When they arrived at their destination, the mice took off their running
shoes, tied them together and hung them around their necks-so they could get
to them quickly whenever they needed them again. Then they enjoyed the
cheese.

In the beginning Hem and Haw also raced toward Cheese Station C every
morning to enjoy the tasty new morsels that awaited them.

But after a while, a different routine set in for the littlepeople.

Hem and Haw awoke each day a little later, dressed a little slower, and
walked to Cheese Station C. After all, they knew where the Cheese was now
and how to get there.

They had no idea where the Cheese came from, or who put it there. They just
assumed it would be there.

As soon as Hem and Haw arrived at Cheese Station C each morning, they
settled in and made themselves at home. They hung up their jogging suits,
put away their running shoes and put on their slippers. They were becoming
very comfortable now that they had found the Cheese.

"This is great," Hem said. "There's enough Cheese here to last us forever."
The littlepeople felt happy and successful, and thought they were now
secure.

It wasn't long before Hem and Haw regarded the Cheese they found at Cheese
Station C as their cheese. It was such a large store of Cheese that they
eventually moved their homes to be closer to it, and built a social life
around it.