Furwaggle Chapter 39

Chapter 39
Bug in the grass

Today we find our two friends, Wiggles and Fluffy walking across a grassy field toward the barnyard. Actually, Wiggles' walk is more of a waddle and Fluffy is jumping around trying to catch butterflies. Just as Fluffy landed after one of his unsuccessful leaps, there was a deep rumbling sound. Fluffy said to Wiggles, “Did you hear that?” All I hear is your snapping in the air”, replied Wiggles. “No, I mean that deep earth shaking-sound, like a train going by or a fast flying jet airplane”, explained Fluffy. With a chuckle Wiggles asked,” Now tell me Fluffy, have you ever seen a train or a jet airplane”? Sleeplessly Fluffy replied, “Well no, but I bet they make a lot of noise like I just heard". "Well, you let me know the next time you are on to one of those noisy fast movers and I will tell you what it really is”, remarked Wiggles.
Fluffy just shrugged his shoulders and shuffled his feet as he prepared for another butterfly leap. Again there came that deep rumbling sound but this time it was a voice saying, ”Watch it buster, you are about to step on me”. With a high pitch whimper, Fluffy jumped behind Wiggles looking for protection. Wiggles yelled at Fluffy, “Stop that whimpering so we can hear what is making that rumble”. Wiggles began to look around, and Fluffy stayed behind him. Then Wiggles spotted a little movement in the grass. This was unusual due to his very poor eyesight; he rarely saw anything, even his own feet. “There it is”, Wiggles said. Fluffy yelled, “Step on it, step on it, squash it”. Wiggles snapped back, “Do not be foolish, it is just a little creepy-crawly in the grass”. There came another deep rumbling voice from the grass, “I’m not a creepy-crawly, I’m a Bug and I do not want to be stepped on by either of you big-footed monsters”. With an apologetic voice Wiggles said, “Sorry little Bug, we just did not see you down there in the grass”. Back came the rumbling voice, “My name is not little bug, it is just Bug. And by the way, why can we talk and understand each other”? Wiggles puffed up his chest as he explained, “That is because you are in the fictitious dreamland called Furwaggle where animal’s can talk to each other”. Bug rumbled back, “I figured it was something like that”.
Wiggles then asked, “Tell us Bug where do you come from”? “Well”, Bug rumbled,” I’m just not sure. You see I was up in a tall tree, looking around, when this big gust of wind came along and swept me up. I was blown all over for days. I saw mountains, big lakes and rivers as I was carried along by the wind. I even saw some really big forest. Then today the wind died down and I was dropped into this grassy field. So not only don’t I know where I come from I don’t know where I’m at”. Indignity Fluffy shot back, “Wiggles told you, you are in Furwaggle”. “Yes, but where is that”, rumbled Bug. This time Fluffy puffed up his chest as he explained, “Well, it starts over there and it ends way over there”. All the time pointing with his finger and waving his hand about. “Well, now that I know all that, just how do I get out of here and go on my way”, asked Bug in his normal rumble. “Well”, replied Wiggles, “I figure it should take you about ten or twenty years to walk to the edge of Furwaggle. That is if you don’t stop and talk so much. Then you could fly on the wind like you came here”. “Ok, do you have any big trees around here”, asked Bug. Fluffy pointed across the field and said; “Sure, don’t you see right over there is a tall one at the edge of this field”. Again with a rumble Bug snapped, “I don’t see so well from down here”. With sarcasm Fluffy said, “Then you should either get yourself some seeing glasses or stilts”. Wiggles interrupted with, “Hold on you two, just how high can you jump Bug”? “Well, I can jump all over you that’s for sure”, said the rumbling Bug. Under his breath Fluffy muttered, “See, I told you we should have stepped on him”. Looking down at Bug he said, “Well then, jump up on my back and I will carry you over to the big tree”.
With a mighty jump Bug landed on Wiggles back and the three started off toward the big tree. It was a sight to see, Wiggles with his waddle, Bug hanging on to a bunch of feathers and Fluffy following behind. After a bit they all were at the tree. “Here we are”, remarked Wiggles. Bug said in his normal rumble, “Yes, from up here I can see. Now if you would just stand a little closer to the tree I will go about my business”. Wiggles moved a little and Bug did a big jump, landing on a low hanging branch. Then with a rumbling goodbye, Bug scampered up to the top of the tall tree. With awe Fluffy remarked, “For such a little fellow he sure can climb”. Just then Bug did a leap of faith and was picked up by a light breeze. The last Wiggles and Fluffy heard was a big rumbling, “Yahoo”, as the wind carried Bug out of sight.
“Ok, enough of this bug stuff. It must be time for dinner. With that the two headed back to the barnyard.
My tiny mind also takes wing from time to time.
Continued… (Maybe).
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Furwaggle Chapter 38

Chapter 38
Plumbing

It’s a bright and crisp morning as Wiggles makes his way across the barnyard toward the chuck house for breakfast. To some, like the ant colony over by the old trash heap, it may be a little on the cool side, but to Wiggles it was just right. “There was sure to be a lot of discussion about the weather over breakfast this morning”, thought Wiggles. For in this fictitious dreamland called Furwaggle animal’s talk to each other, even if it was just about unimportant things like the weather or politics.
Wiggles eyesight was not very good even with his eyeglasses. That’s the reason he doesn’t fly for the air force any more, but his hearing was very sharp. He could hear a pin drop a mile off, well at least across the barnyard. This morning Wiggles had been hearing a lot of sniffling and mumbling ever since he had come out of the barn. He was pretty sure who it was making such sounds; no one else could make that high pitch whimper.
Sure enough when Wiggles got to the chuck house there sat Fluffy on the chuck house porch cry into his fur. “What’s the matter Fluffy, got another thorn in your paw”, asked Wiggles? “Oh no, it’s worst than that, the chuck house is closed and it’s not going to be open all day”, whimpered Fluffy. Then with a higher pitch whine he went on, “I’ll starve, that’s what I’ll do, just starve”. “Yes I can see that could be a problem, but why do you think that the chuck house is not going to open for breakfast”, asked Wiggles. “Well for one thing the door is closed and there is a big sign that says closed”, whined Fluffy. “If the pitch of his whine gets any higher my ears are going to pop, thought Wiggles. In an attempt to figure out what Fluffy was saying and to get his hearing back Wiggles asked, “and just where is this sign you’re talking about”? Pointing over his shoulder Fluffy mumbled, “Right there on the locked chuck house door”. Wiggles walked up the steps to the chuck house porch and then on forward until his beak was pressed against the sign on the door. Now he could read the notice that had caused Fluffy to panic. “Yep, you are right Fluffy. It says right here that the chuck house will be closed all day. It states that it is due to some kind of a plumbing problem. But it also says in small print that food will be served over in the apple orchard next to the barnyard all day today and ever one should get there early before Fluffy eats everything”, Wiggles said with a little chuckle. Fluffy jumps up and asked, “Did it say that about me”? “Naw, I just made that part up about you”, laughed Wiggles. “It does sound like there is a real problem, pipes busted, sink leaking and water coming out of the stove”, remarked Wiggles. As Wiggles walked back over the porch steps, Fluffy pronounced, “Anything to do with water is a sure enough problem”.
Just then there was a banging and a screech as the chuck house door began to squeak open. Once fully opened, there stood little Benedict Arnold mouse, the head chef of the chuck house. In his normal high pitch voice Benedict said, “Hello boys. Are you going to just sit around or will you go over to the apple orchard for breakfast?” Not waiting for another invite Fluffy replied with, “I'm off to where the food is.” With that Fluffy was on a dead run.
Wiggles ask Benedict, “How is the repair coming along?” “Well”, answered Benedict, “Squirrel, the maintenance man told me that most everything is about done except the water coming out of the stove. This seems to be puzzling him. Guess he never seen a stove with running water before.” “Oh well”, said Wiggles, “think I will head over to the orchard before Fluffy eats everything up.”
My tiny minds eye has never seen a stove with running water either.
Continued… (Maybe).
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