>In the earliest of times, the first enclave of mice lay in a valley of wood and stone.
>The distant walls of the earth cupped within them the sky and all its stars. The great trees held up that sky, and below them ran endless fields of green. The river fell from the furthest cliffs, winding from the unreachable edge of the world and giving all it touched in the valley life.
>It was said that no mouse could walk the valley's length or breadth, such was its distance. But no mouse would choose to leave. Here mice had sprung up, and it was here that they stayed, making their homes in soft earth and feasting on the grains and fruits that grew there.
>At the head of the valley, a ridge rose, and atop it lay a mountainous keep of crumbling stone. These broken lands overlooked all the meadows that spread below it. At midsummer its arms eclipsed the longest rays of the sun. In the deepest winter nights wind howled through its spires and walls. It was home to the first wise owl, the one they called Nyctea, the master of the valley who came and went on silent wings.

- The narrative of the Acomys myth is thought to be fictional. The locations in the story lack specific details that could be matched to a real region.
- The general setting, however, is consistent with archaeotaxological findings that suggest freshwater valleys were among the first regions that pre-congrecene rodent enclaves developed in. They had enough natural shelter and food prevalence to support larger populations.
- Much of the contemporary art and storytelling from small mammals perceives and portrays the world as a very large place.

Follow-up to https://zoo.booru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=23581

Response to https://zoo.booru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=23539
https://desuarchive.org/trash/thread/34073789#34086360

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