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Similarly to the last year and basically to all the years before, children from a little village school agreed to compete in building the snowmen again. There was a large field next to the edge of the village covered with lots of snow.
Well, how to say it… the winter has not been very generous recently. Older children took the advantage of their age and speed and built some amazing snowmen in advance. And left nothing but bits of snow. But the younger ones were not in mood to give up so easily and tried to create at least some snowballs. It did not go well. One snowball was looking more like a snowcube, another one was absolutely dirty and several snowmen simply fell apart. And finally, a single completed snowman was barely taller than the small human builders themselves. It was probably the worst looking snowman ever standing there in the field. It was even completely noseless and buttonless, only two little eyes were there on his face. Anyway, all the small children were truly happy with their snowman and even found an old kitchen pot with a hole. They placed the pot on the snowman´s head and went home happily. For them it was the most beautiful snowman ever.
Poor snowman has not felt it in the same way. When the children have been gone, dusk covered the field. All the beautiful finished snowmen standing there started to make fun of our poor little one. “Just look at you… What are you, anyway? And the weird thing on your head… Not even your head is round! Actually, you are not a snowman at all, just a pile of snow which will fall apart soon. So ugly that you place shame on us, mighty and beautiful snowmen!”
Listening to such talks, it was really hard for the little snowman. He started crying slowly and quietly. Tiny icicles were dropping from his eyes. Out of nowhere a squeaky voice was heard. “Careful with those icicles, please, I almost got buried by them!” The snowman looked down and there was a little field mouse looking back at him. Her two little black eyes were shiningly reflecting the full moon in the sky. “And why are you crying anyway?” asked she curiously.
“Because I am small and ugly”, whined the snowman, “I do not have a nose and there is an old pot with a hole on my head. I feel so ashamed”.
“Let me see, I will have a look”, proposed the mouse and quickly climbed onto the snowman’s head. “This is an amazing pot indeed”, she said and got inside. “It is a bit cold here because of your snowy head, but the hole in the pot is tiny. Is not windy here at all. Would you mind accommodating myself here?”
The snowman almost shook the snow of him with joy. Little mouse left to the field and came back with dry straw stalks and pieces of bushes. Carefully she carried all those pieces into the pot and dropped it all on the snowman’s head. Her running, hard work and all the noise woke up a little chickadee resting nearby. Utterly surprised she flown down from the tree and landed on the pot.
“What are you doing, little mouse?” she asked. She has never ever seen a mouse climbing on the snowman. “I am creating a new residence right here”, the mouse replied. “Look, I was going to cover the head with straw and sticks from branches, so I will not feel any cold. And the pot will protect me from chilly winds. It will feel warm and cosy here, and I can watch stars through the hole”.
“What an amazing idea!” cried the chickadee, “can I give you a wing? It is so windy up there among the tree branches. Sometimes I am afraid I am going to freeze there.” The mouse was really happy to get her accommodation ready sooner and even together with an unexpected company. So both animals got to work. Soon there were straw stalks, pieces of leaves and branches sticking out form the pot. It looked like the snowman has grown some hair.
Once they finished, they got some deserved rest on the lining. They were soon warm enough to forget all about the winter outside. Being in a great mood the chickadee started to sing beautifully. She has been singing for so long and so amazingly that both little creatures even did not notice the end of the night and new day’s arrival.
Early in the morning all the children gathered on the field to judge the snowmen and agreed on the best one since there had been no time to do it before. But when they arrived, they were immediately stunned with an amazement. Just have a look! The ugliest snowman had grown some hair! And we are able to hear it singing! Is it possible that the smallest kids managed to build a magical snowman? It had never ever happened before… Of course, they had no clue about the mouse and the chickadee. Anyway, the snowman has been immediately declared as the best and most amazing one ever.
Many days have passed since then and both little creatures enjoyed a lot of visitors in their pot-house. Together with the snowman they have been enjoying each other’s company as well. And all the remaining snowmen around them were simply green with envy since although looking great, they have been ignored since.
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