After listening to the news,
little mouse asked Mother Mouse, “Mama? What is arrogance?

Mother Mouse, replied, “Arrogance is when you forget that everyone is your kin.

And you think you are better than someone else.

Or that you are always right.

Arrogance happens when you forget to listen to others.”

Little mouse thought about this.
And then asked, “Mama? How do you fix arrogance?

Especially when it is inside of you?”

Mother Mouse replied, “Humble Pie my dear! We can each have a piece of humble pie.

I will bake one for us right now.

Would you like to help?”

“Yes,” replied little mouse.

Little mouse then asked, “Mama? What goes into humble pie?”

Mother Mouse replied, “Little mouse, it can be a bit different each time, but the basic ingredients are:

1 Cup of mercy
1 tsp of pity
2 Tbls of remembering
1 Cup of prayer
1⁄4 Cup of trust
1 Cup of belly laughs
1 generous sprinkle of joy”

“Mama,” little mouse asked, “may I put in an apple?”

Mother Mouse replied, of course my dear!
"And, little mouse, when the humble pie is all eaten

the pie tin becomes a mirror for you to look in to see who you really are.”

“I love you Mama,” said little mouse.

Mother Mouse replied, “I love you too little mouse.

Now!

Let’s bake and eat some humble pie!”

What’s In A Serving? by The Manzanita Sisters- July 7, 2022

Wee Forest Folk Mice from the collection of Nydia Goode