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the little grey mouse that lived in my wall prospered for many days on …

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the little grey mouse that lived in my wall prospered for many days on nibbles of my lunch. id pack a meal before bed and, while i slept, he would take small bites of my lunch, which i left on the counter. hed take a cracker crumble here, and a bread crumb there, but he wouldnt take too much and hed always clean up after himself. things were going quite well for him and i didnt even know that he existed, until he got sloppy. one night while i slept, he ate all my chips and left a big mess. when i awoke to this sight, i knew what had happened to my chips. the next night he returned for another snack. he found a nice, delicious piece of cheese... lightly balanced on a mousetrap. now i dont have to share my chips anymore.

  1. what is the theme of this story?
  1. what happens in the story that leads you to believe this?

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Question 7
Brief Explanations

The story shows a mouse that initially behaves responsibly (taking small bites, cleaning up) and prospers, but when it becomes greedy (eating all chips, leaving a mess) and returns for more, it meets its end (the mousetrap). So the theme relates to the consequences of greed or overstepping boundaries. A possible theme is "Greed can lead to negative consequences" or "Actions have consequences, especially when one becomes careless or greedy".

Brief Explanations

To support the theme (e.g., greed has consequences), we look at the mouse's actions. Initially, it took small nibbles, cleaned up, and the narrator didn't know it existed (prospered). Then, it ate all the chips, left a mess (greedy/sloppy action), and when it returned for more (another snack), it found cheese on a mousetrap and presumably met its end. These events show that its change in behavior (greed/sloppiness) led to a bad outcome.

Answer:

A possible theme is that greed (or overstepping behavioral boundaries) can lead to negative consequences. For example, the mouse was doing well by taking small amounts and cleaning up, but when it became greedy (ate all the chips, left a mess) and returned for more, it was caught in a mousetrap.

Question 8