Sam loves animals and he has a secret zoo - his garden. He's looked at all the animals in his garden, including a tarantula spider. But the spider has walked into the house! His mum and sister are NOT happy!

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Suddenly they heard more loud screaming from the kitchen. The spider was heading towards Mrs Trout, who took one look and fainted into a heap on the floor.

Now the spider was getting faster. It went upstairs and looked for a comfortable bed to sleep in. Sam followed it with Archie at his heels. At the end of the corridor was Sam's bedroom. They went in and saw the spider sitting next to the window.

That was Sam's chance! He picked up the spider and threw it out of the window, far, far into the garden. Oh well, now it would have a new home in a different part of the garden.

Sam's mum and Susie rushed upstairs.
"You horrible boy!" shouted Susie.
"No, he's not horrible!" said Sam's mum. "He saved us from the spider! Let's go and have some cake!"
Sam laughed and Susie glared at him.
What a good thing they didn't know about Sam's secret zoo!

The End

Have you got a garden? What animals are in it?