by Sydney Cuomo
In 1997 we went to the pet store in Dundee,IL and saw the most bueautiful wid. "We must have that fancy rat." we thought. Soon Wid was a member of our family. Every Sunday morning mommy would clean the wid's cage while Wid frolicked around the sofa. We allways fed Wid lots of treats. Her favorites were cheese crackers, oat meal, ice cream cones and fruit. One day we gave Wid lots of cheese crackers and instead of eating them, she made a nest of them. Wid's move to California was the most exciting! We put her in a pet carrier and had all the necessary papers to board but the mean lady behind the counter would not let Wid on the plane untill mommy yelled at her. Getting threw the metal detectors was so funny. Mommy had to take Wid out of her carrier while my brother ran a muck at the airport. I cried. Once we settled in, people on the plane were very curious of what was in the pet carrier. When we lived in California for awhile Wid enjoyed running around our patio and eating chunks of pizza my aunt fed her. I even to her to school! Now she is dead.