They take the shipwrecked boat.
The rescuers defeated the rats in "Three Skeleton Key" by setting the lighthouse on fire, causing the rats to be consumed by the flames and perish. The rats were unable to escape due to the high walls and iron door surrounding the lighthouse.
The falling action in "Three Skeleton Key" occurs when the narrator and his colleagues successfully defend themselves against the hoard of rats by keeping the lighthouse lantern lit until rescuers arrive. The falling action also includes the aftermath of the incident, with the narrator reflecting on the horror they experienced.
The ship
well he was scared
the rats eat meat as humans do
the rats
In "Three Skeleton Key," it was the first assistant who went crazy after being overrun by rats. His mental state deteriorated due to the relentless attack of the rats and the isolation on the lighthouse.
The rats came on land
1. The ship is heading toward the lighthouse 2. The ship went away 3. They figure our that every one has been driven out by rats
In the story "Three Skeleton Key," the rats were brought to the island by a ship that wrecked near the island's lighthouse. The ship was carrying a cargo of rats which escaped and found their way onto the island, leading to a terrifying invasion.
In "Three Skeleton Key," the antagonist is a horde of ravenous rats that attack the lighthouse keepers, forcing them to defend themselves against the relentless onslaught. The rats' menace and insatiable hunger drive the suspense and horror in the story.
The climax of the story is when the rats managed to get into itchouas room and attack him
the conflict is the rats swarm the light house, and there is no way out of the light house.