A Friend for Molly
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Once upon a time, there was a little field mouse named Molly. Molly lived with her parents in a big red barn owned by a farmer named Mr. Johnson.
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One day, Molly’s mother said, “Molly, the winter will be here soon, so Papa and I must go outside and look for some food to put away. Be a good little mouse until we get home.”
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Molly is a little mouse who lives with her parents on Mr. Johnson’s farm. When Molly’s parents go out to look for food for the upcoming winter, Molly decides to venture out of her mouse hole to find a friend to play with.
Molly hopes to find a friend, amongst the other animals who live on the farm with her, but is so disappointed when they are all to busy with their chores to play with a little mouse. The pig has to eat his slop; the chickens sit impatiently to lay their eggs, the tired old horse needs to plow the field, and lastly, the cow has to be milked.
When sad, little Molly returns home crying, her parents decide to talk with the farm animals. Each animal visits Molly later that evening and plays with her in their own special way. The pig lets her play with his curly tail, the chicken reads a story to her, the horse give her a ride around the barn and the cow gives her a drink of fresh milk. At the end of the evening, Molly has made many new friends and realized how lucky she is.
Follow Molly on her adventure as she travels around Mr. Johnson’s farm looking for a friend to play with.
About the Author
Miss Dooner is a retired New Jersey State Trooper, who earned her B.A. in Education/History while employed by the New Jersey State Police. Upon her retirement in July 2000, she and her niece, Jenna Badulato, began working on this book. After 6 years of working through summer vacations and during school breaks, the book was finally completed with illustration created by Miss Badulato. Miss Dooner presently resides in North Jenna Badulato is a 10th grade student at ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR