Simon the mouse made one slight mistake

He moved to a house just beside a big lake

He lived in the cellar for most of the time

Not bothering a soul and just doing fine

That was until the day of the flood

And poor Simons cellar was filled up with mud

He struggled to get out, but when he got free

The owner screamed at him and he had to flee

He ran to an outhouse, but when he got there

A big cat attacked him and gave him a scare

He managed to run to a hole in the wall

Then he found himself outside, but free from a maul

He wandered around the fields very scared

No where to turn to, no one who cared

Then he spied in the distance a shimmering light

It’s somewhere he maybe could spend the night

With heart in his mouth he ran to the gleam

And seen to his pleasure a wonderful scene

A doorway wide open to welcome him in

And no mad old human around to be seen

He ran very quickly and entered the house

And there found a cellar that was fit for a mouse

No one had been in this cellar for years

So no one disturbs him. He need have no fears

He’s lived in his cellar for quite a long time

The lady who lives there is doing just fine

She feeds him at breakfast and sometimes at tea

They live there contented, The lady and he