“Introductions are happening.” Greta the mouse was about to meet her new brother. Oh, here he comes. It’s happening. It’s happening. But there was just one little problem. But there was just one little problem. Greta the mouse "Oh." was afraid of mice. No, really. It’s true. Maybe it’s because Greta had never met or even seen another mouse before. Greta probably didn’t know that she was a mouse because Greta was raised
by her human mom, Alex, who rescued her from a very unusual place. The couch!
One day, Alex just found baby
Greta tucked into the cushions, all alone with no family and no nest to go back to. “Hey, sweetie.” Alex wasn’t quite sure
how to be a mouse mom, and Greta couldn’t teach her, but they figured it out together. Things like how to feed a baby mouse. The trick is small brushes dipped in formula. It’s a very messy business. (laughing) “Hey, I gotta reload it.” Next up, how to build a nest. Alex built Greta an amazing home with the finest shredded paper
and plenty of sp
inning things, which are not as easy as they look. (laughing) Yep. Greta and Alex
made a pretty good family, and it was just the two of them. But Alex knew something was missing because mice are supposed to live with other mice, which meant Greta needed another mouse to live with. So Alex decided to adopt another
rescued mouse named Yello. Remember the mouse from the beginning
of the story? That was Yello! Greta’s mom insisted
that they get to know each other, but Greta didn’t really want anyone
else
in the nest. Greta’s nest, the one Alex built for her with her favorite paper scraps
and her best spinny thingy! Greta was like, “I don’t know anything about this new guy.” So she decided she would watch his
every move — very closely. “I’m watching you, buddy.” She watched the way Yello nibbled his food, which seemed kind of familiar to Greta, and the way Yello climbed around the nest the same way Greta could, and the way Yello seemed to love head rubs. (sighing)
Greta really liked those h
ead rubs, too. Wait a second. Was Yello just like her? He was. And being around someone like herself
wasn’t scary. It was actually kinda nice. And then one day, Alex saw something amazing. Greta and Yello were snuggled up together. Greta wasn’t afraid of mice anymore. After that, the two of them
became really close. Greta especially likes to give her brother
head rubs and maybe borrow a snack. It just goes to show that sometimes when you’re feeling
a little nervous or scared, all it takes is a c
loser look to realize what you might be missing out on, like finding a best friend.
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