3307. Pet canary
© Bruce Goodman 24 August 2025


Mum, can I get a pet canary? No dear, you have more than enough pets.

But I want a pet canary. Roger Nielson at school had a pet canary.

No dear. You can’t have a pet canary.

Why not? Everyone has a pet canary.

They make such a mess. They throw their birdseed out of the cage and onto the floor. You’d have to keep it in a room that has linoleum.

But our kitchen has a lino floor. We can keep it in there.

With all the bird seed flung about it would be like walking on gravel. So, no dear, you can’t have a pet canary.

WHAAAA! BUT I WANT A PET CANARAY!

You can’t have any more pets. Having three pet hippopotamuses is enough.

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