A quiet brown mouse leaves her home. She’s on the way to the market. She wants the rich, creamy cheese. The one with the deep holes, they sell it in the stall next to the peanuts.
On her way she meets her friend the crow. They have an odd friendship, the mouse and the crow. Deep yet distant. They cannot play together too well for the crow doesn’t like being on the ground for long, and the mouse cannot fly in the sky.
When they meet they do a little dance. One foot forward, one foot back, turn in a circle and bump hips. It’s a short, silly looking ritual but it makes them feel a deep joy. A feeling of release and happiness. They can really appreciate each other in this moment. They feel like they are not just connecting with each other as friends – crow and mouse but as fellow animals, as fellow souls.
This connection boosts them. They feel community, they feel universe and they feel love. This all happens in less than a second, they feel inexplicably happy. Promptly they nod their heads and on they are with their day. The mouse off to the market for the cheese, the crow high in the sky. But they both have a renewed happiness, an internal smile and a face of laughter.