This was just too hard to resist. I was looking on the BBC web site for news of the recent floods, especially in Oxford. Now our CNN is perfectly capable of doing animal stories, but the lovely smallness of this story is a good example of British animal news. And on Saturday we can take a break for a moment.
So from the BBC:
Firefighters who have been saving people from the floods have rescued a goldfish washed away by rising waters.
The six-inch fish was spotted swimming down Earl Street in Oxford as crews helped residents hit by the floods.
This may be the fish, named "Pearl".
["Earl/Pearl"? I didn't get it at first.]
Join me below the fold for the rest of the story.
And here's Earl Street:
This fish is in the firehouse and if the RSPCA does not have anyone claiming it in a week, it will stay with its rescuers.
And the story gets better:
A second pet fish has been plucked to safety from the flooded road where firefighters rescued a goldfish washed away by rising waters.
Will Temperley, 28, from Oxford, walked out of his house to see the fish swimming down the middle of the street.
He and his girlfriend scooped it up in a colander, and it is now swimming around in their washing-up bowl.
And here he is, Dean:
If no one claims Dean, he'll join Pearl in the firehouse.