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The Crofter reposed confidence in the Peddler because he was lonely, living alone and earning a living with his cow. He wanted someone with whom he could share his feelings, even trusting him to the “extent of showing the Peddler where he had kept his money. The Peddler betrayed this trust by robbing the money and running away.
However, when the Peddler went through the forest instead of the road to avoid detection, he got lost and returned to the same place again and again. Ultimately the Peddler realized that he was like a rat caught in a rattrap and that the whole world was a rattrap. The bait he had fallen for was the Crofter’s money and he could not escape with it. Thus the consequence of falling for the bait was that he was trapped with no way out.