Oh! The ones with snouts like a fox's? [That sounds about right and she nods. A few of the families she became part of had pets, but most stuck to housecats or dogs. The Colemans had given her the guppy tank as well, but those are more scenery than pets.] What are the very small animals called? Not rats or mice, but the same size. Peschanki. [She means gerbils.]

It sounds very pretty. All I've heard about Minnesota before is that there are plenty of lakes.