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The Mouse Trap

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    The mouse trap A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. “What food might this contain?” the mouse wondered. He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.  Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning: “There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!”  The chicken raised her head and said “Mr Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me.”  The pig sympathised, but said “I am so very sorry, Mr Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray.”  The cow said, “Mr Mouse, I’m sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose.”  So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone.  That very night a sound was heard throughout the house — like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey. The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not s