Mouse Mysteries

There was a Tragic Misunderstanding in the Kingdom recently, and the Princess was turned into a MOUSE! (The search is still on for the culprit.)

The first sign was the yogurt splops in the bedroom. That happened when she was still girl-sized. Then it was the cereal droppings all over the couch in the living room. Her Queen-Momma was beside herself and ordered the nearest attendents, the left and right hands, to vacuum the disaster immediately. Then it was the chocolate syrup for the Royal Birthday Party poured into a bowl for better lapping.

Finally, the Mouse found the Cake itself, the beautiful, chocolate Pudding Cake reserved for the Queen herself and her Royal Family Party! The Queen had been away on a musical mission in the separate, yet nearby Castle of her Mighty King and hadn't witnessed the full transformation from beautiful girl to sneaky mouse. She saw the results upon her return, however, in the Chocolate Crumbs scattered accross the Royal Kitchen floor. One of the elder Princes is studying to be a detective in his spare time and thoughtfully sampled the crumbs and declared, "it looks and tastes like Cake!"

Upon which all the Royal Family scrambled to find the Cake and discovered that it was, indeed, Missing! The Crumbs, however, tapered off in a particular direction, so the hunt was on. A quick look in the Royal Lounging area proved that the trail never went that way. A quick jog to the Royal Bedroom convinced all Searchers that the Cake never got that far. So the Search was now narrowed, and everyone started examining the hiding places in between. All at once the Cake was found to be hidden amoungst the Royal to-be-folded Laundry Pile! (The Laundry servants having taken a Holiday, of course. The King and Queen are very generous about Holidays.)

The Mouse was no where to be seen, and indeed, the Princess had turned back into a girl again, who had no memory of the incident.

What remained of the Cake was promptly Frosted and Photographed for the Royal Record and Hidden in a High Place that little Mouses cannot reach (as yet) to be Reserved for Evening Private Celebrations.