Designing the Mouse

      Do you use the computer? I am also sure that you are familiar with the use of a computer mouse. Have you ever wondered why it is called a mouse?

      Many years ago, a man named Kenny was asked to make something to help control a computer. Kenny was a designer who was very good at making useful things.

      One day, as Kenny was thinking of ideas on what to do, a mouse ran by on the floor. Kenny disliked mice. He tried to catch the mouse, but the mouse easily ran away and disappeared from sight. Seeing the mouse run around in circles gave Kenny an idea. Kenny thought that it would be a great idea to make a device that could allow people to move and control a computer as quickly as a mouse!

      After two weeks, Kenny finished making his device. This device had buttons on its top, and a ball on its bottom, and it allowed people to control the computer very quickly. To remind himself about where his idea came from, Kenny made his device in the shape of a mouse. It even had a wire that looked like the tail of a mouse!