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PROGRAMSUCCESSx13NOVEMBER2011PAGE31AsayoungchildoneoftheveryfirstbooksIreadturnedouttobeonethathadaprofoundaffectonmylifethenanddevoidmyknowledgeevenmoresoasanadult.ThisbooktitledTheKINGtheMICEandtheCHEESEtaughtmethevaluesofrelationshipsandpurpose.WrittenbyNancyandEricGurneyin1965publishedbyRandomHouseInc.ofNewYorkthebookisverywellillustrated.Thestorygoesalongtheselinesx1cOnceuponatimeinafarawaycountrytherelivedaking.Helivedinabeautifulpalace.Hehadeverythingheliked.Helikedcheesebestofall.Hischeesemakersmadethebestcheeseinalltheland.Everyoneinthepalacecouldsmellthatcheese.Everyoneinthetowncouldsmellthatcheese.Everyoneinthecountrycouldsmellthatcheese.Amousedid.x1dNowthisiswherethestorygetsgood.Thebooksaysthatmousetoldallhisfriendsandeverymouseinthelandrantothepalace.Themicehadfunlivingwiththekingeatingthekingx19scheesebutthekingdidnotlikeit.Hecalledhiswisemenforadviceingettingridofthemice.Aftercarefulthoughtandconsiderationtheybroughtincatsbigcatslittlecatsfatcatsandthincats.Thesemice-chasingcatsraneverymousefromthepalace.Nowthecatswereveryhappylivingwiththekingbutthekingwasnothappylivingwithcats.Theyscratchandclawedtherewastoomanyofthem.Againhecalledhiswisemenandagainaftercarefulthoughtandconsiderationtheybroughtindogsbigdogslittledogsandspotteddogs.Thesecat-chasingdogsranallthecatsfromthepalace.Nowthedogswereveryhappy.Theylikedlivingwiththeking.Butthekingwasnothappy.Hedidnotlikelivingwithdogs.Theybarkedandchewed.Incomesthewisementhistimetheybroughtinlionsbig-bigbravelions.Thedog-chasinglionsraneverydogfromthepalace.Nowthelionswereveryhappylivingwiththekingbutnotthekinglivingwithlions.Theywerebigandscary.Againthecallgoesouttothewisementheysaythisiseasytheybringinelephants.Thelion-chasingelephantsruneverylionfromthepalace.Theelephantswereveryveryhappylivingwiththeking.Butthekingwasmostunhappylivingwithelephants.Theyweredustyandtheysmelled.HowdoyougetridofelephantsyelledthekingWecandoitsaidthewisemen.Wewilldoitrightaway.Theybroughtbackallthemice.Theelephant-chasingmicewentrighttoworkandraneveryelephantfromthepalace.Thekingwasrightbackwherehestartedmiceeverywhereeatinghischeese.x1cWhatamIgoingtodoForthreelongdaysthekingsatandaskedhimselfthatquestion.Afterthreedaysofthinkinghethoughtoftheonlyanswer.Callingthemicetogetherthekingmadeadealx1cIx19lllearntogetalongwithyou.Youx19lllearntogetalongwithme.x1dFromthenonthekingsharedhischeesewiththemiceandthemicelearnedtoeatwithverynicemanners.JesustellsastoryofrelationshipandpurposeinMark41-9.Itisastoryaboutsimpleseedsandtheirquesttosurvive.Aftertellingthisstoryitx19sinterestingthatJesusconcludeswiththestatementx1cHethathathearstohearlethimhear.x1dCoulditbethatAmericax19ssolutiontoallitsproblemsthemysteriesoflifethosecomplexpredicamentseludinganswersandthatindistinguishableknowledgeweseekishidinginplainviewamongthesimplethingsinlife.IstheprophetspeakingtoustodayasanationwhenhestatesinEzekiel122x1cSonofmanthoudewellestinthemidstofarebellioushousewhichhaveeyestoseeandseenottheyhaveearstohearandhearnotfortheyarearebellioushouse.x1dTheKINGtheMICEandtheCHEESEx1cAmericax19sPre-SchoolLessonx1d