The Story of the Hamster Escapade and the Comet

It is that time of the month for Storytelling Sunday. A gathering of bloggers throughout the world sharing stories with photos. If you like, you can click on the link above to read more stories, or if you fancy a go at it you can read more here.

This is a photo of my Grandpa and his Comet... there are many memories that come with this car, but the one that my sister Arlene recollects is the one that stands out in my mind the most - it has to do with her pet hamster, Sandy.

One day my mom, Arlene and my Grandmother all drove in the Comet to Saskatoon to purchase a new pet hamster for Arlene. Now you can imagine how excited my sister was in the back seat with her furry pet... knowing the drive is a little more than an hour long, it would be quite difficult for any young child to not open the box and touch the little guy... let alone pick him up to get acquainted. Yes, that is exactly what my older sister did! Well that's when all heck broke loose and not surprisingly, Sandy manged to free himself and did what any hamster would under these circumstances. He scurried through my mom's feet, and with all the mass panic and chaos, he was able to get up into the dash where no one could catch him.

It wasn't much later, when they arrived back at Grandma & Grandpa's home, and Arlene proceeded to tell Grandpa what transpired. Grandpa must have felt really bad for Arlene, (or he was probably more worried about a dead hamster in the car!) so he gathered some food and the cage, and proceeded to sit in the vehicle overnight... the entire time waiting for Sandy the hamster to show his whiskers... and he did, at which point Grandpa locked the door to the cage and brought the hamster to Arlene that morning!

And there my friends is the story of the hamster escapade and my Grandpa's Comet!

Thank you for stopping by for Storytelling Sunday. If you want to read more stories then come on over to From High in the Sky!