A little later they passed Mouse. He was making a garland of daisies.
“Are you looking for something?” asked Mouse.
“Yes, Mouse, I’m looking for my house. Have you seen it, by any chance?”

Mouse said: “No, I haven’t, but I’ll help you look!”
He hopped onto Tortoise’s back. “Wait, I can’t leave my flowers behind.” Tortoise waited. Mouse stretched and stretched and scooped up all his daisies.

Tortoise walked on, with Snail and Sparrow and Ladybird and Mouse on his back. They looked and looked but there was no sign of a house. The wind swept leaves off the ground and swirled them around Tortoise’s feet.
Tortoise got tired. “You lot are heavy,” he sighed.