I have had another encounter with that filthy mouse, and I now know his name. It is Measle. He represents everything that is vile and treacherous in rodents. He must die.

Here's what happened. I was out in the sphere, rolling around the place and irritating Agatha the Cat who was trying to get a nap. All of a sudden I smelled the rank odour of my dastardly enemy, the Mouse! He was in Zoe's and my Cave! I pursued the scent, rolling my Sphere along and found the filthy little beast STEALING MY SEEDS!!! I challenged him to mortal combat immediately, but I couldn't get out of the Sphere to get to grips with him, and Zoe was not around to let me out. He tried to fight me through the Sphere and I tried to fight him and we rolled and tumbled all over the place. Agatha opened one eye and looked momentarily startled, opening both eyes up wide. I don't think she ever saw a Mouse before. It was becoming plain that I could not bite the Mouse through the Sphere, nor could he bite me. "Agatha!" I squeaked. "That's an invading Mouse. Kill it! Kill it!" You know what the silly thing did...she looked aghast and fled behind the sofa! She has no idea she's a Cat, and probably imagines herself to be smaller than a Mouse. Agatha is a complete idiot.

The Mouse had discovered that the Sphere was impenetrable, so he backed off a bit...and then he started laughing at me! Oh, how I raged! He then started squeaking all kinds of insults and boasting loudly, "Measle is the King! Measle is undefeatable! You stink! You are an evolutionary abberation. Measle is going to steal all your food and pee on your nest! Ha! Ha! Ha!" As you can imagine, I went completely berserk. I had to watch helplessly as the vile little creature stole all my food and marked my nest with his calling card. It was maddening.

Eventually he left as he had come, departing through a small crack by the baseboard. When Zoe came back I chittered and carried on for some time, so she knew I was really upset. She has gone and gotten more food, but the Cave is no longer secure. Our sacred ground has been violated.

That's it. When I have eaten and rested properly I am going to re-enter the catacombs and finish that rotten Measle off once and for all. I will dismember him and scatter his pitiful remnants to the four winds. Measle is going to DIE, DIE, DIE!!!

Corridus