Rodent, the mouse..........(1)
Rodent, a white spotted grey mouse in his late teenager
years, lived happily and peacefully in an old house which he shared with an extended family set-up. The old
house was situated right in the corner,
at the end of the road, that led to the
village historic core. In fact his ancestory goes as far back as the middle
ages.
He lived alone in his spacious burrow, after surviving a
fumigation attack on the premises which decimated his own family constellation.
He was lucky to be out of the den during the assault, because he was attending
to some colourful business organised by his peer group.
Most of the time he behaved very well, given the
circumstances, and hardly ever left traces of his lodging and existence. He
learnt how to avoid modern gadgets that militated against such creatures who were
considered to be squatters and destructive.
As far as feeding was
concerned, though not one would describe it as sumptuous, it was tasty and abundant
enough. The crumbs that fell off the table during the meals eaten by the
tenants who lived on the storeys above. It was enough though he had to work
hard to reach it, and devour it noiselessly.
The problem only arose
when Rodent had guests for dinner.
End of part 1 – to be continued.......
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