Happy Days Stories

Marmaduke was a little mouse who lived in an old house.  At night when everybody was asleep, the mice would creep out and run all over the kitchen looking for food.  One day his mother said, "There is danger in pots!"  But, Marmaduke was too busy to listen.  He was playing a game called "Don't Look - Just Jump!"  You had to climb onto something, close your eyes and leap off and hope you landed safely!  It was exciting to climb onto the toaster and jump off and land with a thump on the counter!

One day, Marmaduke landed on the table.  He had made the best jump he had ever made.  In fact he nearly fell off the other side of the table!  Just in time he flicked his tail and skidded to a halt.  But, what was that lovely smell?  He twitched his whiskers and followed the smell to a pot.  "Now, what did Mom say about pots?" he thought, "Oh, I can't remember and this one smells simply too delicious!"  And so he stood up on his hind legs to get more of the heavenly smell.

"I'm too short to see in", he squeaked and with that he leapt into the air and landed with a plop right inside the pot!  "Oh no!" he shouted, "I'm stuck!"  And he was.  Sticky honey clung to his legs and belly.  He tried lifting one leg and then another.  But it was no use as he was well and truly stuck!  He gave a loud squeak, but it was too late.  Marmaduke sank slowly into the pot and his last thought was, "If only I had listened to my Mom!"

Boys and girls, God wants us to say "No" when we want to do naughty or wrong things.  God knows when we to do something wrong, and then we need to ask Jesus to forgive us.  But, how can we be good?  We just need to ask Jesus each morning to keep us from doing wrong during the day.  And Jesus will help you, so you won't be like Marmaduke and fall into the Honey Pot!

God bless.