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Source ISBN: 9780007118601
Ebook Edition © JUNE 2015 ISBN: 9780008140137
Version: 2015-06-19
For Oisín Twomey Brenner,who sometimes reads books for his dad
Contents
Dear Mum and Dad,
You say in your letter how is our darling baby pet, hmmm? I am kwite well thank you for not asking, hem hem, I know you mean Smellybreff really.
Answer, Smells is his usual small painy self. He has got a new craze, it is being a pop star on the drums. Today he has gone all whiny just because I took my saucepans off him for going dink donk on them with his hammer and lectric drill.
Smells said I must give him loads of gold for buying him a pop star suit plus proper drums. But I said, “Gold, what gold? Who was the 1 that blew up my safe with gunpowder so my gold went chinkle plonk all over Frettnin Forest? It was YOU!”
Now he is out in the Forest having a look and a wander with his metal detector, saying he will be rich soonly, so nah nah.
Can you take him back to the Lair with you, please pleeeeze PLEEEEEEEEZ? You know you miss him, yesss?
Yours hopingly,
Little Wolf
Dear Mum and Dad,
Your note sounds a small bit grrrrrish about me letting Smells have a wander by himself. I do not know Y, he comes indoors when he is starving (eg a lot). Beeeeesides, you always say give in to him, it is the only way.
Also you say you are not having him back just at the mo, but let you know if he has any luck with his metal detector, then you might have another think.
Now I will say my news. We are a bit short of snacks here (not much rabbits in Frettnin Forest any more, boo shame). Yeller (best friend and cuz) is not staying with me in my house. He has gone off southly for a rabbit hunt and private Lone Wolf practiss. I miss his cheery shouting. It is very quiet, except for Smells whining.
Normus Bear has gone away huntingly 2, only not southly. He is more westly so he can tickle trouts (not rabbits) out of Spring River down the valley by Lonesome Woods, Murkshire. Plus looking privately for a nice hibernaty cave for snoozing in when the snow comes. I miss his rufftuff ways.
Stubbs has knitted himself a nice twiggy nest on the roof. He thinks he can fly better if he starts from high up.
I can hear him going “Ark” to the big crows sometimes, but I do not see him a lot like I used to, only when he has a small arksident and falls down the chimney hole.
Mum, any rabbit rolls going spare, yes?
Yours hintingly,
Petit Starver (French)