If You Give A Mouse a Cookie

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If You Give A Mouse a Cookie

• Written by
• Laura Joffe Numeroff

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If you give a mouse a cookie,
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Hes going to ask for a glass of milk.
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When you give him the milk, hell probably ask
you for a straw.
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When hes finished, hell ask for a napkin.
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Then he will want to look in a mirror to make
sure he doesnt have a milk mustache.
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When he looks into the mirror, he might notice
his hair needs a trim. So he will probably ask
for a pair of nail scissors.
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When hes finished giving himself a trim, hell
want a broom to sweep up. Hell start sweeping.
He might get carried away and sweep every room in
the house. He may even end up washing the floors
as well!
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When hes done, hell probably want to take a
nap. You will have to fix a little box for him
with a blanket and a pillow. Hell crawl in,
make himself comfortable and fluff the pillow a
few times.
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Hell probably ask you to read him a story. So
youll read him one from one of your books, and
hell ask to see the pictures.
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When he looks at the pictures, hell get so
excited hell want to draw one of his own. Hell
ask for paper and crayons.
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Hell draw a picture. When the picture is
finished, hell want to sign his name with a pen.
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Then hell want to hang his picture on your
refrigerator. Which means he will needscotch
tape.
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Hell hang up his drawing and stand back to look
at it. Looking at the refrigerator will remind
him that hes thirsty sohell ask for a glass of
milk.
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And chances are if he asks for a glass of milk,
hes going to want a cookie to go with it.
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The End