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Jeff’s older brother always owned the
coolest pets. He had a colony of termites, a pack of seahorse (or seahorses –
I’m not quite sure,) and a three-legged goat called Sam, just to name a few.
Jeff was jealous of his brother’s ability to source interesting animals, but
there was no way he could compete; he was only six. One day in science class
Jeff learnt something that would change his entire outlook: if a bee was frozen
in the freezer it would come back to life when returned to room temperature.
All Jeff had to do was freeze a bee, tie a thread of cotton around its neck,
and he would have the perfect pet; he could even take it for a walk, or a fly.
Jeff was almost stung several times as he attempted to trap the bee, but he was now
waiting patiently for the tethered insect to defrost. Jeff was startled by the
first buzz as the bee snapped out of the coma. He watched with anticipation but
was disappointed as the bee made no attempt to escape; it was too busy trying
to release the threat from its neck. Jeff wondered how he would react if he had
been cryogenically frozen and brought back to life with a noose around his
neck. He was sure his first thoughts would be of escape; he would only worry
about the noose once he had reached more familiar surroundings. Jeff watched the
bee until it was too exhausted to move, then his brother rocked up with an
iguana.