BR 2-06: ARHUR AND THE SCHOOL PET

I borrowed four books, and read a book today. The title was ARTHUR AND THE SCHOOL PET. I often read some books of Arther series. They were very interesting, so I want to read it again. And the pictures were cute.

The story was about D.W. who was Arthur's sister and her school's pet. Her school keeps a gerbil. But there were Christmas vacation, so anyone had to take it home for the holidays. Then D.W. took it. Its name was Speedy, and Speedy was speedy. She had to be careful. When D.W. went to home, Arthur helped D.W. carry it home in his cage.

D.W. kept Speedy in her room. She played with him, and she tried to teach it to stand on one paw. She told it " Be a ballerina. And I'll give you this cheese." On Christmas Eve, she put its cage under the Christmas tree. She thought that Santa will bring a present for it, too. After she went to bed, Arthur put a piece of cheese in its cage. It was a present for Speedy.

The next morning, she saw its cage. Then she was very surprised, because the cage was empty!!
Her family looked under the sofa and behind the presents and all around living room. But it was not anywhere. Then Arthur looked up at the tree, and it was on top of the tree. It was eating a piece of cheese and standing on one paw. She thought that it was a ballerina!! She felt happy then.

Somehow it got out of his cage three more times. Once they found it under the cake box, and he was eating carrot cake. One they found it sleeping in her dollhouse. And once they found it in his snow boot.

It was the day before of the going to school day. She wanted it to give a bath. She said that her mother. Then it took off like lightning!! It would not into a bath. They looked upstairs and downstairs and boxes and closets. But no one could find it. After all, she decided to sleep. She crawled under the covers. Then she felt something warm and furry. It was a Speedy!! They slept together.

The story made me warm. I want to keep a gerbil. Keeping a pet is very important for us, so we know that life is very precious. I have a dog, too. He was very cute. I like to play with him. I would like to keep him forever. I love him.

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