There were 2 little mice who lived in the walls of a homely kitchen. One day as they were both scurrying along above the worktops, they both slipped and fell into a large jug of milk. The first mouse paddled for a little while but gave up very quickly, the second mouse, determined to succeed (despite not knowing how) continued to paddle and paddle.... as he paddled more and more the milk started to curdle and slowly but surely the milk got thicker and thicker and was able to drag himself to safety on the rim of the jug.
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