A Rodent's tale...

For the past couple of days, our home has been invaded by a rodent, not the cute one from Stuart little type, but the real nasty one, nibbling at whatever it could find and destroying it. My cousin grew enraged at the very mention of it. It chewed and destroyed his Motorola headphones. We used to discuss the method that we should adopt to kill it, should we catch it alive. 2 methods were the overwhelming favorites, ones is to beat it to death, the other to put it in a bucket of water and suffocate it to death. So the trap had finally been set, waiting for the kill.

A strange noise at 3 in the morning woke me up, only to find that our trap had been successful, and the rodent was caught. Well, 3 in the night is not a great time to discuss the punishment for an obtrusive and a destructive rodent. So we momentarily put off the decision and went back to a peaceful sleep.

Early morning, The tired mouse lay still, after a constant battle trying to nibble at the iron rods of the snare. A change of heart! We decided to set it free, and took it to a secluded area, couple of streets away, far enough for it to not come back. The moment the snare was opened, it went out jumping happily!! Its happiness, as if signifying gratitude, vindicated our decision to set it free.