The Bronze Rat

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Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:14 PM

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The Bronze Rat

 

A tourist walked into a curio shop in San Francisco. Looking around

at the exotica, he noticed a very lifelike, life-sized bronze statue

of a rat.

 

It had no price tag, but it was so striking he decided he must have

it. He took it to the counter. " How much for the bronze rat? "

 

 

" Twelve dollars for the rat, one hundred dollars for the story, " the

owner said.

 

 

The tourist gave the shop owner twelve dollars. " I'll take the rat.

You can keep the story. "

 

 

As he walked down the street carrying the rat, he soon noticed that a

few real rats had crawled out of the alleys and sewers and began

following him.

 

This was disconcerting, so he began walking faster. But within a

couple of blocks, the herd of rats behind him had grown to hundreds,

and they began squealing.

 

 

He began to trot toward the Bay, but looking back he saw that the

rats now numbered in the millions, were squealing ever louder, and

coming toward him faster and faster. Now scared, he broke into a run,

then a full Olympic sprint to the edge of the Bay where he threw the

bronze rat as far out as he could muster. Amazingly, the millions of

rats all jumped into the Bay after the bronze rat, and they all drowned.

 

 

The man walked back to the curio shop. " Aha! " said the owner. " You

have come back for the story. "

 

 

" No, " said the man, " I came back to see if you have a bronze

Republican "