The Christmouse season is upon us. In the roots of the Medlar Tree there is a lot of scurrying about. Miss Lemon is doing the washing of all the Christmas tablecloths and napkins which will be needed for the Christmas dinner.
Peacock has been helping Mrs Persimmon with the baking of the special Christmouse pudding...well it is Stir Up Sunday, when you are supposed to make your pudding and give it a good stir. The Medlar House Mice don't eat ordinary Christmas pud...oh dear me no. They make theirs from special ingredients like holly berries, elderflower berries and crab apples.
Here Mrs Persimmon has baked a Hazelnut cake. On the top she has put tiny little berries from the Wayfaring Tree.
Mrs Christmouse has been out in the hedgerows looking for holly. She doesn't want it to do the Christmouse decorating, she needs it to make holly berry wine, the Medlar House Mice love a little drink of that at Christmouse.
She is a very busy mouse at Christmouse. She helps her husband Father Christmouse, wrap up all the presents for all little mice everywhere in the world. THAT is a lot of wrapping paper!
Father Christmouse is so pleased that she is good at that job. He gets very stuck up with all the sticky tape! "Thank you my dear" he says and gives her a kiss on her little pink nose.
No Christmouse is ever quite right without a trip to the ballet or the Pantomime.
The Medlar House Mice are going to see the Nutcracker....well they would...they LOVE nuts.
Here are two of the mice ballerinas, Plie and Cabriole. They better get practising.
To go to the ballet, Fauna, Petal and Speedwell have been buying new dresses. They took an age to decide which ones to buy. They look so pretty in their flowery hats too!
Mrs. Christmouse will organise everyone so that they are all dressed up and ready to go when the day comes.
And everyone will have a special Christmouse chocolate from her huge box.
Which one would you chose?
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