Similarly to last year and all the years before, the children from a little village school agreed to compete in building snowmen again. It had already become a tradition everyone looked forward to. There was a large field at the edge of the village, covered with lots of snow — a perfect spot.
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Well, how to say it… the winter had not been very generous recently. The older children took advantage of their age and built some amazing snowmen in advance, leaving nothing but patches of snow. But the younger ones were not in the mood to give up so easily. They tried to create at least a few snowballs. It did not go well. One snowball looked more like a snowcube, another was absolutely dirty, and many snowmen simply fell apart.
Finally, they managed to complete one, but it was barely taller than the small builders. It was probably the worst-looking snowman ever. He was even completely noseless and buttonless, with only two little eyes on his face. Still, all the small children were truly happy with their snowman. They even found an old kitchen pot with a hole, placed it on the snowman’s head, and went home happily. For them, it was the most beautiful snowman ever.
The poor snowman did not feel the same way. When the children were gone, dusk covered the field. All the beautiful snowmen standing there started to make fun of the poor little snowman.
“Just look at you… what are you anyway? And that weird thing on your head… not even your head is round! Actually, you are not a snowman at all! Just a pile of snow that will soon fall apart. You are so ugly that you bring shame on us, mighty and beautiful snowmen!”
Listening to such talk, it was really hard for the little snowman. He started crying slowly and quietly. His cold tears froze to tiny icicles as soon as they touched the ground. Out of nowhere, a squeaky voice was heard: “Careful with those icicles, please, I almost got buried by them!” The snowman looked down and saw a little field mouse. Her two black eyes were shining in the moonlight. “And why are you crying, anyway?” she asked curiously.
“Because I am small and ugly,” whined the snowman. “I do not have a nose, and there is an old pot with a hole on my head. I feel so ashamed.”
“Let me see, let me have a look,” proposed the mouse and quickly climbed onto the snowman’s head. “This is an amazing pot indeed,” she said and got inside. “It is a bit cold here from your snowy head, but the hole in the pot is tiny. It is not windy here at all. Would you mind if I made myself comfortable here?”
The snowman almost shook the snow off himself with joy. For the first time, he did not feel ugly anymore. The little mouse left for the field and came back with dry straw stalks and pieces of bushes. Carefully, she carried all those pieces into the pot and dropped them on the snowman’s head. Her running and the noise woke up a chickadee. Utterly surprised, she flew down from the tree and landed on the pot.
“What are you doing, little mouse?” she asked. She had never seen a mouse climbing onto a snowman before. “I am creating a new residence right here,” the mouse replied. “Look, I was going to cover the head with straw and branches so I will not feel cold. And the pot will protect me from chilly winds. It will feel warm and cosy here, and I can even watch the stars through the hole. This snowman claims to be ugly but is useful indeed.”760Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BApuFrZYe
“What an amazing idea!” cried the chickadee. “Can I give you a hand? It is so windy up there among the tree branches. Sometimes I am afraid I am going to freeze.” The mouse was really happy to finish her accommodation sooner — and even with an unexpected companion. So both animals got to work. Soon there were straw stalks, pieces of leaves and branches sticking out from the pot. It looked like the snowman had grown some hair; however, this new hairstyle was rather wild.760Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNkvqFyLmI
Once they finished, they had a well-deserved rest inside the lining. They were soon warm enough to forget all about the winter outside. In such a great mood, the chickadee started to sing beautifully. She sang for so long that her song filled the pot and even reached the stars. And she sang so wonderfully that both little creatures did not even notice the end of the night and the arrival of a new day.
Early in the morning, all the children gathered in the field to judge the snowmen and agree on the best one, since there had been no time to do it before. But when they arrived, they were stunned in amazement. Just look! The ugliest snowman had grown some hair! And they could even hear singing!
“Is it possible that the smallest kids managed to build a magical snowman? It has never ever happened before…” Of course, they had no clue about the mouse and the chickadee. Anyway, the snowman was immediately declared the best and most amazing one ever, an award accompanied by a wave of wild joy among the smallest ones.
Many days passed, and both little creatures enjoyed many visitors in their pot-house. Together with the snowman, they enjoyed each other’s company as well. And all the remaining snowmen around them were simply green with envy, for although they looked perfect, they were completely ignored.
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