"Pest" Is Only One Letter Away From Pet

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This creative writing piece presents an unforgettable childhood experience. The paper describes the writer's experiences as the owner of a pet mouse. The writer describes the way in which his pet was perceived as a pest simply because it was a mouse. It also describes the character of his pet and the positive experiences that the writer had with the animal.

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"A few weeks later my Dad intercepted me at the door before I made it all the way to my room to tell me that I could get another pet if I wanted, but that Mickey had died. He left him in his cage to let me decide what to do with him which I appreciated. I wanted to preserve him in a bottle, like the specimens in the science lab in school. All we had at home was alcohol, so I filled a small bottle and put Mickey in, planning to replace the alcohol with formaldehyde as soon as I could get some from my science teacher. According to him, the alcohol would work just as well, so that's how Mickey stayed, preserved in that little bottle. Occasionally I'd hold the bottle up to look at him. Except for the light refraction by the alcohol, he looked just as he had in life, completely intact, except for the large scab on his back that he couldn't stop scratching."

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