Yesterday afternoon, Willow came running into the garden with something in his mouth, and then dropped it on the ground for us to admire - a lovely big mouse! Of course, the big mouse was not dead. It made several attempts to escape, each time only to be caught again by Willow, just as it thought that it was safe to run. We tried to distract Willow to give the mouse a chance, but he can be very focused when he is in his "Fang" mode, and he kept a close eye on his prey.
After a few minutes, we decided to let Willow be a cat, and play with his prey - as we came to the conclusion that it was a bit too big to be a mouse, and was more likely a small rat. A very handsome little rat, but a rat all the same.
My parents think that the rat escaped in the end, as they saw Willow run over the wall and the shed's roof and look over the back of the shed. At that stage, there was no sign of any rodent around. This morning, Willow was sniffing around the garden, trying to pick up the scent. I had a look around the garden, but found nothing. Hopefully, the rat was eaten by a fox at some stage during the night or escaped to a better life!
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