I have just read the saddest story concerning rats in Burma. I know as the partner of Krusty the water rat I should be a partisan of the rodent, but this is just terrible.
You probably all know about Cyclone Nargis and its devastating effects on the population of Burma. Well, as one disaster is just never enough in this cruel world, the Chin populations of the bamboo forest of Burma have now been struck with famine as the bi-centennial Mautam (or Bamboo Death) strikes - basically the dense bamboo forests flower every 48 years, spreading hundreds of seeds around them, of which local bandicoot rats are particular fans. In fact experts think that the bamboo seed is an aphrodisiac for the randy rats, and as a result their population explodes, after which they all descend on the local fields for food, robbing the farmers of their crops.
The poor Burmese people now have no homes, no food and a terrible rat problem... Year of the rat indeed... I am going to have to have a chat with Krusty about his people.
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- The rat and the monkey
- I, La Gitane, am a monkey. A metal monkey, to be precise. And Krusty, well, he is a rat. No, not the evil type of rat with red eyes and bushy, diseased fur. Nor is he the type of rat that has several monkeys at once. At least I hope he isn't. No, he is a water rat. And together, we plan to take over Hong Kong, one delicious roast goose at a time...
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