A Fearful Introduction
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Life Lessons from the Cat
By Susan Cooper

We go on and on about our differences. But, you know, our differences are less important than our similarities.
~William Hall

My husband Randy had come with me to help clean out my locker at the end of my last summer lab class. All the other students had left. As we were finishing up, the professor came out of the back room, which housed supplies and experimental animals.

He said, "We have one rat left over from the summer session. He hasn't been used in any experiments. Would you like him? Rats make great pets." (Keep reading)