The Mitten By: Jan Brett

There was a boy named Nicki who wanted his new mittens made from wool as white as snow. At first his grandma, Baba, did not want to knit white mittens-if he were to drop one he would never find it. She finally gave in-she made them, and then off Nicki went. It wasn’t long until one of his new mittens was dropped in the snow and then left behind. A mole burrowed inside the mitten-it was just the right size. A snowshoe rabbit hopped by saw the mitten and squeezed himself inside the mitten with the mole. A hedgehog came along and he squeezed himself in as well. The rabbit and the mole made room. An owl attracted by the commotion decided to move in as well. The mole, rabbit, and hedgehog were annoyed but once they saw the owls talons they made room. A badger appeared saw the mitten and began climbing in. no one was pleased, there was no room left. But when they saw his diggers they let him in. It started snowing, the animals were snug. A fox soon came, when they all saw his teeth they made room. A bear saw this sight and he began to nose his way in. They could not argue with a bear. Baba’s knitting held well. Along came a mouse no bigger than an acorn. She wriggled into the one space left right on top of the bears nose.The bear being tickled by the mouse let out an enormous sneeze. The force of the sneeze shot the mitten into the sky and the animals scattered in all different directions. On his way home, Nicki saw a white shape. It was his lost mitten. Baba saw that Nicki was safe and sound and he had both of his mittens.