Ino and the lizards

Ino saved a mouse from his mother’s mousetrap. He had to crouch all night in the shed where the trap had been set. His palms sweated against the surface of the jar. When the mouse appeared he darted after it. His fingers slipped and the jar landed over the mouse not exactly the way he had aimed. The rim pinched the mouse’s tail. It squeaked in a voice so desperate it sounded human. “I’m sorry, I’m…