“Do you want to be my friend?”
“No,” said the brown horse, eating the
grass.
So the mouse ran on.
“Do you want to be my friend?”
“No,” said the crocodile with the bird on
her back.
So the mouse ran on.
“Do you want to be my friend?”
“No,” said the lion with the golden mane.
So the mouse ran on.
“Do you want to be my friend?”
“No,” said the hippopotamus with the great
wide mouth.
So the mouse ran on.
“Do you want to be my friend?”
“No,” said the seal with whiskers on his
face.
So the mouse ran on.
“Do you want to be my friend?”
“No,” said the monkey who walked with his
hands.
So the mouse ran on.
“Do you want to be my friend?”
“No,” said the peacock with a crown on his
head.
So the mouse ran on.
“Do you want to be my friend?”
“No,” said the fox with the red, red fur.
So the mouse ran on.
“Do you want to be my friend?”
“No,” said the kangaroo with the baby in
her pouch.
So the mouse ran on.
“Do you want to be my friend?”
“No,” said the giraffe with the long, long
neck.
So the mouse ran on.
“Do you want to be my friend?”
“Yes,” said a mouse with a small gray tail.
"I will be your friend."
