Ratatouille and other Rodents

According to Wikipedia, there are about 2000 to 3000 species of rodents in this world. See www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodent. Rodents are by the way, gnawing mammals that make up the Order Rodentia. Examples of rodents are mice, rats, chipmunks, beavers, and squirrels.Rodents make up about half to more than half of the animal kingdom! Implications? There are a lot of these small creatures running around, and the first two of the examples i have just given are not too welcome by all and sundry.

Just a few months back, my estate called pestcontrol agents to block and cover up the holes in the ground, believed to be the abodes of rodents of the ugly kind (grey with long pinkish tails). Besides covering up, they of course were instructed to put rat poison into the holes.

In my U days, i actually had a horrifying experience where my Tupperware container cover (mind you) was bitten into a crescent shape!!! Horror of horrors!!! The rat had attempted to access my biscuits which were in the container. I subsequently asked to be moved into another room of KR hall (where i stayed for a year). You don't have to guess what i did to all those biscuits, which incidentally were just topped up to the brim. Oh man...

Here is a Ratatouille-inspired piece. Enjoy!

The Final Showdown of the Rodent-Killer and the Rodent King!!!
Starring: Academy-award winner Mr Rodonkiller; Mr Rodent King; His Deputy Rodent and their 8 highly-skilled rodents...
Setting: King Rodent's court (somewhere in Japan)
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