Once upon a time, in a cozy little cottage nestled by a babbling brook and surrounded by towering oak trees, lived two unlikely friends: Whiskers the cat and Squeaky the mouse. Now, you might think cats and mice are natural enemies, but Whiskers and Squeaky were different. They had grown up together since they were tiny, and they had formed a unique bond of friendship that made them inseparable.   Whiskers was a large, fluffy orange tabby with big green eyes and a penchant for napping in the warmest patches of sunlight. He was the laziest cat in the village,