Trap by Robert Sheckley. Short summary

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Using a special trapping device, the alien gets rid of his wife. But he himself falls into a trap.

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The alien invented a plan to get rid of his wife, since he decided to live with the beautiful Fregl. He made a trap and sent it to Earth. He knew of the Earthlings’ curiosity and knew they would turn it on.

The two friends set the trap off. The alien from his planetoid first placed several small animals in it, then his wife.

The Earthlings put them all in cages to show the museum community. But the animals died and the hunters were accused of faking the creatures and wanting to deceive the public.

Then one of the Earthlings got into a trap and ended up on a planetoid. He began to trap many alien objects to prove the museum experts right. Then he hunted for the alien.

He telepathically sought help from a friend. But it turned out that he was meeting with Fregl and would not help the tribesman.