Prompt #5: Do Animals keep animals as pets?
"Mama, may I get a pet?"
"Of course not, dear. Humans always make a mess of things, I'm not having one in the hollow. And I'm sure it wouldn't fit."
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"What about a cat?"
"It'd eat too many of the mice. Go back to sleep, dark isn't for another hour."
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"Mama?"
"You may ask one last question. What?"
"What about a baby sister?"
A/N: Life got unexpectedly very messy this morning; I will do my best to continue to participate, but I may not be able to write every day, or review everything posted. I am sorry. I'll do my best.