Once upon a time there was a
girl. She was like every other typical girl. She loved nature and she loved
love.
She loved horses and she loved
flowers and she loved birds and she loved the great outdoors. She was a free
spirit.
One day on one of her many
ventures she found a baby chipmunk. He was alone and the girl took him in to be
her friend.
The girl got a wire hamster
cage with a squeaky wheel and made it a comfortable home for her new friend and
companion. The wild woodland creature adapted to his new surroundings.
The girl named her new friend
“Beau-Beau”.
She provided food and warmth
for Beau-Beau and he seemed grateful growing healthy in his new environment.
The girl met a man.
The girl moved in with the man.
Beau-Beau came along.
The man accepted the pair but
had a problem with Beau-Beau running at night on the squeaky wheel.
So the man bought Beau-Beau a
plastic castle with tunnels and play areas and lots of new space without a
squeaky wheel.
Beau-Beau’s new housing
arrangement was moved upstairs out of constant sight of the girl.
The walls of his new castle
were no-match for Beau-Beau’s sharp teeth and he freed himself into a much
larger unknown space.
The girl frantically searched
high and low for the little creature and on a chance saw him dive under the
floor but could not catch him.
Beau-Beau, being a cleaver
fellow, found a hole in the wall and got into the gutter highway.
He was free!
The girl was worried about her
little friend being alone in the big world and built all sorts of tunnels and
shelters for protection from predators.
Hours were spent looking out
the window trying to see if his travels could be traced but to no avail. He had
disappeared into nature.
So the girl decided to build
him a new environment. A forest was constructed where Beau-Beau could flourish
in nature.
Trees were planted. Bushes were
planted. Pathways were carved. Water was provided.
The result was called
“Puppywoods”.
Today, almost 50 years later,
Beau-Beau’s children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, cousins, uncles, and
who ever followed have formed a wild herd of chipmunks.
The man still daily puts out
food for the little brown scooters with racing stripes and enjoys their antics.
Beau-Beau would be proud of his
extended family.
The girl would too.
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