Welcome home, Gizmo!

Today, I shall tell you the story of how Gizmo the bunny found a home.

He was sitting in a cage, along with 4 of his fellow rabbits, watching the people pass by. There was a lot going on outside the cage -- lots of people mulling around, and children were running around the aisles. He kept hearing the word "auction", but didn't know what it meant. Occasionally, people would stop and admire him through the wire. Children would poke their fingers into the cage and try to stroke him. "Oh, what a pretty bunny you are!" Then they would bend over the clipboard next to the cage, and write something down. Gizmo didn't know what was happening, but he was scared because of all the loud noises and unfamiliar people.

After a while, two more people passed by the cage. The man looked closely at Gizmo for some time. The man then called to the woman, "Babe, come here and take a look at this bunny! It looks just like our cat, Smokey!" The woman came up and peered into the cage. "You're right," she said. "It's uncanny. Same colors, same pattern -- it even has the same white feet! Poor thing, it looks like it's scared to death!" She continued on down the line, looking at other items laid out on the tables.

The man, however, continued to stare at Gizmo. "It's too weird. It looks EXACTLY like her! Hmm... I wonder.." The man went to the clipboard, and wrote something down. He then ran to join the woman. He leaned down and started talking to her. She turned and looked back at the cage. The man continued talking. Eventually, the woman smiled and nodded.

Throughout the night, the man kept coming back to the cage, and reading the clipboard. Twice he wrote something else on the clipboard. After what seemed like eternity, the man and woman came back to the cage together. The man wore a big smile. The woman smiled at the man. Together, they opened up Gizmo's cage, lifted him out, and placed him in the new cage. Then the man leaned down and said, "Don't worry, little guy, you're coming home with us. You'll get all the carrots you can eat!" And together, they walked to their car, with Gizmo between them.

And so, Gizmo left behind all the lights and loud noises and prodding fingers. He now inhabits a big cage all by himself, and is never short of a piece of carrot or apple to nibble on. Eventually he will be introduced to his fellow residents (the dog and cats) but for now he is getting used to his new surroundings.

And he lived happily ever after.

The end.