BR 2-07 A Rat for Mouse

"The shopkeeper told Mouse.You should only choose a rat if you are sure you can love him a look after him, because he will not let anyone else do it for you."(p.14)

Jojo had a hamster ,Jumbo. Jumbo is sweet and funny. Everyone think so too. but, Mouse doesn't think it. He wanted to another pet. so he asked his mother.Next day,His father went to pet shop with Mouse. There were many kinds of animals. fish, birds, gerbil, guine pig... His father recommend Mouse rabbit, but he didn't. then,he found one animal. It was rat. He thought I want to it. He and his father called the shopkeeper. Man of shopkeeper came there and said, Rat is clean and clever. They unlike other animals . Rat was one person pet. After listened to rat's attention, Mouse decided to get it. he and his father bought a ladder , wheel , food and cage. When he got back home, his mother surprised. she shouted, This is a rat! Jojo wanted to pick the rat up.but she couldn't,so A rat is a one person pet.

Alexander Jenny . A rat for Mouse(2001) Literacy LAND

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