My name is Fauna, but Mom and Dad sometimes call me Magpie, since I talk a lot. They call me "animal magnet," too; because animals like me. I don't mind at all because I like them, too. In fact, what I really, really want is a pet of my own. My dad has a pet fish, and I like it a lot — but I would still like a pet that's all mine.
"Please? I asked my parents."Pretty please, with cherries and chocolate and whipped cream on top?"
"We'll see!"
"I'll walk it and feed it and brush it.... well, unless it has scales or something. Then I'll polish them real nice."
"We'll see."
Finally, though, "we'll see" was upgraded to "soon."
"Let's do some research," said Dad, "and see what kind of pet is best for you."
"And keep your eyes peeled," said Mom. "You never know when an opportunity will come along."
One did come along.
I was on my way home from school when I saw a unicorn (独角兽) standing in back of Baker Trembly's shop. He was nibbling stale biscuits out of the trash can. I thought he might be a wild unicorn come into town, but he trotted (小跑) right up to me when I held out the apple I had in my backpack, left over from lunch.
"It followed me home!" I told my parents, after I managed to lead the unicorn to our front gate. "Can I keep it?"
"I hope you were careful," said my dad with a frown. "Unicorns can be dangerous."
"Not this one! He's very sweet. And he's just what I want!. I can keep him. in the garden."
"He does look sweet," said my mom. "Let's check his tags (标牌)."
Tags? I hadn't even noticed his thin silver collar, I'd been so excited.
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There was a little tag on it, with a phone number.
"I've had him since he was little," Sari said. "We've never been apart."
