After a few suggestions, the end result was to lock Mouse and the mouse into the bathroom and let them fight it out. This is because every time Elizabeth attempted to separate the mouse from Mouse, Mouse would pick up the mouse and run with it. The end result was a dead mouse brutally slain by the cat. At this point it is Mouse 5 mice 0, Mouse 1 bird 0. Its a running count...
On Saturday, I was home with my son Malachi. He was playing with his toys and I was watching tv when suddenly we heard a bunch of rustling in the kitchen. As I turned I saw Mouse bringing in a mouse.
Because of previous mouth mutilations I had already shut the doors of the bathroom, our room and Malachis room, but forgot about Mom and Dads room.
As I stood from the tv Mouse saw me and knew I was going to take away his prize, seeing that the usual rooms were closed he darts, w/ the mouse in his mouth, into Mom and Dad's room. I cornered Mouse but he did not give in and found an escape route into the living room. I swat Mouse with a broom and he lets go of the mouse, the mouse runs underneath the couch and Mouse is waiting but I pick up Mouse and put him into the bedroom.
Now I find myself into a predicament because:
- I am afraid of mice, a recently discovered fear
- Malachi is completely excited about the mouse in the house and is running everywhere
- the mouse is underneath the couch
- I had to somehow pick up the couch, hold Malachi back, and get the mouse
I was in a doozy of a situation. I decided to do something different I got Mouse out and set him by the couch and demanded Malachi sit still as I lift the couch. So Mouse is ready, Malachi is waiting with anticipation and so I lift up the couch and Mouse charges the mouse and goes up over the gate and through the doggy door.
Most people would think it would have been a good idea to let Mouse destroy the mouse outside but not me I didn't want the mouse to escape and get back in. So I put on my shoes and go down the stairs (as I demand that Malachi stay on the porch but he could watch) in order to seperate the mouse from Mouse so I could dispose of the mouse appropriately.
As I get to the bottom of the steps Mouse jumps over the fence and so I go through the gate to get him on the other side in which he jumps back over the fence, goes up the stairs, and through the doggy door where he is back in the same house I was just trying to get him out of. (again Malachi jumping up and down with excitement)
I go back into the house and get Mouse into the bathroom somehow got him to drop the mouse and got him back in the living room with the mouse in the bathroom.
Again I find myself in a predicament because the mouse is still in the house and he is still alive. But I remembered that my Dad had bought a mouse trap that is a black box and when the mouse goes through the box it electrocutes him, killing the mouse. So I take Malachis toys, some bottles of shampoo and cups to make a maze into the black death box for the mouse. I somehow lead him into it, and I decide to leave him in there so he could die by himself.
After a while I go back in open the box and find the mouse. I call my Dad explaining what I thought was a humorous story but decide to take the broom handle and poke the mouse where I realize the mouse was still alive. The mouse gets out of the trap and runs into a nearby cup. The smart person would have taken the cup and put the mouse outside but not this man, I decide to reset the trap and make another maze and somehow the mouse got back into the trap. This time I left the trap for about a 1/2 hour before I went back to check on the mouse.
After the 1/2 hour I check and the mouse is still but after the first time I decide to check it one last time, and again the mouse is still alive
At this time I am frustrated and decide to let Mouse finish the job but not in the house. I take the mouse outside and the mouse ran out and jumped off the deck, the deck is a good 15 to 20 feet in the air. I check and see a twitching mouse, so I get Mouse to finish the job. I take mouse down and the mouse is running towards the fence. Mouse darts at him picks him up, the mouse bites Mouse, Mouse lets him go runs up the stairs, and through the doggy door. The mouse makes a run for it and sees another day. Making this adventure Mouse 5, mice 1
My wife called me this morning to tell me that Mouse brought in a bird and the bird was flying around the house. But Mouse grabbed the bird and its now dead. Mouse also has killed about 2 mice since the last encounter so here is the new count:
Mouse 7, Mice 1 Mouse 2, Birds 0
Thought this was humorous and I hope you enjoy the true story of the Mouse Killer :)
Sorry for all the grammatical and spelling errors, hey Im not an English teacher and I dont proofread. :-/
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