Summary

In “Trapped,” Ralph woke up in the bottom of the wastebasket feeling hurt and dizzy, but his first thought was not for himself or his predicament. Instead, all he could think about was the motorcycle. He inspected it and discovered that it was not visibly broken. He wished he could test it and see if it had an actual motor that would allow it to run, but he admits to himself that this is impossible at the moment. He looks around at his prison and begins to panic. He remembers his uncle, Victor, who also landed in a metal wastebasket on accident. The maid had arrived to take out the trash and the family of mice had never seen him before. All the garbage went into an incinerator, so everyone assumed Uncle Victor had been killed by fire. Ralph worries that he too...