The story is an allegory about two mice (Sniff and Scurry) and two little people (Hem and Haw) who search for cheese in a maze every day. When the cheese is no longer available at their usual station, the mice quickly adapt and find new cheese while the little people struggle to accept the change. Haw eventually realizes they must change their approach to find new cheese. He convinces Hem, and together they learn to embrace change rather than fearing it.

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2. Parts of All of Us

3. The Mice Sniff Scurry Sniffs out change early Scurries into action

4. The Little People Hem Haw Denies and resists change as he fears it will lead to something worse Learns to adapt in time when he sees changing can lead to something better

6. Possessing simple brains and good instincts, they searched for the hard nibbling cheese they liked, as mice often do. Using their complex brains filled with many beliefs and emotions, they searched for a different kind of Cheese – with a capital C – which they believed would make them feel happy and successful

14. The More Important Your Cheese Is To You The More You Want To Hold On To It.

16. “ They’re just mice. They respond to what happens. We’re little people. We’re smarter than mice. We should be able to figure this out.”

24. Movement In A New Direction Helps You Find New Cheese

25. When You Stop Being Afraid, You Feel Good!

27. Imagining Yourself Enjoying Your New Cheese Leads You To It.

34. Noticing Small Changes Early Helps You Adapt To The Bigger Changes That Are To Come.

38. And Enjoy It!

39. For further reading

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