You would think that otters love floods. It's just water, and what's the matter with that? They call me Fingal of the Floods. But the trouble with floods is that the water is all in the wrong places and its easy to get lost, especially if you're a smallish otter. we had keep an eye open for Ffion last time it rained, one heavy shower would be enough to wash her away.
The otters in the land where She of the Stories lives are furious. They can't find out where their homes are any more, holts get washed away and drains overflow, so the water can be pretty unpleasant. (By the way, she was trying to unblock a drain yesterday. Or she thought she did. There's only so much you can do with a bit of stick and half a bucket of caustic soda or whatever it is.) Swanfeather, do you want to go in the boat? You might need to bale it out first. Use a pudding bowl and don't tell Crackle.
Personally, I'd be quite happy to swish about in the North Tyne. You get salmon in there and it's a jolly nice river, though of course I prefer the sea. Anyway, what I was going to say - oh, hello, Hope, are you coming with us? I was going to say that today we've had frost and I LOVE frost. A thick layer of winter fur to keep the cold out and a good long frost slide and every small animal on the island is flying down the slopes. And somebody has to keep an eye on them.
It's not as if I particularly feel like going in the boat. But, you know, Swanfeather and Hope want to go for a sail, and how could I disappoint them? Any more? Room for a little one?
2 comments:
Oh Fingal! We love you here! We just finished reading about your role in the battle against Husk. It sounds like you have a great throwing arm (evidenced by your talent for skipping stones). The Philadelphia Phillies could use some pitching help. Do you think you're available?
Good luck with the floods...hope you find a watersnake to do away with!
The secret is to spend a fair bit of your growing years with squirrels. They have games where they chuck fir cones at each other and it would be bad manners not to join in. All my best to the Philadelphia Phillies
Watersnake, now - maybe that's the problem with the drain. I will investigate!
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