Reflections

My mother placed me in an educational institution when I was five, and I remained in one ever since! However, much learning is available away from organised set-ups. Sharing experiences is a wonderful human activity.

Friday, September 28, 2012

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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