Dickery, a little mouse


Dickery, a brave mouse.

Dickery is a little mouse. He lives in a snug nest with his father, mother and twin sisters in the larder.

‘Puss would like to catch me.’ He said to his mother, ’but he cannot. I am too clever.’
‘Oh, my dear! Puss is clever too and he will catch you if you jump off this shelf.’

But Dickery forgot what his mother said and he set off to see the rest of the house.

He came to the landing and saw a big grand-father clock. Dickery went to sniff it.

What a clever thing it was! It said, ‘Dick, dock, Dickery, dock.’   

‘oh!’ said Dickery. ‘That is my name.’ So he ran up the clock. Just then the clock said ‘whirr!’ and struck one big ting.


What a start he got! Down he ran as fast as he could and with a big jump landed back on the shelf. 

Now when he says that he is going to do clever things his sisters scoff and sing:

He came to the landing and saw a big grand-father clock.

          Dickery, a brave mouse.

Dickery, dickery, dock!
                The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
               and down the mouse ran,
Dickery, dickery, dock!

Questions.

  1. What is the name of little mouse?
  2. Who is the enemy of mice?
  3. Is the Dickery brave? why?
  4. To where Dickery  landed?
  5. How the grand father's clock sounded?




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