Branado

The Measly Mistake

        The little mouse, Branado, stood curiously before the large box, sniffing the contents. He noticed the smell of peanuts with a hint of cheddar. Of course, Mother had told him to stay away from mysterious foods, as they would kill him. But a tiny starving mouse couldn't do much to resist the deliciousness of free food. But right as he jumped into the box, the world went dark. The ground started to move and Branado couldn't keep his balance. He toppled over, bringing the peanut with him. Right then, he realized, he should've listened to Mother.

        The movement stopped and Branado heard muffled sounds coming from the exterior of the box. He recognized the sound of two humans, but didn't understand many of the words.

        "Just take the dang thing out and put it in the woods," he heard the older voice say,"I don't want it to die and stink up the house!"

        "But mother," the younger, softer voice pleaded, "please just let me keep the little thing. He's not a rat, he's a mouse."

        '"And mice," the older voice argued,"are vermin and don't deserve to live in my household. Now take it into the woods, Anita."

        Branado heard Anita sigh, then he felt the box moving again."He's not going to know how to live on his own," Anita mumbled. "What did you say young lady," Anita's mom sharply exclaimed.

        "Nothing," Anita replied, and she started her trek into the woods.

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        Anita quietly talked to the little creature currently residing in the small box.

        "You know, Mother didn't mean all of those mean things about you being vermin and all,"Anita tried to make the mouse feel better,"she's just afraid of rodents like you."

        Anita's smooth voice and the steady thumping of the box's movement calmed Branado down to a reasonable level. He tried to speak back to Anita, but couldn't form human words with his rodent mouth. The only thing he knew to do was to jump once for yes, twice for no, and three times for maybe. He thought that Anita would be smart enough to catch on, but she never did.

        All at once the thumping and Anita's voice stopped. Branado squinted as lots of light flooded into the box. He finally saw the human girl he was communicating with and noticed that she was around thirteen, had brownish-blondish hair, and had beautiful hazel eyes that seemed so fragile that they would break if you looked directly into them. Once she stood up, Branado noticed that the girl was tall, not really a girl, but a giant.

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