Despite the fact he was in a tight space, he managed to activate the gun, and he zapped himself with the ray gun set to....
shrink.
Almost immediately, Alfie felt the bin he was in getting spacious. Almost immediately, his clothing began to loosen. His feet slipped right outta his shoes and socks.
Alfie felt his pants loosening. His bag of stolen goods seemed to be growing too.
Alfie soon found he could now stand upright in the bin - despite the fact he was now stark naked.
Alfie sat down and wriggled his dirt-stained toes.
"It works!" Alfie said, despite feeling the cold of the metal bin raising gooseflesh on his naked body.
He always wondered what it'd be like to be extremely tiny. He especially wondered what it would be like to be nearly microscopic.
"My buddies will be wishing they could have this! It would make burglars unstoppable!" he said.