squiffy2
August 20th, 2007, 07:38 AM
The children begged for a hamster, and after the usual fervent vows
that they alone would care for it, they got one. They named it Danny.
Two months later, when Mum found herself responsible for cleaning
and feeding the creature, she located a prospective new home for it.
The children took the news of Danny's imminent departure quite well,
though one of them remarked, "He's been around here a long time.
We'll miss him."
"Yes," Mum replied, "But he's too much work for one person, and since
I'm that one person, I say he goes."
Another child offered, "Well, maybe if he wouldn't eat so much and
wouldn't be so messy, we could keep him."
But Mum was firm. "It's time to take Danny to his new home now,"
she insisted. "Go and get his cage."
With one voice and in tearful outrage the children shouted, "His cage?!
Oh, no! Danny?!! We thought you said Daddy!"
that they alone would care for it, they got one. They named it Danny.
Two months later, when Mum found herself responsible for cleaning
and feeding the creature, she located a prospective new home for it.
The children took the news of Danny's imminent departure quite well,
though one of them remarked, "He's been around here a long time.
We'll miss him."
"Yes," Mum replied, "But he's too much work for one person, and since
I'm that one person, I say he goes."
Another child offered, "Well, maybe if he wouldn't eat so much and
wouldn't be so messy, we could keep him."
But Mum was firm. "It's time to take Danny to his new home now,"
she insisted. "Go and get his cage."
With one voice and in tearful outrage the children shouted, "His cage?!
Oh, no! Danny?!! We thought you said Daddy!"