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Sa Majesté Louis Catorze, Le Roi Soleil, supreme ruler of Le Château, sworn enemy of canine foe and scourge of Ocado delivery drivers.

Il y a un rat dans mon jardin: qu’est-ce que je vais faire? (Partie 2) 

Number of hours that Louis Catorze has spent outside since we spotted Le Rat: 9,598. 

Number of prey actually caught: 1.  

And, regretfully, it wasn’t the rat. It was a fly. That said, Catorze was super-dramatic about it, felling the hapless insect with great intent as if he were a sabre-toothed tiger taking down a pterodactyl. (Did sabre-toothed tigers even live with pterodactyls? Well, you know what I mean, in any case.) 

This isn’t the actual fly takedown but it looked exactly like this, against the glass of the patio doors.

This isn’t great, is it? It’s bad enough that the rat is still at large, but Catorze’s Sweet Sixteen party is just around the corner. We absolutely cannot risk it showing its ratty face in front of all our guests, not to mention the abject embarrassment of Catorze not noticing it. Or noticing it but doing nothing. Actually, which would be worse: incompetence or laziness? 

We still have a few weeks until the party. Will our venue be given the all-clear by Pest Control? Or should we plan to cater for an extra guest? 

No, you just relax and let vermin gad about through our property.

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20 responses to “Il y a un rat dans mon jardin: qu’est-ce que je vais faire? (Partie 2) ”

  1. Kate Crimmins avatar
    Kate Crimmins

    You can tell your guests that he’s waiting for his new bifocal glasses!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      There won’t be any guests left! They’ll all scarper the second they see Le Rat!

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      1. Kate Crimmins avatar
        Kate Crimmins

        He can eat the leftover smoked salmon.

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          Oh good heavens! Can you imagine? 😵‍💫

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  2. Bipolar's gf avatar
    Bipolar’s gf

    Izzy is tiny, black and 15. Her fly catching is incredible. She sits perfectly still and just watches. All of a sudden there’s a BANG. One strike. With a paw. Dead. And then she eats it. Remind me. Why do we share our homes with these?

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Yes, they strike them out of the air like King Kong swiping the planes (or helicopters, or whatever it was).

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  3. mcmcneil1 avatar
    mcmcneil1

    Well, the picture certainly makes him look like an effective avenger !

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      He really put his all into taking down that fly!

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  4. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    Did you see the rat again? The day you saw it, it might just have walked through your garden and left it after noticing the presence of a fierce cat guarding the place.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      A fierce cat? 🤣🤣🤣

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  5. Dr. CaSo avatar
    Dr. CaSo

    Hahaha, the first picture is so amazing!! Loving it 🙂

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      He looks quite the ferocious hunter. All lies, of course.

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  6. snowpackjack avatar
    snowpackjack

    The fly catching image makes him look quite fierce, perhaps you should place some copies where the rat has been spotted as a deterrent 😄

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      The rat would laugh hysterically and invite all his friends over to do the same!

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  7. cat9984 avatar
    cat9984

    Perhaps he’s made friends with the rat and has invited him to the party.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Noooooo!

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  8. Belle avatar
    Belle

    Post an invite: Rats Only, Plein Air All You Can Eat Cheese Party: Le Chateau, (date & time), Black Tie Optional. Bribe Catorze with the promise of hot smoked salmon in exchange for a succesful hunt. 😸

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Wouldn’t it be uncool to attend a cat party if one were a rat? 🤣🤣🤣

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  9. Belle avatar
    Belle

    Bonne chance!

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Oh, I’m convinced he will do absolutely nothing!

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