SNEAKERS

THE HAMSTER

Juliet Ruhl and Rena Carney 2004

Bye Bye

SNEAKERS

THE HAMSTER

Juliet Ruhl and Rena Carney 2004

Bye Bye

Mom, Dad, Quin and Charlie lived in a big house in the woods. Otis the cat lived with them too.

Hello

Mom wanted a baby. All of her friends were having babies.

Mom!

They decided to get a pet instead. Mom, Quin and Charlie went to the pet store.

Yum

Cindy, the sales girl, showed them a hamster. She said, “We call this one ‘Sneakers.’ She escaped and was gone for six weeks, before we caught her.”

Hello

Sneakers wanted to be a great escape artist when she grew up. She read about Houdini.

Bye Bye

Houdini was a famous escape artist. He could get out of anything.

• Cages• Boxes• Handcuffs

Help

Mom and the kids took Sneakers home.

They put Sneakers in a nice cage.

Cool

The next morning, the kids woke up. Guess what?

Guess What?

Sneakers was gone!

Bye Bye!

Dad heard a scratching in the wall. He got out his saw and cut a nice hole. Sneakers peeked out.

Dad

They caught Sneakers and put her back in her cage. Cool

The next morning, the kids woke up. Guess what?

Guess What?

Sneakers was gone!

Bye Bye!

The family missed Sneakers so much. Mom wondered if maybe Sneakers was still home, but hiding. One night, Mom left a piece of apple on the kitchen floor.

Yum

The next morning, when the family woke up, they found a chewed up apple on the kitchen floor. Everyone danced the “We are so happy Sneakers is alive, Happy Hamster Dance.”

Happy

Mom decided to catch Sneakers. She got a ‘Have a Heart’ trap. She put an apple in it.

Yum

That night, Sneakers came out of hiding. She wanted the apple. She went in the ‘Have a Heart’ trap. Yum

When Sneakers went in the trap, the door snapped shut.

She didn’t care.

Sneakers was happy to have the apple to eat.

Happy

The next morning, When Dad saw Sneakers in the trap he said, “I want that hamster kept under maximum security!”

Uh Oh

Sneakers was happy in her new cage. She had an exercise ball, a tube to run through, a wheel, and lots to eat.

Happy

One day, Quin got invited to a birthday party.

Happy Birthday

Mom, Quin and Charlie went to the pet store and got another hamster. Quin gave the new hamster to her friend, Kyline.

Hello

Kyline named her hamster, Trixie.

Trixie

Hello

Some days, Quin and Sneakers go to Kyline’s house. Sneakers plays with Trixie. She teaches her how to be an escape artist.

Hello

Bye Bye

The End