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Martina Songflower Reguba-Swiftflight
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Date Posted: 18:06:09 10/11/02 Fri
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Martina Songflower Reguba-Swiftflight
's message, "*hyper squirrel actully calms down for once and lugs a big book over to the fireside and sits down.*" on 18:02:56 10/11/02 Fri
Chapter 1
“Rufus!!!” A shrill piercing voice rang out over the trees in the orchard. “Rufus, get your muddy tail over here!”
The unfortunate squirrel, Rufe Swiftflight, turned as pale as a squirrel can go and scurried up the nearest tree. A chubby mousewife bustled out, closely followed by a large badger mother. The mouse saw another squirrel standing by a pear tree, stifling giggles. “Ah, Martina, have you seen that scamp Rufus?” The annoyed mouse’s apron strings were flapping around her footpaws. “He’s been nicking them candied fruits again.”
The tall squirrelmaid smiled prettily and fluttered her long eyelashes before speaking sweetly. “Oh no Mrs Longtail, I haven’t seen Rufe since breakfast, but I don’t think it was him who took the sweeties. I saw some of the dibbuns with lots of candied fruit in the kitchens.” She curled her long tail next to her ear and went to separate two baby mice whose tails were tied together.
As the two good ladies strode to the kitchens to find the candied-fruit-stealing culprits, the mousewife, Katie Longtail, chuckled. “Martina is such a sweet little squirrel, isn’t she just, Auma”
“Aye.” The large badger mother smiled. “ I bet she knows where Rufe is though. Best of friends those two. You can hardly call either of them small though, not now!”
Katie smiled. “Raised that young Rufus from a tiny orphaned squirrel babe, small enough to fit in one of your paws, I did. Still did fit in your paw for a long time. Oh dear. I think we better get that mole dibbun down from that tree.”
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Chapter One