This story was inspired by a real incident in the life of the author. She and her husband were truck drivers for eighteen years and pulled trailers with many trucks like the big purple truck all over the United States. One day, they found out they had a mouse in the cab of their truck when it ran down the author?s arm as they drove along. Of course, she was quite startled and when she calmed down she made up this story about the incident, trying to imagine the event from the mouse?s point of view. The story lends itself to educational themes about geography and commerce for use in the classroom or with home school programs. It is the first story in a series of nine charming stories that the author has written about the adventurous little mouse and his family.
