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“Grasshopper will you be coming with us?” asked Rufus. “Unfortunately not, this is where I
leave you my friends,” said the grasshopper. “Thank you, Grasshopper,” said Rufus. “It was my
pleasure and I wish you well on your journey,” he replied and hopped off. Rufus then crawled
through the gap in the wall. On the other side Pete and Anna were waiting for him. “Look Rufus
it‟s the white building,” said Anna. “We should get a closer look,” he replied. Pete and Anna
nodded in agreement. The three mice ran towards the building. Rufus could see their destination
getting closer and he couldn‟t help but smile. “Wait!” said Pete out loud. They all stopped
suddenly. “What?” Anna asked. “The door knob moved,” answered Pete. “Let‟s be safe and hide
behind that crate,” said Rufus.
Safely behind the crate they saw the door open and it revealed a human. “That must be the
farmer,” whispered Rufus. They watched him lock the door. “Look…!” whispered Anna
frightened. Right behind him was a white, fat furry cat. “A cat!” Pete panicked. “Keep your
voice down. Do you want him to hear us?” said Anna firmly. The cat and farmer walked to a
tractor parked outside the white building. The farmer climbed on the tractor, but the cat stopped
suddenly. It sniffed the air and started moving towards the crate. The three mice stood dead still,
not a breath left their nostrils. The cat was coming closer.
The tractor‟s engine suddenly started. The cat stopped, turned around and followed the farmer
onto the tractor. A sigh of relief came from behind the crate. “That was really close!” said Anna.
“Thank goodness it got distracted, otherwise we would have been mice pudding,” said Pete.
“The coast is clear, we can go to the building now,” said Rufus. When they reached the door they
saw a tiny door at the bottom. “That‟s perfect, we can fit through it. Pete, will you keep watch
while we search inside?” asked Rufus. “Sure thing,” answered Pete. Anna and Rufus disappeared
through the door. “It‟s cold in here,” said Anna shivering. “Look,” said Rufus as he pointed to
rows of cages. There were two levels of rows. “Rufus, you check each cage at the bottom and I
will check the top shelf,” said Anna. Before Rufus could answer she moved toward one of the
cages and climbed it. Rufus looked inside each of the bottom shelves, but found nothing. “They
are all empty,” said Rufus.

“Hello,” he heard. It was Anna he realized. When he looked up to the top shelf he saw she was
standing by a cage. “Don‟t be afraid; we are here to help. I am Anna and down there is Rufus.
We are looking for his family,” she continued. “I am George. You must be here for the other
mice, but I fear you have come too late,” said the hamster. “What do you mean?” Rufus asked.
“They are in the room next door facing death as we speak. I am sorry, but they are to be the
snakes‟ supper tonight,” he continued. No it can‟t be, thought Rufus. “How do I get to the
room?” he asked desperately. “It is right over there,” he said and pointed. “It‟s not locked, but I
wouldn‟t go in there if I were you,” he warned.
It‟s been a while since they entered the building, thought Pete. He was starting to feel restless
waiting outside the small door. He decided to peek inside. This place is enormous, he thought.
He looked around and saw Anna talking to someone in one of the cages. What am I doing? I
have to get back outside he thought. He turned around, but right in front of him was the furry, fat
cat. “What a lovely surprise! I thought I smelled something delicious earlier,” said the cat.
Before Pete could move the cat knocked him to the floor. “Now lay still,” she said. Pete closed
his eyes as the cat bared her teeth. She is going to eat me he thought. She picked Pete up with her
mouth and walked away from the door. “Please don‟t eat me,” pleaded Pete. The cat ignored him
and kept on walking.