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Pet Walker Who Could Not Say No

My cousin Aliyah announced she is a pet walker to the cousins. Why would she say that? She walks dogs by the dozens. My friends have other pets, most of them one-of-a-kind. My mother kept saying “Aliyah can do it. She will not mind.” So now I am walking a horse, parrot, lizard, gecko, and snake. Wearing on my back a fishbowl with a goldfish named Drake. The pig barely catches up, and the raccoon is a trickster. The alligator holds us back; he is named King McLickster. Do not forget Mr. Tibbles, Aliyah’s mom said with glee. He is a foul-talking parrot who has a big crush on me! And what about the turtle? Her dad said. He is so slow. Yes, he holds us back Aliyah admits, wherever we go. Why can’t you say no? I asked my cousin, concerned for her. I started saying yes, and I could not stop, she said with a murmur. She has a weasel too, he is sneaky as he can be said her brother. I have a lead on a bat, said her helpful pushy old mother.

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