By Village Missionary Movement

Sunday, 23-Mar-2025

Daily Devotion (English) – 23.03.2025

 

The Rat and His Friends

 

"Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ" - Galatians 6:2

 

The goat bleated, "mayyy... mayyy...", the chickens croaked, "cok... cok...," and "ceech... ceech...." the rat scurried around the house. Everyone was friends. One day, the rat was startled when he saw the master of the house coming from outside with a mousetrap in his hand. The master went straight into the house and said to his wife, "Today we have to kill the mouse that has been roaming around our house for many days." Hearing this, the rat felt as if his heart would stop.

 

The rat went to his friends in sorrow for advice and comfort. First, he went to the hen and cried, telling her what had happened. Immediately, the hen said, "I have nothing to do with the mousetrap. It was set for you." Disappointed, the rat went to the turkey and told the story. The turkey laughed heartily. Then he teased that this was your last day. The mouse went to the goat with great sadness and said. The goat immediately said that I would only worry if someone came from the butcher shop, this is your concern, don't tell me about it. The mouse thought with great sorrow and decided not to leave the place where he was and not go near the mousetrap. At night, the owner of the house put a dry fish in the mousetrap. The mouse saw it. Then, after a while, when everyone was asleep, there was a noise. The mouse, who came to see that someone had been trapped in the mousetrap instead of him, was shocked, but happy on the other hand. Because the snake that had been waiting to eat him for a long time had somehow got caught in the trap. The mistress, who did not know this, quickly came and lifted the mousetrap, thinking that the mouse had been trapped, and the snake that was trapped bit her. The mistress shouted, and the owner quickly came and took her to the hospital. The doctor who checked them, consoled them by saying that fortunately you brought them before the poison reached the head and that the poison has mixed in the blood, so let her stay here for two days.

 

Then a person who came to see her there said to make chicken soup to help her recover. When he got home, the master killed the chicken and made soup. Then he killed the turkey and gave it to the relatives who came to see them at home. Now that the mistress had completely recovered, the master wanted to throw a party for the village, so he slaughtered the goat he had raised at home and had a party. The mouse, who was watching all this, thought without joy. He should not be selfish for any reason. He decided to care about the welfare of others and help them.

 

Kids!!! You too, do not make fun of the sufferings of others and do your best to make them happy. O.K

- Mrs. Sarah Subhash

 

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