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Wednesday   8 /28 /2002


Free bus passand apologyfor hamster

  A HAMSTER* at the center of a cash-for-travel row has been awarded a free travel pass.Nibbles and 10-year-old owner Jordan Underwood were stunned* when a bus driver demanded the youngster pay an additional 10p fare to take his pet on a bus ride into Northampton town center.Bus firm First Northampton apologized* to the pair for the charge, awarding Jordan free bus travel for a month while Nibbles received his own lifetime travel pass.The pair were then treated to a trip around the town on one of the company’s buses which carried a sign reading “The Hamster Special.”Company spokesman Austin Birks apologized to the pair and thanked them for drawing attention to a gap in the firm’s travel policy.He said: “We realized we had no policy for hamster-travel so we have released the first ever guidelines* for hamsters using our buses.“First, hamsters are encouraged to travel free of charge on any of our services, preferably accompanied by a fee-paying human. Second, young hamsters will be asked to give up their seat to an elderly or infirm hamster.“Thirdly, we request that hamsters do not use mobile telephones or Walkmans while traveling on our buses for the comfort and convenience of other hamsters.”He added that the fare would be reimbursed*.

  Write T for True and F For False according to the article.1. The hamster’s name was not told in the story.2. Jordan was asked to pay 10p for his own fare.3. In future, young hamsters will be asked to give up their seat to an elderly or infirm hamster. (Difficulty: junior)

  

  

  

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