Gran's Got Gerbils

The following poem is based on a true story We were sitting down one evening when the phone began to ring, “Hello mum,” said Father, “Can I help with anything?” Grandmother then answered, “There’s a gerbil in my house!” “Do you really mean a gerbil? Don’t you mean a mouse?” “I’m certain it’s a gerbil,” My grandmother defended, “And the fact you think I’d get that wrong makes me feel offended.” “I’m sorry, but a gerbil? Are you really sure?” “Yes I am. It must be one of those they’ve got next door.” “We’re on our way.” Said my Dad and then hung up the phone, And then within the hour we were at Grandmother’s home. “Ok Mum, please tell me, just what did you see?” “It came out from the kitchen and went under the TV.” Dad went in a cupboard and then took out a trap, Set it with some chocolate and waited for the “Snap!”, It only took a moment, and what do you suppose? A great big rat staggered out, the trap caught on its nose! Dad chased it to the garden and gave it quite a whack, “It’s ok Mum, that gerbil is never coming back”, “Thank you Son, you know that I’d have struggled doing that, But it could have been so much worse. It could have been a rat!”