Dazzle was a mouse on a mission. He was gathering food to feed his family and he was running from root to river as fast as he could. Dazzle knew that the very best mouse food could be found beside the river. He loved the fat berries that dipped down almost into the water. He loved the soft grass that tickled him as he ran and he loved the smooth path his little feet had worn back to the root that was his home.  Can you see Dazzle?     He would hide grain and treats all around the hole that led to his underground nest. The leaves that scattered around the base of the tree were his kingdom and he thought that there was nothing in this world that could be better. 

    He worked from the rise of the sun to the glow of the moon and his nose was always pressed close to the warm ground.  

     Dazzle knew every mossy rock and grassy bump on the path. He could tell you where every flower grew and every beetle burrowed. He knew the swirling river bank better than anyone in the meadow. His world was cool green and dark blue. 

     One warm morning just before the time when cold air would bite the meadow and Dazzle would spend most of his time inside, he saw a bright flash of white against the familiar blue. He crept close to the edge of the water. He peered deep into the still, smooth river and waited for the flash. 
  
       A strange noise filled his ears and he jumped to a flat rock surrounded by water to get a better view. Suddenly, there they were, beautiful and so close. 

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      He dipped one paw down and touched the water. OH NO, he leaped back, his dark eyes wide, watching the beautiful image shimmer and change in ripples and waves. 
 
 

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His eyes opened wide as he watched the beautiful waterpicture change with every ripple that moved over it. A sudden sound startled him even more and he lifted his tiny, dark eyes up to the sky. The same blue and white that he'd seen in his waves, the same beautiful white creatures that he'd seen were flying above him.  

A beautiful new world opened up to his eyes which had always searched the ground. Dazzle stopped and lay back in the moss for a few minutes to watch this miracle in the sky. He decided that every day, he would take time to look up.