A: Why is this gadget called a mouse?
B: Because with a wire, it looks like a mouse.
A: The real one?
B: Yes! Imagine! It looks exactly like an animal!
A: You’re right! But what does it do? I never used one.
B: It helps you point and click at things inside the computer screen. You can also perform other tasks, like dragging files.
A: Oh that’s nice. But who invented it?
B: Douglas Englebart had invented the computer mouse in the early 1960s.
A: He must have been really smart, right?
B: I sure would like to think so!
