Electric rat traps are really dangerous.

The rice plants were in their flowering stage, but rats were causing terrible damage. When Mr. Hoan went to check on the fields, he was heartbroken. He had used plastic sheeting to surround the fields, but the rats still managed to get in. His wife, Mrs. Lan, went all the way to the town to get used oil to pour around the fields, but it was no use. Worried about his thriving new rice crop, Mr. Hoan decided to go home and get some electrical wire to make a rat trap. Seeing Mr. Hoan busily stringing the wire, Mrs. Hue, who was weeding nearby, asked:

- What are you doing so early in the morning? The rice crop is good this year, but we're having such a hard time because of the rats!

- It's because of the rat infestation that I had to set up electric traps to completely eradicate them.

Upon hearing about electric rat traps, Mrs. Hue exclaimed in surprise:

- Hey, hey, don't trap mice like that, it's very dangerous!

- Don't worry, ma'am, I'll stay here and unplug it when I leave, so no one will get electrocuted. Electric traps kill all the rats.

Don't be careless, sir. Just the other day, someone in the neighboring village died from using electricity to kill rats. And the person who died was the one who made the traps! I just do it manually, using sticky traps or snares for safety. If all else fails, I'll bring out some cats tomorrow to catch them. Hearing the cats meow will probably scare the rats away.

Hearing Mrs. Hue's words, Mr. Hoan felt uneasy but still tried to set the traps because he was afraid the rats would eat all the rice in the field within a few days.

Seeing Mr. Hoan using an electric trap to kill rats, Mr. Hoang, the village head, quickly stopped and said:

- Uncle, please don't use electric rat traps anymore. You didn't hear the announcement on the village radio yesterday afternoon. The village is advising people not to use electric traps to kill rats because it's dangerous and can be fatal. A few years ago, someone in the neighboring village went to jail for setting electric traps to kill rats and it resulted in a death! This method won't get rid of all the rats. This morning, I went to the village meeting and heard that the Agricultural Service Cooperative will be launching a campaign to raise cats. The service team will also be increasing inspections and setting up rat traps for the villagers.

After hearing what Mr. Hoang said, Mr. Hoan understood and took the electrical wire back. Mr. Hoan said:

- We certainly can't be complacent. Electric rat traps are truly dangerous!

BAO ANH

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