If you give a mouse a cookie

This is a story I read to the class today. Using props, I want to capture their attention as much as possible. They enjoyed the story and the humour in it. The lesson is to illustrate the essential elements of a good story-telling session. They then attempted to tell their stories after rehearsing for a period to the class.

If you give a mouse a cookie,
he's going to ask for a glass of milk.
When you give him the milk,
he'll ask you for a straw.
When he's done with the milk,
he'll ask for a napkin.
Then, he'll want to look into a mirror to make sure he does not have a milk moustache.

When he looks into the mirror,
he might notice his hair needs a trim.
He'll ask for a pair of nail scissors.
After he'd finished giving himself a trim,
he'll want a broom to sweep.
He might get carried away and sweep every room in the house.
He may even end up washing the floors as well.

After that, he'll be so tired he'll want to take a nap.
You'll have to fix up a little box for him,
and he'll settle in comfortably and fluff the pillow a few times.
He'll want you to read him a story.
So you'll read to him from one of your books.
He'll ask to see the pictures.
He'll get so excited he'll one to draw one of his own.
You'll have to get him a paper and some crayons.
After drawing his picture,
he'd want to sign his name, with a pen.

Then he'll want to hang his picture on the refrigerator.
Which means he'd need scotchtape.
Then he'll stand back to look at his picture.
Staring at the refridgerator will remind him that he's thirsty.
So he'll ask for a glass of milk.
When he asks for a glass of milk,
chances are he'll want a cookie to go with it.