Blazing Mouse

Here's a classic from the Wall of Wall archives. An old man found a mouse knocking about his house and thought it would be perfectly humane to throw it on his bonfire, probably to add a hint of rodent to the smell of burning leaves. However, it turns out the mouse had other plans and ran back inside the house, setting the place on fire and destroying all of the man's home and possessions. Just another reason why not to trust a blazing mouse.

BBC story