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Once Upon an orphanage my life was a
near tragic State
I longed to find a brighter place
somewhere full of love and grace I dream
of fields with a cool Ocean Breeze a
home for my own family
when I got my wish I pinched myself to
make sure this home was real
they said for a boy but then I was a
girl my dreaming had just let me down
again if I came as a queen this long
ebony hair then maybe they'd feel I was
worth it for them I'm a good worker in
spite of My Talking I belong to belong
here for all of my life don't send me
away without seeing what I see
everything I touch is full of delights
I'll do my best to not let you down I
can imagine world full of joy just give
me your hand and I'll teach you to hope
you'll find that I have something
worthwhile just let me stay here
forever I promise a life full of smiles
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don't let it get away I refuse I
actually refused to share my lunch with
a mouse there's the interloper the what
the mouse after it
we don't have to hurt the poor little
thing
foreign
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assistant
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I touched the mouse I touched a mouse
that's the idea silly Diana oh you let
it get away over here
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never get it now I assume we have a
reasonable explanation for this little
gathering
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more than one they're all over we're
besieged the whole town is besieged
they're taking over it's a veritable
Invasion oh don't be so melodramatic
this mess who's responsible for this the
Invaders oh for goodness sakes not more
of them that's it I have had enough
the mice must go This Is w*r
best mouse traps made one snap and the
mouse dies instantly
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those mouse traps are cruel there must
be a way to trap mice without k*lling
them it's this is the dress I want
six of your best mouse traps Mr Lawson
please miss King
yes and please don't use Mr Lawson's
traps they're so cruel if I were a mouse
I would consider the most undignified
way to end my life if you were a mouse
and Shirley we wouldn't need a mouse
trap to catch you we just follow the
sound of your incessant squeaking let's
school is a place to learn about nature
not to destroy it mice are Vermin it's
extremely unhealthy to have them in the
school no matter how Charming you think
they are Miss King has a point Anne mice
cause a lot of damage everyone in
heavenly's been buying traps
that's one only a few moments ago you
more trap
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s gnawing on my Fabrics
you little pest type
wait until next time Wherever You Are
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thank you
I can't remember the mice ever this bad
Marilla not in heavenly
I still think traps are most cruel Mrs
Lind don't let Matthew hear you say that
mice have eaten so much of the feet in
the barn he's beside himself and it's
getting worse I can tell you
I see them every day hordes of them
streaming towards Avonlea like like an
invasion exactly may I have a look
I don't know what the town is going to
do Matthew is going to a town meeting
maybe they can find a solution
[Applause]
so far I have been spared this invasion
not a single Mouse has dared to show its
face around my premises
of course I do keep my house spotless
unlike many others I could mention
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thank you
and stay out
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I don't know why you bother your hair is
such a lost cause all my causes are lost
I keep telling people those traps are
cruel but nobody ever listens to me
of course not why should they listen to
someone who is inordinately sentimental
about rodents oh do be a friend we
should respect all living creatures I
wonder if mice respect people it must be
an enormous hardship to respect those
that wish you ill
mice cause damage try thinking like a
farmer for a change and
don't you dare boo
you won't think they're so Charming when
dozens of them are in your food and in
your bed and making nests in your shoes
but why not trap them alive and take
them into the woods and let them go
silly goose wants to stop them from
coming back I don't know well that's
something you had better think about
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are you saying we should trap them and
then let them go yes what's the point
they'll just come back aha not if we
take them to Tigers Island nobody lives
there and mice can't swim it would make
such a romantic home for them
could work I suppose what happens to the
mice is not my concern getting rid of
them is
look at this a valuable book destroyed
we could put traps down but we don't
have any traps thank goodness due to the
shortage of traps in Ivonne Lee this
coming week's assignment will be to
build a better mouse trap
you will work in pairs in addition to
teamwork you will be marked on your
mouse trap's originality sturdiness and
effectiveness
let these three ideals be your guide you
will bring your trap to school on Monday
you may begin now
oh Diana I feel an enormous burden of
responsibility has fallen on our
shoulders we have an opportunity to put
an end to the terrifying snap of the
Hideous devices currently luring
innocent mice to their Doom we must
pledge our sacred honor that above all
our mousetrap cannot be cruel and it
must trap more than one Mouse at a time
oh Diana that's ever so perfect I'll get
paper
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Nature has created
and would you be my partner I'm afraid
I've already chosen Diana you
use Diana you should try somebody else I
want to build the best mouse trap Felix
I need someone with excellent marks an
inquisitive mind and the wisdom of age
now is that you or Diana
Diana exactly
you're standing here for a reason Felix
I don't have a partner Miss King oh well
a very well follow me
oh no Felix is an old man out so I am
placing him with your team
so where do we start
I agree that more bait will attract more
mice
the Trap know when to close a Time
mechanism we could set the trap to close
after five minutes that won't work the
mice could go in eat the bait and leave
in four minutes
time mechanism is possibly not the best
solution
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look over there the mice are leaving the
Lakeshore please Felix we're trying to
do our work but we should investigate it
might help us figure out why the mice
are moving into Avon Lee I've seen
enough mice thank you
but we might discover Felix we must
remain aloof and close our hearts to the
sad faces and helpless pleas of those we
intend to imprison it's tomorrow's
Saturday let's meet at the school to
build our trap
I'll try to come up with some ideas
tonight
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I'll post to work as a team why won't
they listen to me
painted it's a trap and not a work of
art
spider's web is a trap and it's very
artistic I'm sure that a mouse will find
imprisonment much more comforting
surrounded by Beauty let's just test it
first hey where were you I've been
waiting at school for hours we needed
tool so we came here instead that's not
what Miss King means by teamwork well
you're just in time to see the first
test of our marvelous invention that's
it how does it work
the bait goes in there the mice run up
go inside and eat the bait when four or
five mice are inside their combined way
drops the floor down to the bottom this
pulls the roof down below the entrance
and voila the mice are trapped except
the way you built it it's original
sturdy and efficient sure to get top
marks
watch and Marvel
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yes it worked we did it what a team
hooray
see what I was trying to tell you what
oh it's ruined that's it tomorrow we
build another mouse trap I don't care if
it's cruel or not as long as it works
no
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solved all your problems yet no and I'm
not coming in till I do I'll tell
Marilla there'll be one less for supper
no one listens to me about not k*lling
mice even Diana is more concerned about
getting a trap that works than a trap
that is kind well Felix cares about is
finding out why the mice left the lake
in the first place well if the mice are
invading avonlee there must be a reason
the Boy Might Have a good point
Felix a good point
now and you complain the people aren't
listening to you but it doesn't sound
like you're doing a lot of listening
either
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why are they leaving the river
I wish they could just tell me why
should they
because Felix thinks it'll help us build
a better mouse trap did you listen to
him no so why would you listen to a
mouse I'm sure you're a very sensible
Mouse
certainly am what would you like to know
investigate the Lakeshore or not will
that help you build a better mouse trap
we won't know until we go there it's
worth a try
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and Diana I've designed part of a mouse
trap but I need help see it's all here
we haven't time to look at your trap
today we have important things to do
that's not fair you never listen to me
I'm supposed to be part of this team but
you always do what you want today Diana
and I are going to the lake to
investigate why the mice are leaving
their homes
go ahead do what you wanted huh what did
you say the lake
that's my idea
we know and if we don't find anything
we're gonna throw you in my idea
my idea hey wait for me
just like the pioneers
forging their way through Uncharted
forests and we had a picnic here last
year Felix you have not an ounce of
romance in your soul
it's a terrible character flaw
you should work at correcting it before
you become impossibly ordinary
still don't see anything that explains
why the mice are leaving
maybe we should go back we still need to
make a trap for school tomorrow
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my shoes are ruined the ground shouldn't
be money here it's like a swamp could
you two help me up
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my mother is going to be furious
let's go up there
I realized my ruined shoes may not be
important to you
but you could at least show some look
the whole area is flooded we did have
more rain this spring than usual mice
over there
their homes are flooded that's why
they're leaving
Felix you were right
I'm sorry I didn't listen to you earlier
yes
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[Applause]
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what we have here is a mixture of
molasses and tar
the smell of the Molasses attracts the
mice but when they step on the paper
they become truly stuck our trap is
simple and cost efficient
excellent work Felicity we will place
your trap in the corner it seems that
mice aren't the only pests that like the
smell of molasses
I'm afraid that your trap will attract
too many flies to be of any use you
never thought about flies
neither do you Gilbert and Edward
to your trap please after
after search we determined that there
was no better mouse trap than the one
Nature has created
a cat not just any cat this is the best
monster in the county I declare that our
most problems are over
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thank you
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uh Miss King may I have permission to go
to the creek and wash the Molasses off
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and Gilbert please don't bring that cat
back to school
and Diana Felix could we see your trap
please
our project is too big to bring to class
we have made a scale model
we intend to divert enough water to
bring the lake back to normal just a
moment this is not a mouse trap once
again you haven't done the assigned work
you've LED your team astray
but it was Felix's idea I should never
have placed you three together
I ask for a mouse trap and I get this
instead we is the best mouse trap of all
please listen to him Miss King
the question to ask is not how to get
rid of the mice but rather why the mice
are an avidly in the first place we
discovered that the flooded Lake was
destroying their homes so the best
solution is to stop the flooding so the
mice can go back then we won't need
mouse traps at all will it work Matthew
thinks so he's going to show it to the
Town Council and encourage them to build
one on a grand scale well I must say
Felix that you have led your team to an
inspired solution
all three of you have earned the top
score
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[Applause]
hmm
Legend has it that a Pied Piper of
Hamlin was needed to rid the town of its
rats Heavenly is lucky to have three
such Pipers whose water diverting idea
has relieved our mouse problem
considerably
[Applause]
to commemorate this moment of
achievement the Town Council would like
to present a plaque to answer Lee Diana
Barry and Felix King
[Applause]
now well we had a lot of mice we only
have one plaque
and so you'll have to take turns hanging
it on your wall
plaque rightfully belongs to Felix
idea and
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I just helped him out a little
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thank you
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[Applause]
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01x24 - A Better Mousetrap
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Many supporting characters are sourced from Sullivan's television series Road to Avonlea, which is based on Montgomery's books The Story Girl and The Golden Road.
Many supporting characters are sourced from Sullivan's television series Road to Avonlea, which is based on Montgomery's books The Story Girl and The Golden Road.