...but when she lifted the lid... by Romola

Smiling, Jasmine skipped to the car.

"So Jasmine what kind of pet do you want?" asked Mrs Finsen.

"I want...a...fish!" squealed Jasmine excitedly.

Now that Jasmine was seven her mum promised her a pet. It seemed like forever, but Jasmine finally arrived at the pet shop. At the end of looking, Jasmine found a gold fish. 

"There you go honey," said the pet shop owner calmly putting the fish food into a bag.

Jasmine took the fish home and was going to feed it for the first time, but when she lifted the lid the food jumped out of the pot and into the fish's mouth.