Not magical hamster! Enchanted hamster! A magical animal was a creature with special characteristics, but an animal. Suddenly, the doorbell sounded. Guests entered the tea store. An elf, a dwarf, and even a parrot who greeted them with a Nordic accent.

Arabella clapped with excitement. This feathered creature was her solution. A magical animal that spoke. Maybe the bird could translate for her. Excitedly, she jumped up and down on the counter, squeaking as loudly as she could.

"What an adorable little hamster!" an elf exclaimed excitedly. "Oh, look at him bouncing!"

"He's so adorable!" the bearded dwarf commented, trying to take Arabella in his hands.

"You shouldn't, without asking her, touch her." Sternly, he looked at the dwarf. Arabella's eyes snapped open. When had he ever asked, for goodness' sake! She gave him a reproachful look from her button eyes. His cheeks reddened in consternation, aha, so he had understood that. With a throwing away paw gesture she symbolized forgiveness to him. No one should claim that she would be vindictive. Then she started to climb up. She had to get to the height of the parrot. Because he had been sitting on the shoulder of the elf so far rather suspicious look.

Enraptured, the elf eyed the little hamster passenger on the shoulder of her friend. It was so cute how these little knobbly arms swayed and peeped.

"Herbert look, I think she wants to be your friend." gently she nudged the parrot in the side, who so far had only been grumbling to himself in the direction of the cute creature. Reluctantly, he turned his head to the side. "Not my problem!" it squawked.

"You're so rude!" Apologetically, the elf leaned toward Arabella. "Forgive me little hamster, I'm afraid this bird is an old curmudgeon." Astonished, she saw the little animal stomp indignantly. How unusual. She thought to herself.

What the elf could not know was that Arabella was just cursing and swearing like a sailor. "I know for a fact that you can understand me, you fried chicken! Finally translate that I'm not a hamster." Annoyed, the colorful beak-bearer looked at her. "Stop making such a racket."

"Aha, so you are!" Triumphantly, she raised a finger in his direction.

"Quiet, furball. I'll be sure not to tell Lex you're enchanted. Enjoy the sunflower seeds." Mockingly, he looked at the huge piles around her.

"Absolutely not! I want to go back and..." briefly she paused, yes and then what? How did it actually go on when she was human again?

"So you don't even know what you want, but you want me to destroy Lex's dream? Forget it. Ever since I've known him, he's been secretly watching hamster movies in the crystal ball. It's his lifelong dream to house such a beady-eyed creature. Heaven knows why. Besides, he's my friend. So he goes first. Sorry, Piepsi." Arabella looked at him indignantly, he didn't look sorry at all. Quite the opposite! And what kind of stupid life dream is that anyway? So she dreamed of...yes of what actually.