"Don't be overconfident. It only leads to failure," his mother explained.
The young haughty Rat replied, "Chill Mom. Nothing will happen. I am an expert in stealing food. Have I ever been caught?"
The poor mother sighed and prayed God to help her son.
Rat went out to satisfy his hunger. At a distance he saw a large piece of cheese.
"Wow," he thought, and leapt at it.
"Thud!"
For a split second his mind went blank, and then the truth dawned upon him. He was trapped. The cheese was a bait to bring him to the dark cage.
This 99 word fiction is shared with Blogging from A to Z April Challenge - R.
Interesting old trick weaved into the story!
ReplyDeleteGreed always does that, eh?
ReplyDeleteRevealed
Yes always :-)
DeleteInteresting story, too much of greed is always bad.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alok :-)
DeleteOver-confidence always makes you fall down.. no matter how good you are..
ReplyDeleteWell portrayed..
Cheers
Thank You :-)
DeleteGreed never helps. If only a few people can be caught like this :P
ReplyDeleteThanks Soumya :-)
Deletewas that the TV9 sting operation? jokes apart...lovely lesson!
ReplyDeleteThank You Shubhangi :-)
DeleteWe should always listen to our elders, they have more wisdom than us.
ReplyDeleteThanks Vandana :-)
DeleteOh bad! Sometimes life traps us in a cage we least expected to be in!
ReplyDeleteWell said Sarah.
Delete... this made me cry, Mr. G ... feel sorry for that lil rat ... reminds me of my own childhood ... except me never got caught ... smiles ... Love, cat.
ReplyDeleteThank you Cat.
DeleteVery Beautiful Post &welcome to my new blog post.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sanju :-)
DeleteInteresting.I had written somewhat a sense like this 'Rani Cat' much earlier.I thought you would be writing 'Bell the Cat' story in your alluring way.
ReplyDeleteThank You Sarala :-)
DeleteSometimes we need to listen to advices...
ReplyDeleteThanks Sushree :-)
DeleteOops!
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