Reading Notes: Persian Tales, Part A

(Mouse Asking for Help. Source)

The Sad Tale of the Mouse's Tail

• A mouse went to get food and fell into a trap, getting its tail cut off
• Went to the Cobbler to get tail sewn back on
• Cobbler told mouse to get some thread
• Went to the Jew to get some thread
• Jew told mouse to get an egg
• Went to the Hen to get an egg
• Hen told mouse to get a grain of corn
• Went to the Corn Heap to get a grain of corn
• Corn Heap told mouse to get a sieve (strainer)
• Went to the Tinker to get a sieve
• Tinker told mouse to get a goat skin
• Went to the Goat to get a goat-skin
• Goat told mouse to get some grass
• Went to the Farmer to get some grass
• Farmer told mouse to get a spade (shovel)
• Went to the Blacksmith to get a spade
• Mouse yelled at the Blacksmith and never made it back home