The Little Good Mouse

The Little Good Mouse is a French literary fairy tale written by Madame d'Aulnoy.

Nearby lived a cruel king, who heard of their joy and attacked them.

A mouse came into the queen's tower cell one night and danced, amusing her.

Finding the mouse playing with straw, she wove a basket and rope from them, to lower the child once born.

The mouse jumped in the basket, and the queen told it that if she had sacrificed it, she might have saved her baby.

Going to see, they found the ugly prince arguing with the beautiful turkeyherd, while her turkeys trampled the jewels and fine garments he had given her.

His soldiers were astounded to find her dressed as she was, but brought her, and the king ordered her to love his son.