Winter Treasures for Milo and Minnie

Evening settled over the forest as winter hurried closer. Milo and Minnie

checked their notebook by the tiny window. Both mice knew the pantry still looked thinner than needed.

They wanted enough food for winter and a few shiny treasures. Tonight felt like

the last chance before deeper snow arrived. Under a low wooden bridge,

water trickled beneath thin ice. Something bright glimmered between stones beside the

frozen stream bank. Milo knelt down and brushed slush away from the sparkle. A smooth silver

button appeared, scratched but still beautifully round. Minnie wrapped it in cloth and slipped

it into their pouch. Farther along the path, dry weeds rattled beside an old fence.