17:59 Nov 24 2009
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The sound of hoofs and claw echo off the bare trees, the bright morning sun bathing the woods in a golden light. A bull comes out of the woods, stopping to look out at the clearing. “Care to tell me again why we are here Rat?” Rat comes out of the trees to join the bull, pulling a rifle behind along the ground. “I told you. Birra and Ferret is busy cooking Thanksgiving dinner for us and I told him we would bring back a turkey. It is our job to see that our House has a turkey, a main dish.”
The trees rattle behind the Bull and Rat and the Doe’s voice floats out “Is it safe? Do you see any hunters?” Rat rolls her eyes as the Bull tells her it is safe. Doe steps out, her body covered in orange hunter vest, her tail, long legs, and nose the only spots you can see of her, arm holes at her eyes so she can see. “Wait! Did you hear that?” Doe jerked her head left and right, looking for hunters as it was Deer season. And they was in the woods.
“There is nothing here but turkeys. I spotted several right over there yesterday. Now we just sit and wait.” Rat pulls the rifle forward and looks around for something to prop it up on. “Bull…did trekking thru the woods pull of any of the vest? Is my ass covered?” “Look Doe- I am not looking at your ass.” “Please. Just look and see if…” Rat stop piling the rock and looked up at the nervous Doe, her eyes wide in fright. “Ohh come on. No one is going to shot you. Let’s keep our heads about us now.”
Bull snorted and Doe’s nose went up in the air. It would of looked regal but for all the orange vest. “You had to make a head joke, didn’t you?” Bull spoke “You know how she fears being mounted Rat.” “Well that depends on what kind of mounting we are talking about.” “The wall kind?” All three let out a scream as they turned to see Images laying in the tree, her pointed ears turned toward them. “Damn- I hate when she does that.” Rat says, touching her chest and feeling her beating heart pounding.
Images just gave them her cat like smile, her legs hanging over the tree edge. “Well it is fitting you are here Images. You can help spot the turkeys for us up there. Now Bull- it is your turn.” All turned to look at Bull, who looked right back. “My turn at what?” Rat let out a deep sigh, and looked at the rifle, then the bull. “Hey- you never told me why I had to get up this early and walk all the way out here to start with.” “You are the boy scout leader- make the turkey call to draw them in.” “Oh this should be good.” Doe says, moving away from the Rat as she started to load the rifle she prop up on the rocks.
“Just because I am a boy scout leader does not mean I know how to call turkeys Rat. I mean how does that little mind work that you took…” “Uh Rat..look.” All turned as Doe eased back into the woods, several turkey heads popping up over the crest. “You are on Bull.” Bull just stood, watching the turkeys. “Bull..” “Hush…let them make a call first.” Which they did, Bull copying it, Doe and Images watching as the walking meals came closer and closer…
“BOOM!” Smoke filled the air, feather flying as the turkey ran this and that way.” “Did she get one?” Bull asked. All three waited to see when a small voice came from behind them. “Ouch.” Doe step up and looked for the Rat. “Where did she go?” The rifle laid against a brier patch, a small hole about the size of the rat torn thru it. Doe put her ear closer to the hole and she heard “Did I shot it? Ouch…get me the hell out of here!”
The table was sit, friends and family gather to eat the wonderful feast in front of them. Ferret and Birra worked to bring all kinds of food and even animal feed to the House table. “Now for the main course that our great hunters brought to the table.“ Both carried in the big silver dome covered platter, Birra pulling off the top to show layers of pizza, steaming hot. All of the family laughed together, the rat covered in bandages from all the scratches the brier patch left. “Well all I got to say is…Happy Thanksgiving to House Eternal.” She raised her glass of rum, and all the other joined her in the toast.
COMMENTS
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Elemental
20:54 Nov 24 2009
Cute....:)
Nightgame
03:10 Nov 25 2009
LOL A great meal :)