On 4 November 2005, three young girls came into VIP Pets (a pet shop) in Cresta Centre to buy some Goldfish. Their Mom was nowhere to be seen.
I put on my best charm and after much cooing and aahing from them I had them smitten. A little while later they brought in their Mother. Blow me down, it was love at first sight! I couldn't take my eyes off her. A thunderbolt from the blue! The pet shop assistant kept warning everyone not to touch me because I am a biter and had bitten two people that morning. Me? I would never bite anyone - only if I had enough reason to and I wasn't going to bite this lady, I wanted to spend the rest of her life with me. Those others were men and I don't particularly like that gender.
I couldn't help but feel the lady's tremour as she stroked my beak and let me nibble her fingers, her three daughters egging her on to take me with them. Of course, the pet shop were asking a princely price for me and the poor lady couldn't well afford it.
