The story of Houdina
Posted by mayralovesbooks on March 18, 2008
One day last December the librarian came to the library with a very saddened look. Since we rely on listening to what she says to the visitors at the library, and she wasn’t talking, we had to be patient to find out what went on. Well, she eventually told, and this is what we found out.
Last December the librarian received a call from the folks at the pet shop informing her that the spider she had been waiting for had arrived. This spider, a very tiny choko golden, was waiting for her and she had to go pick her up. On a very cold night she went, bought the spider, placed her in her leather glove, then inside her coat pocket, and took her home. At home she thought the spider would be crammed in such a small enclosure (it was similar to a pill box), so she took her out and placed her in a small pet carrier, the plastic kind where kids put hermit crabs. By then it was late and she went to sleep.
The next morning when she went to see her new friend she was gone! The little spider had disappeared. The librarian looked everywhere in her room, but found no signs of the spider anywhere. Saddened, she went to school and went on with her life, thinking any day she would find the shriveled carcass of her baby spider.
One night two months later, as she unfastened her sneakers, she looked down and there was the spider, waving hello! The librarian carefully picked her up, placed her in a well-sealed container, and took her to school. By then the librarian already had purchased Shirley Spydelle, so it was a joy to be able to compare one and the other. It wasn’t difficult to come up with a name for the new spider: Houdina it would be! She was definitely an escape artist.
The sad part is that the story doesn’t end there. Once at school, Houdina managed to escape again. She hasn’t been seen, even though the librarian has moved every shelf surrounding the cage. Maybe in two months she will return. We certainly hope so, since she is getting too much attention.
