The Gruffalo: a clever and courageous adventure

Today I’m going to tell you a particularly interesting story about the experiences of a little mouse who meets various animals in the forest.Although this little mouse is small, he is very clever and courageous.The story tells us that even if we seem to be weak, if we use our brains and don’t panic, we can still solve problems.

The name of this story is The Gollum Cow.It was originally a picture book and is perfect for parents to read to their children.Let’s take a look at how the little mouse dodged danger after danger by his own wisdom!

1. Little Mouse Goes Into the Woods Alone

One day, a little mouse decided to go for a walk in the forest.As he walks, he squeaks and squeaks, and he seems to be in a good mood.However, the forest is not as safe as we think, and there are many animals that want to eat it.

Soon, the mouse met his first animal, the fox.When the fox saw the mouse, his mouth was watering and he thought, “Now I can have a good meal!”

The fox pretended to be friendly and said, “Where are you going, little mouse?Come to my house for dinner, I’ll treat you to something delicious.”

The little mouse knew that the fox did not have good intentions, so he had an idea.

He pretended to be calm and said, “Thank you, Mr. Fox, but I can’t go with you right now because I’m going to eat with the ‘Gollum Cow’ later.”

When the fox heard this, he froze, “What?Who is Gollum Cow?Why haven’t I heard of it?”

The little mouse deliberately said, “Oops, why don’t you even know Gollum Cow?It’s very powerful, with big teeth, sharp claws, and a mouth full of scary teeth!”

The fox got a little scared after hearing this and hurriedly asked, “Then where is it now?Where are you meeting?”

The little mouse casually pointed to a nearby rock and said, “It’s waiting for me over there.By the way, its favorite food is roasted fox.”

The fox was horrified and said, “Sorry, sorry, I have something to do, I’ll go first!”After saying that, it ran away quickly.

The little mouse secretly laughed: “Haha, this fox is really stupid, there is no such thing as a Gollum cow ah, I just made it up to deceive it.”

The Gruffalo

2. The Owl Came Too

The little mouse went on and came to a small river.At that moment, an owl saw it and had bad thoughts too.

The owl flew down and pretended to be very gentle, saying, “Dear little mouse, where are you going?Come and have a cup of tea at my house, which is in a hole in the tree.”

The little mouse took one look at another animal that wanted to eat him, and immediately began to use his brain again.

He said in the same old way, “Thank you, Ms. Owl, but I have to go see Gollum Cow first; he’s asked me to dinner.”

The owl looked puzzled, “Gollum Cow?Who’s that?”

The little mouse started bragging again, “Gollum Cow is awesome, with bulging knees, big forked toes, and a big scary lump on his nose.”

The owl was furious at hearing this and hurriedly asked, “And where is it now?Where do you meet?”

The little mouse pointed to the river and said, “Just over there, and it likes to eat fried owls oh so much.”

The owl turned white with fear and flapped its wings and flew away.

The little mouse laughed again: “Haha, this owl is also stupid, where is the Gollum cow ah, it is simply fake!”

3. Not even a snake

The little mouse went on and came to a pond.He saw a beautiful lotus flower and stopped to admire the scenery.

At this time, a big flower snake came out from the woodpile.It saw the little mouse and wanted to eat him too.

The snake smiled and said, “Where are you going, little mouse?Come to my house for a drink, I live here.”

The little mouse took one look at the snake and immediately understood what it was thinking.

It said the same thing, “Thank you, Mr. Big Flower Snake, but first I have to go see Gollum Cow, who invited me to dinner.”

Curious, the snake asked, “Who is Gollum Cow?Why haven’t I heard of it?”

The little mouse started describing again, “Gollum Cow is awesome, with yellow eyes, a black tongue, and spikes all over his back!”

When the snake heard this, it got a little scared and hurriedly asked, “Then where is it now?Where do you meet?”

The little mouse pointed to the edge of the pond and said, “Right there.By the way, I tell you, it loves to eat fried snake meat oh.”

When the snake heard this, it was so scared that it wriggled and slithered away.

The little mouse laughed again, “Hey, hey, this snake is so stupid, it believes everything I say.”

4. The real Gollum Cow appeared!

Just when the little mouse was feeling proud of himself, suddenly there was a sound of footsteps in the woods.The little mouse looked up and almost fainted from fear!

It turned out that there really was a monster standing in front of it!It had big fangs, sharp claws, a mouth full of scary teeth, bulging knees, toes splayed wide apart, a big scary tumor on its nose, yellow eyes, a black tongue, and a back full of purple thorns!

Wasn’t this the “Gollum Cow” he had just made up?

Little mouse scared speechless, stammered: “Oh my God …… can not be …… Gollum cattle really exist?”

Gollum Cow saw the little mouse and said happily, “Wow, I love eating little mice!Making a little mouse hamburger would be delicious!”

Seeing that he was about to be eaten, the little mouse hurriedly calmed down, pretended to be very confident and said, “Don’t worry about whether it tastes good or not, you know, in this forest, all the animals are very afraid of me!As long as you walk around with me, you can see with your own eyes that they are scared away by me one by one!”

The Gollum Cow found it quite interesting on hearing this, “Really?Then you lead the way and I’ll follow you to see.”

5. Little Mouse leads Gollum Cow through the forest.

The mouse walked in front, Gollum cow followed behind, the two people a small, big, slowly walking forward.

Suddenly, there was a hissing sound in the grass.Gollum Cow asked, “What’s that sound?”

The little mouse said, “Oh, it should be the big flower snake crawling.”

He shouted, “Hello, Snake!”

The Big Flower Snake looked up and saw that a monster was actually following behind the little mouse, and was so scared that it ran away!

The little mouse smiled and said, “See, even the big flower snake is afraid of me.”

As they continued on their way, there was a sudden “cooing” sound coming from the trees.

Gollum Cow asked, “What is that noise?”

The little mouse said, “It’s an owl hooting.”Then he shouted, “Hello, Owl!”

The owl looked and saw that there was a terrible monster standing beside the little mouse and flew away in fright.

The little mouse added, “See, the owl is afraid of me too.”

As they continued to walk, the sound of footsteps came from the front.

Gollum Cow asked, “Who’s that again?”

The little mouse said, “It’s the fox.”Then he called out, “Hello, Fox!”

The fox looked at the monster standing next to the little mouse and ran away in fear.

The little mouse was even more pleased, “How’s that?Every one of them is afraid of me, aren’t they?”

The grunting cow finally believed it, “Wow, you’re really something!”

6. Little Mouse Turns the Tables on the Mouse

Pretending to be hungry, the little mouse rubbed his stomach and said, “Oops, I’ve been walking for a long time and I’m hungry.I’ve heard that Gollum Beef is especially delicious, and I’ve always wanted to try it.”

When Gollum Beef heard this, he was shocked, “What did you say?You want to eat me?”

It hurriedly turned around and ran away, running far away in one breath.

The little mouse finally breathed a sigh of relief, found a comfortable place to sit down, took out some delicious hazelnuts and slowly ate them.

It smiled happily, “What a thrilling and wonderful adventure today!”

7. What does the story tell us?

This story tells us:

  • Don’t panic when you are in danger.
  • Smartness is more important than strength. Sometimes you can defeat your enemy by using your brain.
  • Kindness is also important. Although the mouse scared away the animals that wanted to eat it, it didn’t hurt anyone.
  • Be a brave and kind person, just like the little mouse, and protect yourself in your own way even when you face a strong opponent.

Conclusion

If you like this story, tell it to your children or read the book with them.You will find that your children will not only be attracted by the cleverness of the little mouse, but also learn a lot of principles of doing things.

I hope every child can be like this little mouse, who is both smart and brave, and at the same time has a good heart, and be a good child that people like!

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