Fish Bowl Explodes - Puts Out Fire - Fish OK - Fish Deemed Hero

[matcom]

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EAGAN, Minn. -- Trinity Lone Oak Lutheran School teacher Linda Krienke says fire broke out on a desktop in her classroom around 1 a.m. Saturday, causing enough smoke to set off the school's alarm. But when firefighters arrived, they found only glowing embers on the desk.

The heat had caused a fish bowl on the desk to explode, and the water put out the fire, Krienke said.

One of the firefighters spotted the fish, named Dory, still alive on the floor and hollered for a glass of water.

"She's a Beta, so they're used to breathing air," Krienke said. "They're a Chinese fish and if they're in China they just live in puddles. If one dries up, they flop to the next one."

The children are very excited about their hero fish, she said. "Each of them wrote a story from the fish's point of view, how his Friday night went. He saw the fire, and then he got real hot and then his vase broke and he fell on the floor and the fireman came in and saved him."

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2004/01/29/fish_bowl_blast_puts_out_fire_fish_ok/

[DODI]

1. I'm sending this story to school with my kid --

They have a Beta in their classroom too. Thanks Matcom.

[matcom]

2. my pleasure

so i am an 'educator' now? :D

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. For some reason the thought makes me uncomfortable. (nt)

[matcom]

5. heh

what? you don't think i should be a role model for youngins? :D

[Kellanved]

4. Why are all "hero" pets named Dory?

A fish I can understand, but a Rabbit?:

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LUCKY Simon Steggall’s life was saved by his pet RABBIT after he slumped into a diabetic coma.

The 1½-stone bunny called Dory hopped into action after Simon, 42, fell unconscious on the sofa.

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But she realised something was badly wrong when he failed to wake up as 3ft Dory jumped on his chest.
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Simon added: “My specialist said he had heard of cats and dogs acting this way — but never a rabbit.”

--snap

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004042519,00.html