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ysabetwordsmith) wrote2024-01-12 04:05 am
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2024-01-12 04:05 am
The Tidy Mouse
A man in Wales found his workbench inexplicably cleaned up overnight. So he set a camera to record it ...
... and found a mouse.
My first thought was, "World's best glamour, it even holds up on camera!"
Because Wales is home to faeries, and they're known for tidying. They're also known to disguise themselves as other critters, among which mice are a favorite. Admittedly, handling metal parts is somewhat less likely, but there are a few fey who can even handle cold iron.
Mice will gather food, or bedding, but they are messy and leave traces. They don't tend to meddle with things that aren't edible, gnawable, or shreddable. They mess things up rather than putting things away. I suppose it's theoretically possible for a mouse to behave in an unmouselike manner, but it seems a far stretch.
In a situation like that, turning a camera on the spot is damn risky. You might just get abandoned. You also might get hexed up one side and down the other. This guy was so, so lucky.
... and found a mouse.
My first thought was, "World's best glamour, it even holds up on camera!"
Because Wales is home to faeries, and they're known for tidying. They're also known to disguise themselves as other critters, among which mice are a favorite. Admittedly, handling metal parts is somewhat less likely, but there are a few fey who can even handle cold iron.
Mice will gather food, or bedding, but they are messy and leave traces. They don't tend to meddle with things that aren't edible, gnawable, or shreddable. They mess things up rather than putting things away. I suppose it's theoretically possible for a mouse to behave in an unmouselike manner, but it seems a far stretch.
In a situation like that, turning a camera on the spot is damn risky. You might just get abandoned. You also might get hexed up one side and down the other. This guy was so, so lucky.
Yes ...
Re: Yes ...