Rufus crouched behind the carboard box, ready to pounce.
Rufus pounced, but missed and watched in dismay as the mouse got away.
Trick #104 had also failed to yield any useful results.
This post was written in response to the Three Line Tales, Week 189 prompt by Sonya. Thanks to Sonya for hosting this challenge. If you want to participate, please visit the link for instructions and other guidelines!
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Cute!
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Thanks, Sadje. 😄
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You’re welcome 😉
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Haha! Poor Rufus 😁
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Poor Rufus indeed. He’s just like Tom in Tom and Jerry 😂
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Thanks for dropping by, dear! ♥️
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Nice one 🙂
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Thank you, Angie. 😄
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Hahaha nice and cute story, Shweta.
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Thank you so much, Kamal Ji! ♥️😄
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Welcome Shweta 👌
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♥️😄
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😊😊😊😊
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Wow. I know how hard it is to convey something in just a few lines and you have done it well. Keep it up!
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I promise I’ll get easier with practice. 😄 Thank you so much for you kind words.
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So cute 😁
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Thank you 😊
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Thank you so much, Kamal Ji ♥️😄
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Beautiful lines, glad to discover your article. #millennialscribbler #myfriendalexa
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So glad you discovered my blog. Thanks a lot for reading. 😄
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That was crisp and cute.
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Glad you liked it. Thank you. 😄
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Better luck next time, Rufus. And lovely story by Rufus’ creator.
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They do say, try until you succeed. Thank you so much for reading and for you kind words.
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In so many ways, this brings back memories of childhood because of the Tom and zjerry series 🙂
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Exactly what I had in mind while I was writing this post. Thank you so much for reading. 😄
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Pretty lones, got me to smile. Being a preschool teacher, I really enjoyed your post.
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Poor guy. Reminds me of Tom and his bungling plans. Your tiny tales are indeed fun to read.
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That was exactly what I had in mind while writing this one. Another one of my tiny tales is up. Do keep visiting and reading. Thank a lot for your kind words. 😄
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Woah Cat lovers like me would love reading this. These three liners were cute 🙂
#MyFriendAlexa #vigorousreads
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Happy to hear that. I do these three lines almost every Thursday. 😄 Thank you so much for reading. Do keep visiting.
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Reminds me of tom and jerry! I am hoping Rufus is a cat! Very cute 🙂
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Thank you so much for reading. 😄
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Reminds me of Tom and Jerry!
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Haha! That was my chief source of inspiration. Thanks for reading, Pooja! ♥️
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You’re welcome!
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I hope Rufus is successful next time! 🙂
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I hope so, too. Thank you for reading. 😄
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Poor Rufus! Hope his next attempt is a little more successful!
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Hopefully, it will be. Thank you for reading. 😄
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Lovers like Woah Cat like me would love to read this. Those three liners were adorable.
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Thank you so much. I’m glad you liked it 😊
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