer her hands and shoulders to lift some of the weight. this was what the servant girl knew to do.
but the mouse was persistent. it wanted to be fed and so it squeaked and squeaked and would not leave the servant girl alone.
embarrassed by the mouse, the servant girl tried hiding the mouse inside her pocket while she worked. but the mouse did not want to be in her pocket and made so 