At first String Bean was having a wonderful time. He could run outdoors! There was no collar or leash to stop him! He was free!
There was a playground at the park and String Bean was able to climb up one of the slides. He chased rabbits around in the woods, but he never could catch any. The woods where a delightful place for a ferret to explore. Soon he got tired and curled up in one of the covered slides.
The next day, the little ferret was hungry and thirsty. He missed his comfortable cage and his hammock. Most of all he missed Pete and Jojo.
| Bandit loved exploring the park. |
Every one who had ever loved String Bean was gone: Susie, Billy, Billy’s Mother, Billy’s father, Pete, and Jojo.
Ferrets are not wild animals. They have been domesticated for many years. They are pets that cannot survive in the wild.
String Bean had never eaten anything but the pellets and treats his owners had fed him. His only water had come out of a bottle in his cage.
Once, a family had come to the park. They went for a hike in the woods. “What is that?” a small child asked, pointing to String Bean. “It is a weasel, or a skunk.” The child’s father replied. “Stay away from it!” cried the mother, and they all hurried on their way.
Another time, a girl had slid down the slide where String Bean was taking a nap. At the bottom she slid right into the ferret! She climbed back up the slide as quickly as she could, screaming as she did so.
The terrified ferret bolted out of the slide. The girl’s mother saw String Bean and she screamed. Then they both ran away from the playground.
String Bean didn’t understand why they had run from him. Nearly everyone else had picked him up and talked lovingly to him.
Now String Bean was dirty and smelly. He seemed more like a wild animal then ever. Everyone at the park who saw him, thought he was some sort of wild creature.
Someone needed to find String Bean, or else he would die at the park.
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