Silly sniffed the air. "Well, then", he chirped, " It smells like rain on the way, so let's go home! The babies will still be asleep. Hmmm...did I mention that there's an elderly gnome already living in the BIG HOUSE?"

And before they could blink or even comment on what he'd said, the little mouse was scampering off into the dark.

Sarah and Silas picked up their basket and pulling the little red wagon , they followed Silly off into the big Unknown.

It wasn't very long before they saw a large, dark structure looming in the distance, with just a single light burning in the faroff window. And Silly, who was waiting on the edge of the path, hurried them on..."There! There's the BIG HOUSE now...hurry!"

Sarah moved closer to Silas..."My goodness!" she said softly. "Will you just look at that!"

Silly just smiled in that way that mice have and burbled, "Well, there's home. Never judge a mousehole by where you find it." And he scampered off ahead of them, leading the way into the BIG UNKNOWN.

Back to Chapter 2 ..... To Chapter 4
where Silas and Sarah meet Silly's family and another Gnome

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