I Want Something in a Cage
                                             – O. Henry

Mr Purcell and his pet shop

Mr Purcell was the owner of a pet shop. He was a bad-tempered man who wore a pair of large spectacles and had red cheeks and a large pot-belly. His shop not only sold pets, their food and cages, but also offered cures for the treatment of birds. There was a constant commotion and noise in the shop caused by the pets. …