Of Mice and Men, a 107-page piece by John Steinbeck, has in stock in the beginning dynamic, steady beat of the descriptions of natural happenings; lots of verbs. Lennie and George are travel-mates, wandering around before arriving to farm work in California. The impatient George is apparently a bit tired from both the job and Lennie, a big, strong child of a man apt to get into trouble. George c..