This story provides a narrative backstory for the nursery rhyme "Hickory, Dickory, Dock," featuring a widowed Mamma Mouse caring for her three children, Hickory, Dickory, and Dock, after their father died in a trap. While Mamma is out foraging, the curious children disobey her instructions to stay in the nest and explore the house, eventually encountering a large grandfather clock. Adventurous Dock climbs the clock but is terrified when it strikes one ("Bang!"), causing him to run down hastily, mirroring the rhyme. Upon returning, Mamma uses their frightening experience not to scold, but to gently teach them the importance of obedience and awareness of danger, a lesson the young mice learn effectively.

This story provides a narrative backstory for the nursery rhyme "Hickory, Dickory, Dock," featuring a widowed Mamma Mouse caring for her three children, Hickory, Dickory, and Dock, after their father died in a trap. While Mamma is out foraging, the...

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