[Dailydrool] The intruder

[Bob]

that would be scary to get stuck

i would imagine its the human equaliant to quick sand

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On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 4:29 AM, Beth Howering <momarroo at gmail.com> wrote:

> *Hi dere!  Arfur heer!  Well, last nite, I wuz sittin' wif daddy on da
> cowch watchin' "Cops", Vito wuz chewin' cardbord, Hugo wuz sleepin', an'
> mama wuz at da 'puter fingy.
> We kept heerin' funny noyzes frum da kitchen - just widdle noyzes, but we
> just fot Pippicat wuz owt dere.  Mama gotted up to wook and den she came bak
> an' sed dere wuz a chickmunk in da kitchen.  Well, I wuz gonna get dat
> chickymunk an' tell him he don't bewong by my food, but mama locked da
> gate.  Patooey.  Den she came bak wif a skerry wookin' wire fingy and a
> NUT!  (I WUV nuts!)  She had daddy open up da wire fingy (she cawled it a
> hevvyhart twap) an' in went da nut.  Patooey agan!!  I wanted dat nut!  Den
> she went bak into dat kitchen.  Now I shud tell ya dat mama puts deez widdle
> cardbord twaps neer da seller steps fer mices an' fer cwikkets.  Dey wook
> wike widdle skware toobs but Vito fownd owt dey iz awl stikky inside.  REELY
> STIKKY!!  Now bak to my story...
> Evryfing settled down an' we wuz bak to snoozin' on da cowch (I meen I wuz)
> wen papa sed, "I fink yu cot dat chickmunk" (well, not zackly wike dat cuz
> he tawks wike a peeple).
>
> Vewwy sneeky-wike mama walks to da kitchen.  She coms back an' sez
> eeeeewwww!  Dat chickmunk izn't eetin' dat nut!  It's eetin' da kwikkets
> cawt in da gwoo twap!  YUCK!!  He shur musta bin hungry!  Ennyway, she fot
> dat wen he smewws dat peenut budder on da nut he wiww go get it so she coms
> back to sit by daddy (so now I have to sit in da big chare insted).  Den it
> is vewy vewy kwy...er, uh..kwiee...um...dere iz no sownd at awl frum da
> kitchen.  Mama goze to chek whut iz happenin' and I follow her to keep her
> safe frum dat chickmunk, but she shut da gate on me.  Nex fing I heer iz
> "awwwwww, pore widdle fing!" an' mama coms an' gets a pwastic bag,
> disappeers rownd da corner, den coms bak an goze rite owt da dore to
> owtside!  Now papa, he still watchin' "Cops", Hugo sleepin', but Vito an' me
> we ar at dat gate werryin' dat da chickmunk will eet mama!!  We cud heer her
> sayin' "dont werry widdle fella, I will twy to help yu"  an Vito an me cud
> not figger owt whut she waz doin' owt dere.
>
> She came in jus' wun time to get a big ol' werk gluv ov papa's.  She musta
> bin gone a nickzillion minnits!  Awl we cud heer wuz her tawkin' soft to dat
> chickmunk, sayin' "hope dat did not hurt, dont werry widdle fella, weel get
> yu owt ov dere."
>
> Phew!  Den she camed in an' tole papa whut happinned.  I fink I will wet
> her tell it cuz she can spell an' I not so gud at dat.
>
> Very good, Arfur, you told it pretty well so far.  That poor little
> chipmunk had gotten itself completely inside the glue trap and he could not
> move.  I took him outside an started to tear it open (which is not easy
> since it is soooo sticky!!)  I used a leather glove in case the little guy
> tried to bite - but he never did, he seemed to know I was trying to help
> him.  When I got it torn open, it seemed pretty hopeless at first because
> every time he felt more free, he would wiggle and get more stuck.  Bill has
> been working on replacing our sidewalk pavers, so I took the trap and a
> trowel and sprinkled sand on the glue trap, actually putting some on the
> critter too so he would not stick.  Then, with the leather glove and trying
> to be gentle, I rolled him a little at a time off the sticky part until only
> one leg was caught.  Now he was struggling like crazy to run away but I was
> afraid he would re-stick if I let him so I pulled his little foot out of the
> glue then pulled the trap away and he scampered across the lawn and ran to
> safety.  I hope he was not hurt too much, but he seemed ok.  He never nipped
> or even made a sound.  It felt good to see him run away.  I don't think he
> will come back inside.  Arfur and Vito seemed disappointed that they could
> not be part of the rescue team - though we all know what kind of rescue they
> were thinking of - yummy chipmunk!!  It's funny how if I catch a mouse in
> these traps, I don't feel I should rescue them, but the chipmunk really
> wasn't the type of occupant a mouse is.  He was just an accidental intruder.
>
> Told by Arfur Leadbottom and Beth Howering
> *
>
> Blossom www.dogster.com/?50296
> Hugo  www.dogster.com/?443659
> Arfur  www.dogster.com/?443631
> Vito  www.dogster.com/dogs/804728
>
> O Great Spirit, grant that I might not criticize my neighbor until I have
> walked a mile in his moccasins.
>
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>
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>
> A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and sings it back to
> you when you have forgotten how it goes.
> Unknown.
>
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