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Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English, I'm Neil.
And I'm Rob.
When you were a child, did you have a pet?
Uh, yes, we had a few pets and my favourite was a little fluffy hamster.
And what happened to your hamster?
Well, one day, I got home from school and he wasn't in his cage.
I was worried for a bit in case he'd escaped or got hurt, but it was all right.
My mum told me that he'd gone to live on a farm,
so that he could run around with other animals.
Really?
Yes, really, a hamster.
Went to live on a farm.
To be with other animals?
Really?
Well, when you put it like that.
I think that was probably one of those lies that parents tell their children, so as not to make them sad.
Oh, well, I'm sad now.
Well, maybe having a go at this quiz will cheer you up.