The Story of the White Mouse

In a kingdom that legends claim has existed for twenty thousand years, a prince lives up to his dazzling reputation: strikingly handsome, astonishingly learned, and endlessly creative. Though scholars never need to teach him, he composes poems, plays, and riddles with effortless ease, and his court is filled with hundreds of foreign princesses vying for his favor. Among his many pastimes, the future king keeps an elaborate collection of mice—caged in jeweled enclosures, each breed a tiny masterpiece of color and character.

When the prince finally chooses a bride, the celebration is grand and the night intimate, but his attention is quickly captured by a startling sight: a white mouse with emerald‑green eyes darting across the floor, performing a cascade of clever tricks. The creature is unlike any he has ever bred, and the prince’s curiosity turns into a frantic hunt, unaware that the mouse may be more than a mere animal. This whimsical chase sets the stage for a tale of envy, enchantment, and the surprising lengths a perfect ruler will go to claim the impossible.