On this page read the poems “The Tale of a Stupid Mouse” by the Russian poet Samuil Marshak , written in the year.
A mouse sang in a hole at night: “Sleep, little mouse, shut up!” I'll give you a crust of bread and a candle stub. The mouse answers her: “Your voice is too thin.” It’s better, mom, not food, look for a nanny for me! The mother mouse ran and began to call the duck as a nanny: “Come to us, Aunt Duck, rock our baby.” The duck began to sing to the mouse: “Ha-ha-ha, go to sleep, little one!” After the rain, I’ll find you a Worm in the garden. Stupid little mouse Answers her sleepily: - No, your voice is not good. You're singing too loud! The mother mouse ran and began to call the toad as a nanny: “Come to us, Aunt Toad, rock our baby.” The toad began to croak importantly: “Kwa-kwa-kwa, no need to cry!” Sleep, little mouse, until the morning, I'll give you a mosquito. Stupid little mouse Answers her sleepily: - No, your voice is not good. You eat very boringly! The mother mouse ran to call Aunt Horse as a nanny: “Come to us, Aunt Horse, rock our baby.” - E-go-go! - the horse sings. “Sleep, little mouse, sweet, sweet, turn on your right side, I’ll give you a bag of oats!” Stupid little mouse Answers her sleepily: - No, your voice is not good. It's very scary to eat! The mother mouse ran and began to call the pig to be a nanny: “Come to us, Aunt Pig, rock our baby.” The pig began to grunt hoarsely, to lull the disobedient one to sleep: “Bayu-bayushki, oink-oink.” Calm down, I say. Stupid little mouse Answers her sleepily: - No, your voice is not good. You sing very rudely! The mother mouse began to think: I need to call the chicken. - Come to us, Aunt Klusha, rock our baby. The hen cackled: “Where, where!” Don't be afraid, baby! Climb under the wing: It’s quiet and warm there. Stupid little mouse Answers her sleepily: “No, your voice is not good.” You won't fall asleep like that! The mother mouse ran and began to call the pike as a nanny: “Come to us, Aunt Pike, rock our baby.” The pike began to sing to the little mouse - He didn’t hear a sound: The pike’s mouth is open, But you can’t hear what it’s singing... The stupid little mouse Answers her, half asleep: - No, your voice is not good. You're singing too quietly! The mother mouse ran and began to call the cat to be a nanny: “Come to us, Aunt Cat, rock our baby.” The cat began to sing to the mouse: “Meow-meow, sleep, my baby!” Meow-meow, let's go to bed, Meow-meow, go to bed. Stupid little mouse Answers her sleepily: - Your voice is so good - You sing very sweetly! The mother mouse came running, looked at the bed, looking for the stupid little mouse, but the little mouse was nowhere to be seen...
Children's poems Poems about animals
S. Marshak. Collected works. Moscow, “Fiction”, 1970.
The story of the cat and the mouse
In house number five on Kosmonavtov Street, on the third floor in apartment one hundred and twenty-four, there lived a cat named Belka.
Her owners loved her very much, spoiled her in every possible way, and bought her new toys. But the little girl Tanya loved Belka most of all. She even took the cat with her to bed at night. It used to be that Tanya would have a terrible dream, she would get up, grab Belka with both arms and pull her with her. And the cat is only happy about it.
But one day Tanya and her mother went to the pet store and brought home... a mouse. Small, white, in a cage with a wheel. When Squirrel saw that mouse, she almost fainted.
Where have you seen mice live in complete contentment in a house? They are supposed to be caught with mousetraps or cats.
And this mouse also turned out to be impudent. When everyone in the house falls asleep, the lights are turned off, Belka also falls asleep, the mouse slowly gets out of the cage and begins to roam around the rooms, putting things in order. One day Belka caught her in the kitchen in front of a bag of semolina. I tried to chase her, but didn’t have time. The mouse climbed onto the wall, along the wall to the ceiling, and along the ceiling back into Tanya’s bedroom and into his cage. She closed the door and sat there, not moving. It seems like she wasn’t acting out at all.
In fairness
Then Squirrel decided to catch this mouse and eat it. No mouse, no problem. She waited until the night was dark and moonless and pretended to be asleep. The mouse only stuck its sharp nose into the kitchen, only got close to the bag of cereal, and then Squirrel grabbed it.
She held it between her paws and was about to swallow it. She has already revealed her sharp teeth. And as soon as I looked at this tiny animal, all my appetite instantly disappeared. Belka felt sorry for her mistress. How will she grieve for the mouse, poor thing? And she released the rodent. So, either the mouse realized its mistake, or it was scared to death, but since then it hasn’t pulled any more tricks. She sat quietly in the cage and didn’t do anything around the house.
The Tale of the Cat and the Mouse Nathanya
Nafanya started up in the same house. Well, she was amazing! For example, everyone wakes up in the morning and looks at the nut pie on the table in the evening, but now it’s not there. Only crumbs remained. They marvel - who did this outrage? And dad says: “Probably Nafanya.”
The cat Dasha heard about this and thought: “Wow! What kind of Nafanya is this? Is it really a mouse?
The next day, someone defaced all the wallpaper in the room. With orange, blue and red colors. The adults, when they saw it, almost fainted. Dad says: “Well, who did it?”
There’s a little boy, Vanechka, who quietly answers: “Nafanya...
Then dad says: “That’s how we got Nafanya!” He eats pies and paints wallpaper. Will there be anything next?
And the cat Dashka was already completely scared. What kind of mouse is this, incredibly literate?
A few more days passed and by morning the parents found a high chair in the kitchen, placed on the top shelf. And on the top shelf there was a whole box of chocolates. So now there is not a single piece of candy left in the box.
Dad says: “Well, our Nafanya is gone!” We probably need to take action. And the cat Dashka thinks to himself: “It’s very lucky that we got this mouse! You can get into trouble and blame everything on her.” Dasha sneaked into the kitchen in the evening, opened the refrigerator, took out a hefty piece of cheese and ate it.
The next morning, when the loss was discovered, mom and dad clasped their hands: “Dasha!” Yes, where have you seen cats roaming refrigerators? - and punished the cat.
She sits poor in the closet and cannot understand anything. Why is it that, like eating candy and pies, it means Nafanya, but like eating cheese, it’s Dasha’s fault?
The rat is the symbol of 2022
Each year, according to the eastern calendar, is named after one of the 12 animals. This tradition comes from China. The coming year of the rat 2022 will be the year of the white metal rat, and 2019 will be the year of the pig.
Chinese mythology gives wisdom to the rat. The Rat is very smart and cunning, it knows this very well and knows how to use it, it has excellent memory, which often helps in solving complex problems. He is well versed in art and patronizes it. He chooses his friends carefully. This is what next year's patroness will be like. In the new year, she will help those who have pure bright thoughts, a kind heart and a clear mind. Good deeds, behavior, integrity, aspiration and selfless actions are encouraged.
It will be great to make a New Year's symbol with your parents with your own hands for the New Year. The rat can be made of paper, fabric, or indeed any of your favorite materials.
Fairy tale poems about a mouse and a cat
There is a magical place in our kitchen, near the stove. A door with a tiny lock, and behind it a house of mice.
Exactly at midnight, from behind the stove, Grabbing candles for light, the mice in a friendly crowd set off on a robbery.
They eat cereals and porridge, drink kvass from a bowl, refresh themselves with potatoes, and juggle peas.
Quietly, quietly, don't make any noise, they tell the cat to sleep. When he wakes up, that’s the problem! Then she will eat the mice.
But Murka doesn’t hear yet, Sleeping, the shiny jacket. Drinking milk at night, satisfying your hunger.
Well-fed people always want to sleep, They yawn all day long. Tolley is a matter on an empty stomach. Catch mice for a nickel.
In the meantime, they are roaming around, stealing food here and there, so that their pantries are all driven up to the ceilings.
You are the owners of animals, willing mouse-catchers, listen to my advice - Don’t give them cutlets.
Do not serve butter, cheese, pies or bread from the tandoor. Do not give milk or raw cottage cheese.
And then your little cats, in an unusual aerobatics, will announce a battle to the mice, revealing their strong-willed character.
Read the tale about the cat Shura and the mouse Nyura
Once upon a time there lived a mouse named Nyura in my grandmother's lower kitchen. She wasn’t especially willful, she didn’t spoil the food, so grandma didn’t touch her. Let him live.
And upstairs in the house lived the cat Shura. She was strict and vigilantly watched over the house so that not a single mouse was found. And she never went down to the lower kitchen. There was a vat of sourdough at my grandmother’s place, and Shura was about to drink from it one day and fell into the sourdough. Her grandmother scolded her very painfully afterwards.
One day Shura was sitting by the hatch into the underground, where the lower kitchenette was, and saw a picture: a mouse was walking and wandering around the kitchen, slowly, like a businessman. He’ll go up to the stove and see what’s cooking there, he’ll go up to the cabinets and check everything around him, he’ll go up to the leaven in the vat and stick his nose in there.
The cat Shura became furious, her fur stood on end. She looks with her eyes, but can’t do anything. The fear was deeply ingrained in her. Then she decided to use a trick. She got a thread somewhere, tied a piece of cheese to one end of it and lowered it into the underground.
Nyura noticed the cheese, sharpened her teeth, but she wanted to grab it like cheese - she hopped and moved away. The mouse is behind him. And the cheese for the ladder - skok-skok-skok. The mouse ran after him. She was almost getting what she wanted, when suddenly the cheese slipped out through the hatch into the house.
Then the mouse realized that something was wrong. She hid between the steps and sat and waited. Not a minute had passed before the cat appeared. But no matter how much she looked out, no matter how much she lowered her muzzle into the underground, she could not understand why her prey had been lost.
Mouse Mind
It was then that the mouse realized that the cat was afraid of the underground. And she began to tease her in every possible way. As soon as he notices that Shura is sitting on the edge of the hatch, he will immediately come out of his hiding place and walk back and forth in the lower kitchen, like a housewife. And she became so arrogant that she completely forgot about her agreement with her grandmother.
And the grandmother, when she saw that the mouse was completely insolent, put a mousetrap in the kitchen and caught it.
That's the whole story for you. It’s not for nothing that they say that the jug was proud until it broke.
The Tale of the Cat and the Mouse
Once a cat caught a mouse. He opened his mouth, just about to eat. And she tells him:
- Don't eat me, kitty! Look, I'll be useful to you. - Yes, what good are you? - the cat grins. - You look so small. You'll get hit and there won't be a wet place left. “Don’t eat me,” the mouse babbles on and on. - You'll see, it will be good for me too. The cat thought, “okay, you won’t be satisfied with one mouse” and let her go in peace.
Now, time is passing. The owner got angry with the cat because he ate all the sour cream and decided to kick him out of the house. The cat was completely sad. He thinks “I’ll disappear on the street.” He sits and sheds tears. Then, out of nowhere, a mouse crawls out: “What are you crying about, little cat?”
He told her his misfortune. And she tells him: “Don’t cry.” You spared me, so I will do good to you.
In the evening the owner is sitting drinking tea with bagels, and suddenly he sees a mouse walking across the table right before his eyes. He approaches the bagels, takes one and begins to gnaw.
From such impudence, the owner almost turned green. - Cat! - he shouts. - Well, catch me this impudent one! And the cat is happy to try. He flew up like a bullet and caught the mouse. And he ate it. Make-believe. And when the owner turned away, he released her. And from that day on, the cat and mouse became best friends.
Mouse - field rodent
A mouse is a funny little animal. It belongs to rodents. Lives in all countries of the world. Often mice settle closer to humans. Mice are divided into several types: house, field, forest and the smallest mouse.
All mice run fast and can jump. The mouse's main weapon is its sharp teeth. Mice are very active and voracious. They eat various plant grains, seeds, nuts, small insects, leaves, roots and stems of plants, and berries. Many house mice eat the same things as you and I - cheese, bread, meat, sweets.
The enemies are predators - cats, snakes, birds. The animals are actively breeding. They spend a lot of time in the hole, caring for their offspring. They also stock up on food for the winter in their burrows.
The tale of the mouse who ate cats
It was around New Year's. The mice gathered behind the baseboard to have a meal. They put little by little from each tail into the general pile: some a dry piece of cheese, some the skin of a sausage, another dumpling, barely bitten, a crust of bread - in general, the table was set for the holiday.
And as soon as they ate, they began to have fun. There are different stories to tell. Some will remember a joke, some will remember an exciting, even scary story about a mousetrap. There was one fat old mouse sitting in the corner. She sat quietly, and then just say: “Have you heard the story about the mouse that ate cats?” A tragic story, I must say, but a true one.
The other mice, of course, didn’t hear anything like that. And they began to ask her to tell.
Creepy story
There is nothing to do, the old mouse yawned and began her story: “A long time ago, when my mother was still a little mouse, there were stray cats in their area, apparently or invisible.” The mice were completely dead from them. These cats began to pester ordinary households. Where there was one cat in the house, now there are three, four, or even more. And these cats began to mercilessly destroy our brother. It got so bad that there were only a handful of mice left for the entire village.
So, probably, our breed would have completely died out. If, out of nowhere, a large, even huge, unprecedented mouse had not appeared. She came at night and ate all the cats that came in her way. And soon there was not a single cat left in the area.
- And then what happened to this mouse? - asked one little mouse with a shaking tail.
“Nobody knows that,” answered the old mouse. “They say that she is hiding and waiting in the wings, when she can feast on cat meat again.”
Massacre
When the mice heard the story, they started making noise. They waved their fists and said that this is what they need with a mustache and a tail. And they got so excited that they decided to go to war against the cat.
- Wow, we’ll ask him now! Wow, he'll see us! Let's not let him hurt us anymore!
They just came out of the hole, and then suddenly there was a cat. Eyes - staring, teeth - clicking. The mice rushed into the scattered space. Only the tails flickered in the corners.
A rat is not a mouse!
A rat is very similar to a mouse, but, as a rule, it is larger in size and there are many horror stories about rats. The rat is also a rodent and one of the most common animals in the world. There are about 70 species of rats in nature. Rats live everywhere except the polar and subpolar regions, and Antarctica. They can live alone or in a colony.
They are agile, active, and swim well. The rat has poor eyesight, but a good sense of smell and hearing. Enemies include cats, dogs, ferrets, pigs, hedgehogs and birds of prey.
They reproduce very quickly all year round. A female can give birth to up to 20 cubs. Rats are omnivores, they can eat up to 25 grams per day, and they cannot tolerate hunger.
Rats are quite dangerous for humans, they spoil food, and some species are carriers of dangerous diseases, including fatal ones. However, people use laboratory rats for research, and a specially bred decorative type of rat makes it possible to keep this creature at home as a pet.
How are rats different from mice?
At first glance, mice and rats are very similar. They belong to the order of rodents, but are not related. Here's how they differ:
- Weight and height. The mouse can reach a length of only 6-10 cm and weigh up to 30 grams. The rat is larger. The length of its body can be up to 30 centimeters, and the body weight of an adult reaches 1.5 kg.
- Mice drink little; their bodies can produce water themselves.
- Life expectancy. Mice live 1.5-2 years, and rats up to 3 years.
- Intelligence. Rats are more cunning and intelligent than mice. Catching even a small rat can be difficult. But an ordinary house mouse can be easily tamed. She makes contact within a few days.
- Tail. A rat's tail is longer and thicker than a mouse's.
- Paws. Mice have small paws and sharp claws, but rats have powerful paws, the hind paws are longer than the front paws, and there are membranes between the toes.
- Wool. The fur of a mouse is silky, but that of a rat is rough and tough.
- Head. The muzzle of mice is slightly flattened, while that of rats is elongated.
- Ears. Mice have large round pink ears, and rats have small triangular ones.
Interesting facts about rats and mice
Nature is wise and has endowed each of its creatures with unique abilities. It also didn’t spare people’s least favorite rodents. Here are some interesting facts we know about mice:
- In captivity, a mouse lives 5-10 times longer.
- Offspring in captivity earlier - at the age of 2-3 years.
- It is a myth that mice are not afraid of elephants.
- The most famous mouse is Mickey Mouse.
- The heaviest and largest tank is also called Maus, it is German.
- Mice love fruits and sugar, but do not like strong-smelling cheeses.
- In Vietnam and Rwanda, mice are eaten; for the residents of these countries it is a delicacy.
- The hearing of mice is 5 times sharper than that of humans.
- Rats appeared on the planet before people by as much as 48 million years.
- Rats can dream.
- A rat's heart beats up to 500 beats per minute.
- A rat can walk up to 50 km a day; it dives, swims, and climbs trees perfectly. Capable of swimming without stopping for up to 30 km. For a rat, this distance takes about 3 days.
- A rat's teeth grow throughout its life.
- Rats can easily eat their offspring.
- Rat tail hair is used in eye surgery.
- Scientists believe that the rat may have been responsible for the extinction of dinosaurs because of its love for eggs. Indeed, she could well destroy the nests and eat all the embryos of future dinosaurs.
- Rats are afraid of water. This is why we all know that rats are the first to jump ship when there is danger. Interesting things about rats are shown in a fairy tale and a cartoon of the same name about Nils’s journey with geese.
A quiet tale about a cat and a mouse
On a starry night, on a moonlit night, on a thin field path, a little mouse walked cautiously, quietly walked to his home.
And a gray-brown cat quietly trudged towards him, and the mouse saw him, hiding behind a snag.
Eka, he thinks, good luck. I'll refresh myself for a night's sleep. It's painful to wander on an empty stomach.
But the mouse was not a mistake, having recognized the spirit of the cat, he quietly hid behind a hummock, gathering all his will in his tail.
The pitch-black night has come, Not a single star is visible. Quiet in the field, quiet in the sky Grace, as it is - peace.
Here they sit, hiding, And in the pitch silence You can hear an owl flying, Yes, over the field, under the moon.
It's a joke, whoever runs first across the field will give himself away in the night. My heart is beating wildly...
The cat doesn’t want to wait, And the little mouse is trembling all over, Eh, now he should go to his mother - the mouse, She will surround her with care.
But under no circumstances should he run, no, no, no. Otherwise, that's it, I fell for the mouse pate.
Quietly the night passes. The mouse is sleeping, the cat is sleeping. It’s a joke, whoever reveals his dream first will snore...
Samuel Marshak
Read a fairy tale in verse about a stupid mouse:
A mouse sang in a hole at night: “Sleep, little mouse, shut up!” I'll give you a crust of bread and a candle stub.
The mouse answers her: “Your voice is too thin.” It’s better, mom, not food, look for a nanny for me!
The mother mouse ran and began calling the duck to be her nanny: “Come to us, Aunt Duck, rock our baby.”
The duck began to sing to the mouse: “Ha-ha-ha, go to sleep, little one!” After the rain, I’ll find you a Worm in the garden.
Stupid little mouse Answers her sleepily: “No, your voice is not good.” You're singing too loud!
The mother mouse ran and began calling the toad as a nanny: “Come to us, Aunt Toad, rock our baby.”
The toad began to croak importantly: “Kwa-kwa-kwa, no need to cry!” Sleep, little mouse, until the morning, I'll give you a mosquito.
Stupid little mouse Answers her sleepily: “No, your voice is not good.” You eat very boringly!
The mother mouse ran to call Aunt Horse as a nanny: “Come to us, Aunt Horse, rock our baby.”
- E-go-go! - the horse sings. Sleep, little mouse, sweetly, sweetly, turn on your right side, I’ll give you a bag of oats.
Stupid little mouse Answers her sleepily: “No, your voice is not good.” It's very scary to eat!
The mother mouse ran to call Aunt Pig as a nanny: “Come to us, Aunt Pig, rock our baby.”
The pig began to grunt hoarsely and lull the naughty one to sleep: “Bayu-bayushki, oink-oink.” Calm down, I say.
Stupid little mouse Answers her sleepily: “No, your voice is not good.” You sing very rudely!
The mother mouse began to think: I need to call the chicken. - Come to us, Aunt Klusha, rock our baby.
The hen cackled: “Where, where!” Don't be afraid, baby! Climb under the wing: It’s quiet and warm there.
Stupid little mouse Answers her sleepily: “No, your voice is not good.” You won't fall asleep like that!
The mother mouse ran and began calling the pike as a nanny: “Come to us, Aunt Pike, rock our baby.”
The pike began to sing to the mouse, He didn’t hear a sound: The pike’s mouth was open, But he couldn’t hear what he was singing...
Stupid little mouse Answers her sleepily: “No, your voice is not good.” You're singing too quietly!
The mother mouse ran and began to call the cat to be a nanny: “Come to us, Aunt Cat, rock our baby.”
The cat began to sing to the mouse: “Meow-meow, sleep, my baby!” Meow-meow, let's go to bed, Meow-meow, go to bed.
Stupid little mouse Answers her sleepily: “Your voice is so good.” You eat very sweetly!
The mother mouse came running, looked at the bed, looking for the stupid little mouse, but the little mouse was nowhere to be seen...
Samuel Marshak
The Tale of a Smart Mouse – Samuel Marshak
The cat took the mouse away and sang: “Don’t be afraid, baby.” Let's play cat and mouse for an hour or two, dear!
Frightened and awake, the little mouse answers her: “Our mother didn’t tell us to play cat and mouse.”
“Pur-pur-pur,” the cat purrs, “Play, my friend, a little.” - And the mouse answered her: - I have no desire.
I would like to play a little, but let me be a cat. You, cat, at least for an hour, be a Mouse this time!
The cat Murka laughed: “Oh, you smoky skin!” No matter what you call, the Mouse will never be a cat.
The mouse says to Murka: “Well, then let’s play blind man’s buff!” Blindfold your eyes with a scarf and catch me later.
The cat is blindfolded, But looks from under the blindfold, Lets the mouse run away And again, grab the poor thing!
He says to the cunning cat: “My legs are tired, please let me lie down and rest a little.”
“Okay,” said the cat, “Rest, short-legged, Let’s play, and then I, my dear, will eat you!”
Laughter for the cat, grief for the mouse... But he found a gap in the fence. He doesn’t know how he got through. There was a mouse - but it disappeared!
The cat looks to the right, to the left: “Meow-meow, where are you, baby?” - And the mouse answered her: - Where I was, I’m no longer there!
He rolled down the hill and saw a small hole. In this hole lived an animal - a long, narrow ferret.
Sharp-toothed, sharp-eyed, He was a thief and a crawler, And it happened that every day he stole chickens from the villages.
The ferret came from hunting and asked the guest: “Who are you?” If you fell into my hole, play my game!
- Cat and mouse or blind man's buff? Says the nimble mouse. - No, not blind man's buff. We ferrets love “corners” more.
- Well, we’ll play, but first, let’s do some math:
I am an animal, And you are an animal, I am a mouse, You are a ferret, You are cunning, And I am smart, Whoever is smart gets out!
- Stop! - the ferret shouts to the mouse and runs after him, and the mouse goes straight into the forest and crawls under an old stump.
The squirrels began to call the mouse: “Come out and play burners!” “My back,” he says, “is on fire without playing!”
At this time, an animal worse than a cat walked along the path, it looked like a brush. It was, of course, a hedgehog.
And a hedgehog was walking towards her, covered in needles, like a dressmaker.
The hedgehog shouted to the mouse: “You won’t get away from the hedgehogs!” Here comes my mistress, Play tag with her, And leapfrog with me. Come out quickly - I'm waiting!
But the mouse heard this, but thought and did not come out. - I don’t want to go into leapfrog, - I’ll end up on needles!
The hedgehog and the hedgehog waited for a long time, and the mouse quietly slipped along the path between the bushes - and there he was!
He reached the edge of the forest. He hears frogs croaking: “Guard!” Trouble! Kwa-kwa! An owl is flying towards us!
