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ONCE;longagoinalandfaraway;therelivedfourlittlecharacterswhoranthroughamazelookingforcheesetonourishthemandmakethemhappy。
Twoweremice;named〃Sniff〃and〃Scurry〃andtwowerelittlepeople…beingswhowereassmallasmicebutwholookedandactedalotlikepeopletoday。Theirnameswere〃Hem〃and〃Haw。〃
Duetotheirsmallsize;itwouldbeeasynottonoticewhatthefourofthemweredoing。Butifyoulookedcloselyenough;youcoulddiscoverthemostamazingthings!
Everydaythemiceandthelittlepeoplespenttimeinthemazelookingfortheirownspecialcheese。Themice;SniffandScurry;possessingonlysimplerodentbrains;butgoodinstincts;searchedforthehardnibblingcheesetheyliked;asmiceoftendo。
Thetwolittlepeople;HemandHaw;usedtheirbrains;filledwithmanybeliefs;tosearchforaverydifferentkindofCheese…withacapitalC…whichtheybelievedwouldmakethemfeelhappyandsuccessful。
Asdifferentasthemiceandlittlepeoplewere;theysharedsomethinginmon:everymorning;theyeachputontheirjoggingsuitsandrunningshoes;lefttheirlittlehomes;andracedoutintothemazelookingfortheirfavoritecheese。
Themazewasalabyrinthofcorridorsandchambers;somecontainingdeliciouscheese。Buttherewerealsodarkcornersandblindalleysleadingnowhere。Itwasaneasyplaceforanyoogetlost。
However;forthosewhofoundtheirway;themazeheldsecretsthatletthemenjoyabetterlife。
Themice;SniffandScurry;usedthesimple;butinefficient;trial…and…errormethodoffindingcheese。Theyrandownonecorridorandifitprovedempty;theyturnedandrandownanother。
Sniffwouldsmelloutthegeneraldirectionofthecheese;usinghisgreatnose;andScurrywouldraceahead。Theygotlost;asyoumightexpect;wentoffinthewrongdirectionandoftenbumpedintowalls。
However;thetwolittlepeople;HemandHaw;usedadifferentmethodthatreliedontheirabilitytothinkandlearnfromtheirpastexperiences;although;theywouldsometimesgetconfusedbytheirbeliefsandemotions。
Eventuallyintheirownway;theyalldiscoveredwhattheywerelookingfor…theyeachfoundtheirownkindofcheeseonedayattheendofoneofthecorridorsinCheeseStationC。
Everymorningafterthat;themiceandthelittlepeopledressedintheirrunninggearandheadedovertoCheeseStationC。Itwasn'tlongbeforetheyeachestablishedtheirownroutine。
SniffandScurrycontinuedtowakeearlyeverydayandracethroughthemaze;alwaysfollowingthesameroute。
Whentheyarrivedattheirdestination;themicetookofftheirrunningshoes;tiedthemtogetherandhungthemaroundtheirnecks…sotheycouldgettothemquicklywhenevertheyneededthemagain。Thentheyenjoyedthecheese。
InthebeginningHemandHawalsoracedtowardCheeseStationCeverymorningtoenjoythetastynewmorselsthatawaitedthem。
Butafterawhile;adifferentroutinesetinforthelittlepeople。
HemandHawawokeeachdayalittlelater;dressedalittleslower;andwalkedtoCheeseStationC。Afterall;theyknewwheretheCheesewasnowandhowtogetthere。
TheyhadnoideawheretheCheesecamefrom;orwhoputitthere。Theyjustassumeditwouldbethere。
AssoonasHemandHawarrivedatCheeseStationCeachmorning;theysettledinandmadethemselvesathome。Theyhunguptheirjoggingsuits;putawaytheirrunningshoesandputontheirslippers。TheywerebeingveryfortablenowthattheyhadfoundtheCheese。
〃Thisisgreat;〃Hemsaid。〃There'senoughCheeseheretolastusforever。〃Thelittlepeoplefelthappyandsuccessful;andthoughttheywerenowsecure。
Itwasn'tlongbeforeHemandHawregardedtheCheesetheyfoundatCheeseStationCastheircheese。ItwassuchalargestoreofCheesethattheyeventuallymovedtheirhomestobeclosertoit;andbuiltasociallifearoundit。
Tomakethemselvesfeelmoreathome;HemandHawdecoratedthewallswithsayingsandevendrewpicturesofCheesearoundthemwhichmadethemsmile。Oneread:
SometimesHemandHawwouldtaketheirfriendsbytoseetheirpileofCheeseatCheeseStationC;andpointtoitwithpride;saying;〃PrettyniceCheese;huh?〃Sometimestheyshareditwiththeirfriendsandsometimestheydidn't。
〃WedeservethisCheese;〃Hemsaid。〃Wecertainlyhadtoworklongandhardenoughtofindit。〃Hepickedupanicefreshpieceandateit。
Afterwards;Hemfellasleep;asheoftendid。
Everynightthelittlepeoplewouldwaddlehome;fullofCheese;andeverymorningtheywouldconfidentlyreturnformore。
Thiswentonforquitesometime。
AfterawhileHem'sandHaw'sconfidencegrewintoarrogance。Soontheybecamesofortabletheydidn'tevennoticewhatwashappening。
Astimewenton;SniffandScurrycontinuedtheirroutine。TheyarrivedearlyeachmorningandsniffedandscratchedandscurriedaroundCheeseStationC;inspectingtheareatoseeiftherehadbeenanychangesfromthedaybefore。Thentheywouldsitdowntonibbleonthecheese。
OnemorningtheyarrivedatCheeseStationCanddiscoveredtherewasnocheese。
Theyweren'tsurprised。SinceSniffandScurryhadnoticedthesupplyofcheesehadbeengettingsmallereveryday;theywerepreparedfortheinevitableandknewinstinctivelywhattodo。
Theylookedateachother;removedtherunningshoestheyhadtiedtogetherandhungconvenientlyaroundtheirnecks;putthemontheirfeetandlacedthemup。
Themicedidnotoveranalyzethings。Andtheywerenotburdenedwithmanyplexbeliefs。
Tothemice;theproblemandtheanswerwerebothsimple。ThesituationatCheeseStationChadchanged。So;SniffandScurrydecidedtochange。
Theybothlookedoutintothemaze。ThenSniffliftedhisnose;sniffed;andnoddedtoScurry;whotookoffrunningthroughthemaze;whileSnifffollowedasfastashecould。
TheywerequicklyoffinsearchofNewCheese。
Laterthatsameday;HemandHawarrivedatCheeseStationC。Theyhadnotbeenpayingattentiontothesmallchangesthathadbeentakingplaceeachday;sotheytookitforgrantedtheirCheesewouldbethere。
Theywereunpreparedforwhattheyfound。
〃What!NoCheese?〃Hemyelled。Hecontinuedyelling;〃NoCheese?NoCheese?〃asthoughifheshoutedloudenoughsomeonewouldputitback。
〃WhomovedmyCheese?〃hehollered。
Finally;heputhishandsonhiships;hisfaceturnedred;andhescreamedatthetopofhisvoice;〃It'snotfair!〃
Hawjustshookhisheadindisbelief。He;too;hadcountedonfindingCheeseatCheeseStationC。Hestoodthereforalongtime;frozenwithshock。Hewasjustnotreadyforthis。
Hemwasyellingsomething;butHawdidn'twanttohearit。Hedidn'twanttodealwithwhatwasfacinghim;sohejusttunedeverythingout。
Thelittlepeoples'behaviorwasnotveryattractiveorproductivebutitwasunderstandable。
FindingCheesewasn'teasy;anditmeantagreatdealmoretothelittlepeoplethanjusthavingenoughofittoeateveryday。
FindingCheesewasthelittlepeoples'wayofgettingwhattheythoughttheyneededtobehappy。TheyhadtheirownideasofwhatCheesemeanttothem;dependingontheirtaste。
Forsome;findingCheesewashavingmaterialthings。Forothersitwasenjoyinggoodhealth;ordevelopingaspiritualsenseofwell…being。
ForHaw;Cheesejustmeantfeelingsafe;havingalovingfamilysomedayandlivinginacozycottageonCheddarLane。
ToHem;CheesewasbeingABigCheeseinchargeofothersandowningabighouseatopCamembertHill。
BecauseCheesewasimportanttothem;thetwolittlepeoplespentalongtimetryingtodecidewhattodo。AlltheycouldthinkofwastokeeplookingaroundCheeselessStationCtoseeiftheCheesewasreallygone。
WhileSniffandScurryhadquicklymovedon;HemandHawcontinuedtohemandhaw。
Theyrantedandravedattheinjusticeofitall。Hawstartedtogetdepressed。WhatwouldhappeniftheCheesewasn'ttheretomorrow?HehadmadefutureplansbasedonthisCheese。
Thelittlepeoplecouldn'tbelieveit。Howcouldthishavehappened?Noonehadwarnedthem。Itwasn'tright。Itwasnotthewaythingsweresupposedtobe。