Mäuschen

("Little mousy" - "MOYS-hyen")

Before my Tutorium today, I saw a little mouse at the university! My tutor laughed and said she was not so pleased to hear that as much as I was to see the Mäuschen (-chen is a diminuitive suffix in German). I know, I know... seeing a mouse at your university is not really good news. But it really was adorable. I cannot help it.

(On a tangent note, I hope some of you have read The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. It is a children's novel, but incidentally one of my very favorite books that I've ever read. Despereaux is also an adorable little mouse.)