Meet Harry the Hedgehog!

This week, Lizzy the Lizard interviews famous animal-star Harry the Hedgehog!

Note: This is an article consisting of Lizzy the Lizard's interview with the well-known star, Harry the Hedgehog. Please enjoy!

Welcome to Lizzy's meet and greet, where you get to learn about the star! I'm here with Harry the hedgehog, who is...sleeping?!? I nudge Harry who gives a big yawn.

“What do you want?” he asked, sleepily before curling up into a little ball.

“Why are you sleeping? It's like three in the afternoon,” I informed him.

He sat up and stretched, blinking in the bright light.

“I'm nocturnal,” he said, “don't you know what that is? Can't we do the interview at like eleven at night?”

I laugh, I just can't help it. This is too funny.

“Harry, I have school tomorrow. I can't stay up that late.” I smile. “Besides, I'm not a nocturnal species! Okay first question, what do hedgehogs eat?”

Harry scratches his head in deep thought.

“Well we can eat a variety of things like slugs or . . . cat food,” he answers.

“Cat food!?! Hehe.” I start to laugh some more.

He looks at me with a blank look on his face.

“What's wrong?” he asked.

“Oh just that . . . never mind,” I say, suppressing another giggle. “Next question, aren't porcupines and hedgehogs the same?”

“When pigs fly” he replied, dismissively.

“What?” I say, confused.

He scratches head again and blushes.

“Never mind,” Harry says laughing “That's crazy. Porcupines tend to grow bigger than us, plus their quills are longer and can be flung at the enemy. They can't shoot them, contrary to popular belief, but by thrashing their tails around, they can knock off loose quills that go flying randomly through the air and turn a would-be predator into a living pincushion!”

“Oh okay,” I say to him. “What do hedgehogs do for defense?”

“This,” Harry said, curling up into a spiky ball.

I look at him and am half-tempted give him a little shove and see him roll around.

“All right then here's the last question,” I state. “Did you...take my cookies?”

“What?!?” exclaimed Harry, totally surprised by the strange question.

I sighed, “My cookies! I left them right here before the show and now their gone.”

“I was asleep!” He grumbled.

I look closer at him and step forward.

“Well I guess you sleep eat because . . . there's cookie crumbs on your face!”

Harry the hedgehog looks at me, sleepily.

“No comment,” he states, “Oh look at the time! I got a dentist appointment . . . bye!” Harry quickly gets to his feet and flees from view.
“Hey come back here you cookie thief!” I yell before running off the set after Harry the hedgehog.

Written by: Mr. Smiley

Photographer: Daniel P. Smithwater

Edited by: Christian Ryan, Joy Hammond

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