Mijbil the Otter

– Gavin Maxwell

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Decision to keep an unusual pet

After the death of his dog, the author decided that he would keep an otter as a pet instead of a dog. Since he was staying in a town that was near the water front, he thought that it would be best suited for this experiment. Once, as he was going with his friend to collect his mail, he mentioned this idea to him. He had not received his mail and had …