Beware the Christmas Mice!

Beware the Christmas Mice! by Sylva Fae

I’ve told you once, I’ve told you twice, Beware, beware the Christmas mice!

Once they’re inside, they cause such a mess. They don’t twitch a whisker at Mum’s distress.

They hurry and scurry, they get everywhere, under the sofa and onto Dad’s chair.

They pull down the tinsel and climb up the tree, then knock off the fairy onto the TV.

They unwrap your presents and shred all the wrapping. They cause total mayhem, while you lie napping.

Then into the kitchen and onto the table. They unplug the kettle and chew on the cable.

They leave the fridge open, and nibble the cheese. They stomp in the butter and flick all the peas.

They jump in the jellies, throw cake out the door, then leave mince pie crumbs all over the floor.

Then just as your mum comes back to the house, they all run and hide, each and every mouse.

As you wake on the sofa, from Mum’s angry cries, the mess and the mayhem is such a surprise.

Mum never suspects that the Christmas mice came. She looks at the mess and you take the blame.

I’ve told you once, I’ve told you twice, Beware, beware the Christmas mice!

Beware The Christmas Mice is just one of the stories from the Children’s Christmas Collection, an indie anthology by award-winning authors; Suzanne Downes, Kate Robinson, Paul Ian Cross, Millie Slavidou, Patricia M Ahern and Sylva Fae. Volumes 1 to 4 are soon to be released.

As the Winter nights draw in there’s nothing quite like curling up in front of the blazing fire, under the twinkling Christmas tree, to share stories with your loved ones. With a selection of festive tales for you to enjoy, from naughty Christmas mice causing chaos to robots rescuing reindeer, from strange green fish, to naughty little sisters, and from looking after a poorly Christmas robin to a brilliant beagle called Humbug, the Children’s Christmas Collection has something special for everyone.

Discover something wonderful this holiday season.

Merry Christmas one and all.

Sylva Fae is a married mum of three from Lancashire, England. She has spent twenty years teaching literacy to adults with learning difficulties and disabilities, and now works from home as a children’s writer and illustrator.

Sylva has published several children’s books and also writes a blog, Sylvanian Ramblings. Her debut book, Rainbow Monsters won the Chanticleer Best in Category award.

You can discover more about Sylva on the Mom’s Favorite Reads website here: https://moms-favorite-reads.com/moms-authors/sylva-fae/