BOOK OF NATURAL HISTORY. 57 
THE MOUSE. 
The mouse is a pretty little 
animal, but troublesome and 
mischievous. It is not choice 
in its food, but likes to taste 
everything, Flour, bread, can- 
dles, cheese, butter and twenty 
other things will surely be 
tasted if they come in its way. 
And it is of no use to wrap 
things in paper, or to put them 
away in wooden boxes, for 
mice, with their sharp teeth, 
soon nibble their way through. 
And they can climb so well, 
that it is hard to keep anything 
