The Little Mouse Musicians

Diana Malivani

The Little Mouse

Musicians

An Illustrated Story in Verse

Translated from Russian into English by

Mark Herman and Ronnie Apter

Illustrated by the Author

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An orchestra of Little Mouse Musicians performs on the summer meadow (an Illustrated Story in Verse)

For a little girl named Michelle

The Author would like to express her deep gratitude to her husband for his support and assistance with this book

Table of Contents

The Little Mouse Musicians

The Author

Other books by the Author

The Little Mouse Musicians

In a meadow, a talented orchestra

Of Little Mouse Musicians

Is getting ready to perform

Some well-loved compositions.

Young Friedrich is the conductor.

He struts in with aplomb,

Shakes the paw of the first violinist,

And raises his baton.

Melody echoes through the woods,

The harmony is sublime.

Little mouse whiskers twitch in the wind,

And little mouse tails keep time.

Butterflies are fluttering by,

While song birds twitter in rhythm.

The sun shines down on everyone,

And the breeze is singing with them.

Young Mouse Klaus plays the grand piano,

A precocious virtuoso,

He pounds the keys with his flexible tail

Marcato non gracioso.

On a stump stands Young Fat Hans,

Plump about the middle,

But fully at home with his instrument,

The big bass fiddle.