Abenteuer einer kleinen Maus, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker.
Abenteuer einer kleinen Maus - Adventures of a little mouse was the title of a story I wrote back in high school. It was a writing assignment by our German teacher, I believe in 7th grade. We received a general outline (a mouse and a cat living in a church) and had to come up with an interesting story. I ended up writing a rather imaginative short story (about four or five pages) about the adventures of the mouse and his friend the cat. When I handed it over for grading I thought it came out pretty good. My teacher (Frau Scharlach, which aptly translates to "scarlet fever") disagreed stating that it was "just too imaginative, going too far off". I don't remember all the details but I do vividly recall all the red remarks she plastered all over my story. I was rather upset to say the least and got into a heated argument with her afterward (I never take no for an answer). "Imagination" was apparently not in her vocabulary.
Note to teachers: Imagination is the lifeblood of a well functioning society. If our imagination is crippled we cannot find creative solutions to challenging problems, cannot feel with others and cannot contribute anything new. Where does this lead us, or leave us?
For all those who value imaginative stories have a look at The Little Good Mouse, a classic French fairy tale by Madame d'Aulnoy.
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