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Another scene of domestic bliss from my Equestria dreamscape. As the cold winter conditions continue outside most ponies are staying nice and warm in their homes, but for the wildlife around Ponyville it can be a bit more arduous. Most birds have packed their bags and flown south for warmer climates. Many of the other animals have crawled as far into their burrows as they can and have dropped off into hibernation, but for some critters they just have to tough it out or get ingenious. If you can't migrate away from winter or sleep it off then find someplace nearby that is warmer. In this case it was our cottage.
Carousel was the first one to notice them one morning in the kitchen. Out of the corner of her eye she saw one scurry across the floor and then vanish into a crack in the paneling. It was small, brown and furry with a long thin tail. After being a bit startled and confused she went and got Petina and I. Of course Petina decided to equip herself with a broom. Just in case one of them charged. As we were discussing Carousel's discovery another one went scurrying into the hole. Then I made my declaration. We had mice in the cottage. This caused confusion and annoyance amongst the mares.
The problem was that Carousel came from a world where mice are intelligent members of society. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/897511/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1386596/ She had friends who were mice. Yes they were only about eight inches tall but they didn't go scurrying around on all four. These things were more like house voles with long tails and big ears.
Of course when Petina is not a unicorn pony she is one of the anthropomorphic mice that Carousel is talking about. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/677722/ Now she knows what mice look like in the real world since she can get the raw data feed from my eyeballs, but that didn't mean she enjoyed being confronted with them in one of my dreams. Also I didn't help the situation by whispering the snarky comment in her ear that since they were almost kin folk maybe she ask them what they were doing in our cottage. At this point Petina reminded me that she was still levitating the broom by hitting me repeatedly with it. Ouch. Somepony was going to be sleeping on the couch.
Eventually it was decided to contact Fluttershy and see if she could broker some resolution to the crisis. Since I was the one with the smart ass mouth Petina nominated kicking me out the front door into the cold morning to retrieve Ponyville's animal expert.
To be continued.
Carousel was the first one to notice them one morning in the kitchen. Out of the corner of her eye she saw one scurry across the floor and then vanish into a crack in the paneling. It was small, brown and furry with a long thin tail. After being a bit startled and confused she went and got Petina and I. Of course Petina decided to equip herself with a broom. Just in case one of them charged. As we were discussing Carousel's discovery another one went scurrying into the hole. Then I made my declaration. We had mice in the cottage. This caused confusion and annoyance amongst the mares.
The problem was that Carousel came from a world where mice are intelligent members of society. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/897511/ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1386596/ She had friends who were mice. Yes they were only about eight inches tall but they didn't go scurrying around on all four. These things were more like house voles with long tails and big ears.
Of course when Petina is not a unicorn pony she is one of the anthropomorphic mice that Carousel is talking about. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/677722/ Now she knows what mice look like in the real world since she can get the raw data feed from my eyeballs, but that didn't mean she enjoyed being confronted with them in one of my dreams. Also I didn't help the situation by whispering the snarky comment in her ear that since they were almost kin folk maybe she ask them what they were doing in our cottage. At this point Petina reminded me that she was still levitating the broom by hitting me repeatedly with it. Ouch. Somepony was going to be sleeping on the couch.
Eventually it was decided to contact Fluttershy and see if she could broker some resolution to the crisis. Since I was the one with the smart ass mouth Petina nominated kicking me out the front door into the cold morning to retrieve Ponyville's animal expert.
To be continued.
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After being a bit startled and confused she went and got Petina and I. Of course Petina decided to equip herself with a broom. Just in case one of them charged.
Oh, Petina, don't be afraid of your relatives. Maybe they were just looking for a handout? Though it could have been worse, you could have called them 'rats'.
And hah, she's got a temper, doesn't she? And this is only going to get better when sweet Fluttershy is brought in.
Oh, Petina, don't be afraid of your relatives. Maybe they were just looking for a handout? Though it could have been worse, you could have called them 'rats'.
And hah, she's got a temper, doesn't she? And this is only going to get better when sweet Fluttershy is brought in.
A better comment might have been, "That's what mice are like here in Equestria." And to Petina, "Can you communicate with them?" No snark.
Still, I'm surprised neither of them had seen mice in Equestria before this.
And you'd better get Petina a "stallion whacker" that won't be so hard on the household tools or your skull.
Still, I'm surprised neither of them had seen mice in Equestria before this.
And you'd better get Petina a "stallion whacker" that won't be so hard on the household tools or your skull.
I had a completely aside thought about mice in Equestria. If they can be communicated with, they might become not only polite "neighbors" (pun unintended but noted) but actually household helpers. All it takes is a little redirection of their natural tendencies:
1) Respect storage containers. No raiding the pantry or grain-house.
1a) Edibles lost under cabinets or in other inaccessible (to ponies) locations are fair game. (Think about it -- mouse cleaners.)
1b) Edibles fallen on the floor where ponies can pick/clean them up are negotiable.
2) Droppings and such belong in appropriate locations where they won't cause sickness.
2b) Stay clean. Your pony housemates may be willing to help you with that.
3) Return inedible things found in pony-inaccessible locations to the designated place.
While some ponies might not want mice around, a well-behaved mouse family might easily negotiate with most households to trade their services for shelter and edibles.
1) Respect storage containers. No raiding the pantry or grain-house.
1a) Edibles lost under cabinets or in other inaccessible (to ponies) locations are fair game. (Think about it -- mouse cleaners.)
1b) Edibles fallen on the floor where ponies can pick/clean them up are negotiable.
2) Droppings and such belong in appropriate locations where they won't cause sickness.
2b) Stay clean. Your pony housemates may be willing to help you with that.
3) Return inedible things found in pony-inaccessible locations to the designated place.
While some ponies might not want mice around, a well-behaved mouse family might easily negotiate with most households to trade their services for shelter and edibles.
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