When the little mouse, which was loved as none other was in the mouse-world, got into a trap one night and with a shrill scream forfeited its life for the sight of the bacon, all the mice in the district, in their holes were overcome by trembling and shaking; with eyes blinking uncontrollably they gazed at each other one by one, while their tails scraped the ground busily and senselessly. Then they came out, hesitantly, pushing one another, all drawn towards the scene of death. There it lay, the dear little mouse, its neck caught in the deadly iron, the little pink legs drawn up, and now stiff the feeble body that would so well have deserved a scrap of bacon. The parents stood beside it and eyed their child's remains. . Franz Kafka
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The Little Mouse is a fable about a little mouse that loses his life because he goes into a trap. The death of the mouse is both painful and sad, but the moral of the story is that death can be avoided if you are smart. The loss of the little mouse is devastating to all the other mice, who are overcome with grief and shock. A group of mice then gather around and look upon the remains of their lost friend. The parents stand by and watch over their child's remains until they finally decide to bury him.

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