Chapter 31 colorful mouse

My family recently had a rat infestation. At first, I was quite surprised that there were rats in such a tall building. Later, I read reports that rats were rampant on the 100th floor of the Empire State Building in New York, so I was relieved. Rats are of course a nuisance. They often run on the ceiling at night and make noises; food and fruit are often bitten through a big hole or disappear; the most distressing thing is that they sometimes bite the cabinets and bite off the wires , It is hard to guard against, and even worried that one day it will bite through the gas pipeline. How to do it?I thought of the two ancient people I admired. One was Su Dongpo, who said: "Loving mice always keep food, but pity moths and don't light lamps." Another is Master Hongyi. If the mouse is full, it will not destroy things, and the problem of mice will be eliminated.

Therefore, I always leave some food on the dining table after dinner for those rats to enjoy, and soon discover that "rats are not ancient rats today", "the world is going down, and the rats' hearts are not old", they don't know that they are naturally cunning Or the taste is picky, and the food that is specially reserved is always not eaten, and the food that is not given is eaten east and west. Before long, I lost Su Dongpo's love and Hong Yi's patience. I don't think we can do anything about it. Rat poison and rat traps are not considered, because they are too cruel and violate the principle of compassion; mouse traps are also not acceptable, as they violate the precept of killing animals; the only thing left is the rat cage.

My original idea was to capture mice in a mouse cage and then take them to the mountains to release them. This would not only eliminate the rodents, but also allow the mice to hide in the mountains. Once, I mentioned it to a friend who graduated from the Drama Department of the Art Academy. He mentioned that when he was a student, there was a rat infestation in the dormitory, and he had a solution once and for all. "After catching the mouse, paint the mouse with bright colors, such as bright red face, green, yellow, blue body, white tail, and then let the mouse go, and the mouse will disappear."

"why!" My friend said: "This is the psychology of mice. When the colorful mouse escapes back into the hole, its relatives and friends will be terrified and will run away in all directions; the colorful mouse will feel guilty and run away. , not just one mouse, but the whole litter of mice will be extinct." I think my friend’s method is very good. One day I caught a mouse and did the same thing. I painted the mouse to look like Pingju’s face and let it go back. Unexpectedly, it was really effective, and the mice in the house disappeared from then on. Until now, I still have doubts, is the mouse with the face painted really guilty?Are the other mice really scared?This cannot be traced, but rats are also sentient beings with delicate perception, this is certain!