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<blockquote data-quote="Craig Fox" data-source="post: 7120402" data-attributes="member: 6882019">Look away, quick! Before you read it!The Two's whiskers twitched. &quot;Hey, what's that?&quot; he wondered aloud, going to have a closer look.&quot;Looks like a book ... much smaller than they usually are.&quot; said 4T. &quot;Let's have a gander at the title - it's written by Sun Tzu.&quot;&quot;The Art of War?&quot;&quot;No, Kung Fu For Mice.&quot; The Two and 4T looked at each other and shrugged. &quot;I guess that's one of his lesser known works.&quot; said The Two.&quot;Should we read it? It seems, how can I say, not entirely coincidental that we stumbled across this.&quot; 4T mused.&quot;Yes, if we run into trouble, we'll be sorry if it turns out that we need kung fu and neglected the opportunity to learn it.&quot; The Two nosed the cover open, displaying an ancient illustration of a stern-looking mouse in a fighting stance. &quot;Let's get started.&quot;A while later, the two mice stood breathing hard, sweat pouring down their flanks. &quot;This is tough, but we're so much better than when we started.&quot; gasped 4T.&quot;Right you are.&quot; replied The Two, waiting for his heart to slow a bit. Every muscle ached. &quot;What belt do you reckon we are now?&quot;&quot;According to those diagrams on Page 128, I think we'd be about orange by now.&quot;&quot;Well then&quot; said The Two. &quot;I guess we should find some belts to wear then.&quot;&quot;But mice don't wear belts.&quot; said 4T. &quot;Anyway, what about that old saying 'Karate here (pointing to head with paw), karate here (pointing to chest), karate not here (pointing to hips).' Different martial art, universal sentiment.&quot;&quot;I understand that&quot; said The Two &quot;but if enemies see us mice and can tell that we know kung fu, they're less likely to cause trouble.&quot;&quot;OK.&quot; sighed 4T. &quot;Let me see what I can find.&quot;A short time later, 4T returned with a box of crayons. &quot;Here you go.&quot; she said. &quot;Take the orange crayon, and draw a line across my back, just in front of the hips. Then I'll do the same for you.&quot; This was duly performed, and the mice were now clearly marked as orange-belt kung fu adepts.&quot;I feel so much more confident now.&quot; declared The Two. Then a look of doubt crossed his whiskered face. &quot;If we meet a brown mouse, how do we know whether he's really good at kung fu or not?&quot;4T shrugged. &quot;I say we just be nice to them.&quot; she replied.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Craig Fox, post: 7120402, member: 6882019"] [COLOR="#008000"][B]Look away, quick! Before you read it![/B][/COLOR] The Two's whiskers twitched. "Hey, what's that?" he wondered aloud, going to have a closer look. "Looks like a book ... [I]much[/I] smaller than they usually are." said 4T. "Let's have a gander at the title - it's written by Sun Tzu." "[I]The Art of War?[/I]" "No, [I]Kung Fu For Mice[/I]." The Two and 4T looked at each other and shrugged. "I guess that's one of his lesser known works." said The Two. "Should we read it? It seems, how can I say, not entirely coincidental that we stumbled across this." 4T mused. "Yes, if we run into trouble, we'll be sorry if it turns out that we need kung fu and neglected the opportunity to learn it." The Two nosed the cover open, displaying an ancient illustration of a stern-looking mouse in a fighting stance. "Let's get started." A while later, the two mice stood breathing hard, sweat pouring down their flanks. "This is tough, but we're so much better than when we started." gasped 4T. "Right you are." replied The Two, waiting for his heart to slow a bit. Every muscle ached. "What belt do you reckon we are now?" "According to those diagrams on Page 128, I think we'd be about orange by now." "Well then" said The Two. "I guess we should find some belts to wear then." "But mice don't wear belts." said 4T. "Anyway, what about that old saying 'Karate here ([I]pointing to head with paw[/I]), karate here ([I]pointing to chest[/I]), karate not here ([I]pointing to hips[/I]).' Different martial art, universal sentiment." "I understand that" said The Two "but if enemies see us mice and can tell that we know kung fu, they're less likely to cause trouble." "OK." sighed 4T. "Let me see what I can find." A short time later, 4T returned with a box of crayons. "Here you go." she said. "Take the orange crayon, and draw a line across my back, just in front of the hips. Then I'll do the same for you." This was duly performed, and the mice were now clearly marked as orange-belt kung fu adepts. "I feel so much more confident now." declared The Two. Then a look of doubt crossed his whiskered face. "If we meet a brown mouse, how do we know whether he's really good at kung fu or not?" 4T shrugged. "I say we just be nice to them." she replied. [/QUOTE]

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