The myth of the Jumping mouse follows the story of the great, courageous journey that an ordinary mouse whose curiosity gets the better of him with a great outcome. The Jumping mouse is lead to a great river where he begins his meeting the many creatures he would come across on his journey to the great medicine on the Sacred mountain. Along his journey, the Jumping mouse is met with disbelief by others of his kind on his quest to the Sacred mountain, and is continuously being met by challenges along the way. The mouse as he continues on his journey is forced to make sacrifices, his two eyes, in order to get the help he needs to make his journey safely. Kindly, when the two great animals, the buffalo and the wolf, the mouse meets require the assistance of the mouse, he is happy to oblige as he sees the other creatures around him as truly great and therefore deserving of his eyes, especially those doing favours for him. Finally, the Jumping mouse makes it to the Sacred mountain, but is blind and is unable to see and is greatly frightened. Due to the exposure on the Sacred mountain the mouse was deeply concerned about being caught by an eagle, as he was able to hear them, but unable to see as he had given away his two eyes. The mouse's suspicions were correct and he was snatched up by an eagle, and the mouse fell asleep.
