Early morning at the Rainbow Bridge was such a beautiful place to be; the su
n had risen and it painted the sky with beautiful streaks of pink, golden yell
ow, blue, and lavender. The birds were singing; happy to be starting a new day
, the flowers having given up the last of their dew to the sun, and animals ev
erywhere were beginning to stir. Muldoone awoke and he began to stretch and ya
wn, and yawn, and yawn, and yawn some more. "I no wants to get up" he grumbled
to himself "but iffins I not gets up Nanna be in here yanking my hammy. Dat N
anna, I would wike to yank her hammy sometime."
Climbing out of his hammy and making his way to the "necessary" corner, Mul
ly then set about trying to tame his hammy-head-hair and get his cap on, "Gee
zums, I wooze dis battle 'gain" and after heaving a sigh of resignation, out t
he door he went making his way to the Bridge to greet the newcomer that was du
e to arrive.
Taking his time getting to the Bridge, Muldoone enjoyed drinking in the sigh
ts of his surroundings. Ferts of all sizes and colors playing. Ferts wrestli
ng, ferts bathing one another, ferts doing things ferts like to do; run, play,
and have fun. The delicate colors of the sunrise were burning away to reveal
a crystal blue sky. Flowers of every color one could imagine and others that
the human eye had never seen were at the Rainbow Bridge, flowers that seemed
to be in competition with one another to be the most beautiful or the most fra
grant. Flowers were not exactly a guy-ferrety thing but Mully had to admit hi
s favorite were the Fox Gloves and he marveled at the shades of pink and purpl
es they burst forth wearing.
Arriving at the Bridge to find Nanna and the rest of the Welcoming Crew there
waiting for him, Muldoone, Nanna, Bailey, Freckles, Dude, Libby, and NellieF
erret all joined paws forming a perfect circle of love. The group of ferrets
closed their eyes and concentrated on the ferret making his way to the Bridge.
In the hearts of the group, they were sending their love for the little ferr
et being brought by MoonBeam Molly, the magical unicorn who brought ferrets to
the Rainbow Bridge after they had passed. The group of ferrets were not only
helping to light the way for the one coming but also they were sending prayer
s of love for the humans who had loved the fuzzy; a precious little life cut s
hort, leaving behind a broken-hearted ferret mom and dad.
In the center of the circle stood a tall and handsome sable ferret named Sod
a. With both an expression of pain and a perfect expression of love on his fa
ce, he closed his eyes and began to sing. SodaFerret sang a song of love to t
he ferret who was making his way to the Bridge. His voice was deep and rich,
every note sang perfectly, every word wrapped in love for the one coming. The
Ferret Promise Song now filled the air with its bittersweet refrain. The mel
ody of love told the story of hope and promise and also of sorrow and loss all
tied together in the cycle of life. The song explained pain fading away, of
limbs being made strong again, and eyes once more bright, it told of the sorro
w of passing and the joy waiting in the Promise. As Soda sang the sad sweet s
ong, he had tears rolling down his furry cheeks. The song he sang was also a
song of love for the humans whose hearts had been broke by the passing of the
one that was making his way
to the Bridge.
Arriving at the Bridge and not being sure exactly where he was, Mojo looked
across and saw a group of ferrets at the other end. He not only wondered wher
e he was and how he had gotten there but who were the ferrets there waiting; l
ast thing he remembered was being at the vet.
Slowly and cautiously Mojo began to make his way across the time worn timber
s that made up the Rainbow Bridge. Without knowing why or understanding it, h
e felt drawn to continue on his way to the other side.
Mully stepped forward to greet the new arrival. "Welcomes to da Wainbow Bwid
ge Mojo, I be Mr. Muldoone, officialist Bwidge Gweeter." Muldoone leaned forwa
rd offering his nose to the new arrival in a friendly greeting.
"Hello Mojo" Nanna told the new arrival, "my name is Nanna and I have come t
o welcome you to the Rainbow Bridge" and gesturing to the small group of ferre
ts, Nanna introduced each one to him. "There is nothing to be afraid of" Nann
a told him, "you have touched the horizon with your heart, your journey is now
at an end, and you are home."
The little male ferret seemed confused and afraid, not sure of where he was
or why he was suddenly there. Where was his mom? He had been at the ferret d
octor just a little bit ago. After a bit the newcomer found his voice and ask
ed "Where be my mom? I no tink I appose to be here" Mojo told Muldoone.
"Well kid it be wike dis, you bees sick and yur mom takes you to see da dock
-tor and dey say it time for you to comes here" Muldoone explained to him.
"I not feels sick, I feels gud so can you sends me back? My mom be worried
if I be gone too long" Mojo explained.
"Sworry Mojo, I no can dooes dat, you bees here wiff me now till yur mom com
e to gets you" Mully told him, "you will sees yur mom 'gain, I pwomise."
SodaFerret stepped forward to introduce himself. "Welcomes to da Wainbow Bw
idge, my name be SodaFewet. "Mojo, I help you get settles and shows you wound
here at da Bwidge. It not bees a bad pwace here, we all bees here waitin for
our familees to come for us and yur familee comes for you someday too."
At the end of his first day at the Rainbow Bridge, Mojo went to sleep that n
ight dreaming about his mom and remembering her promise to him that he would n
ever be forgotten and he was a very much loved little ferret.
~~Muldoone~~
Caring for your ferrets at the Rainbow Bridge.
http://mrmuldoone.bravehost.com/index.html
[Posted in FML issue 5267]
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