Elizabeth really, really, wants a pet. But her parents do not. Instead they give her a cactus. Even though Elizabeth's new plant proves to be a good listener, Elizabeth still really wants a pet. When Elizabeth campaigns to find the right pet, her family imagines some hair-raising possibilities, until Doug comes alongwho is, without a doubt, the most unusual, perfect pet of all.Elizabeth really, really, wants a pet. But her parents do not. Instead they give her a cactus. Even though Elizabeth's new plant proves to be a good listener, Elizabeth still really wants a pet. When Elizabeth campaigns to find the right pet, her family imagines some hair-raising possibilities, until Doug comes alongwho is, without a doubt, the most unusual, perfect pet of all.
Elizabeth wanted a pet. Her parents didn't want her to have a pony, a dog, a cat, a turtle or a fish. But then she saw a bug and decided to have the bug for a pet. She took good care of the bug. And at last they became a family.