Setting The Traps
He picked up the old carton box where his mouse traps were housed. He only had to pick them up, but this was a crate filled with odd rubbish.
He asked why he maintained all these worthless items holding out an old doll that his niece loved. He finally discovered a lot of traps and began working. I do not know this is a wasteful effort.
Out Of Control
The strange thing Nathan desired, he had believed, was only a rat to come out with himself. He didn’t really want to fight with the garbage.
So he built up a complex network of traps with cheese and whatever other food he might discover. He laid them down. The night when he heard the first shatter, he was barely in bed. He was afraid of what might come in the morning.