Stephen Arr

“ George said, still speaking loudly, so that the janitor could hear, but at least not bellowing so that it tore his throat. "She's afraid it might hurt the children."
"Will it hurt the children?" the janitor demanded.
"No," George replied. "They know all about traps—but my wife still wants it removed."
"Sorry," the janitor said, "but my orders are to put a trap by every mousehole. This is an atomic plant, and they don't want mice."
"They do, too!" George said defiantly. "They brought my great-great-grandfather Michael here themselves and exposed him to hard radiations. ”

“ It was ice water, and poor George, dripping wet, began to tremble uncontrollably.
"I suppose you never considered that you could sabotage and blow up every atomic plant we have," the man from the A.E.C. said, before George even had a chance to answer Alaskan Affairs. And, working himself into a rage to overcome his fear, he emptied his glass of ice water on the trembling mouse.
eorge began to weep. "It never occurred to me," he sobbed. "We mice aren't like that."
"Nonsense!" the General said. "It's the unchanging law of nature. We must kill you or you will kill us. ”

“ Clara said promptly. "You go right up to the supervisor's room and see."
So, George reluctantly heaved himself out of the chair and ran through the mouseways in the wall until he came to the mousehole in the supervisor's room.
At that moment, the janitor came in and the supervisor looked up, annoyed. He was a fat man, with stubble on his cheek, and he walked with a waddle.
"There's a mouse in room 112 who doesn't want a trap by his front door," the janitor said simply.
"You're crazy," the supervisor said.
The janitor shrugged. "What should I tell him?" he asked. ”

“ George said in a loud voice, and they all turned to look at him. "My wife would like that trap by our front door removed. She's afraid that it might hurt the children."
"Who are you?" the man from Immigration & Naturalization demanded sharply. ”

“ After that, the A.E.C. called a top-level conference of the Defense Dept., F.B.I. (Dept. Just.) , Fish & Wildlife (Dept. Int.) , Public Health (Dept. Welf.) , Immigration & Naturalization and Alaskan Affairs. The latter turned out to be a mistake.
his had taken two weeks, and George had lingered in the walls, impatiently waiting for his chance to testify. Of course, he was in telepathic communication with Clara. He knew that his family were all well, that Clara had made friends with the janitor, also that the trap was still there. ”

“ As soon as the Security Officer's report was received, the A.E.C. sent a battery of psychiatrists to the plant. After the psychiatrists reported, they, in turn, were sent to another battery of psychiatrists. ”