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Alpaca on Main Street
On Saturday morning, an alpaca escaped from a farm near your town and wandered along the main street for two hours before it was caught.
Write a newspaper report about the event for your local paper.
In your report, you could:
- explain what happened and how it ended
- describe how shoppers and shop owners reacted
- include what people who were there said
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WOOLLY SHOPPER CAUSES CHAOS IN MAIN STREET
By our junior reporter
An escaped alpaca brought Millbrook's main street to a standstill on Saturday morning, after it spent two hours wandering between shops before being safely caught outside the bakery.
The alpaca, a fluffy cream-coloured male named Biscuit, slipped through a broken gate at Hilltop Farm, three kilometres from town, at about 8 am. Witnesses say he trotted down Station Road, crossed the roundabout and arrived in Main Street just as the Saturday market was opening.
For the next two hours, Biscuit seemed to treat the town like his own personal shopping centre. He sniffed the flowers outside the florist, nibbled a lettuce from a fruit stall and stared at his own reflection in the window of the hardware store for almost ten minutes.
Shop owners had mixed feelings about their unusual customer. Greengrocer Tony Haddad said he lost "at least three lettuces and a bunch of carrots" but could not stay angry. "He looked me straight in the eye while he was chewing," Mr Haddad laughed. "I've never been robbed so politely."
Not everyone was amused. Cafe owner Priya Sharma said customers ran inside when Biscuit wandered between the outdoor tables. "One man spilled his coffee all over his newspaper," she said. "It was funny afterwards, but at the time it was total chaos."
Children, however, were thrilled. Eight-year-old Maya Wilson said it was "the best Saturday ever" and asked if Biscuit could come back next week.
Police and a local vet closed off part of the street at about 9:45 am. In the end, it was Biscuit's owner, farmer Graham Collins, who solved the problem. He walked calmly up the street shaking a bucket of oats, and the alpaca followed him like an obedient puppy.
"He's a curious boy and he loves people," Mr Collins explained. "I'm very sorry for the trouble. I'll be paying for the lettuces and fixing that gate today."
Biscuit was checked by the vet and was unharmed. He is now back at Hilltop Farm, where he is reportedly enjoying a well-deserved nap.
Residents are being reminded to report any wandering animals to police rather than trying to catch them themselves.