A little over a year ago we had a very handsome young fuzzy arrive here
from the Hoomin world.  His name was Vachon Vincent, and he was just the
sweetest, most gentle fuzzy I had met in a long time.  But even as gentle
as he was, he had a hard time of it in the Hoomin world.  His sister
fuzzies, BreAnna, Tabitha, and AriAnna, would always pick on him and then
go giggle, "Hee hee hee!" Vachon tried so hard to play with them, but
they just wouldn't have any of it.  Still, even as they were biting his
ears, he was a perfect gentleman.
 
But things happen as things happen, and Vachon and his sisters all
somehow found their way to the Bridge.  Even here, Vachon's sisters were
not very nice to him, but they all tolerated one another.  The Boss is
never very happy when fellow fuzzies can not get along, but he pretty
much stays out of it.  That doesn't mean, however, that he isn't watching
very closely...
 
However, in the Hoomin world, Vachon had two very dear friends, Nicole
and Carmen, who were white Chihuahuas.  Nicole would chase Vachon, and
then Vachon would chase Nicole!  Then Carmen would chase Nicole, who was
chasing Vachon, and they all ended up in a big heap!  They had great fun
playing together; so much fun that it seemed that they lived to play with
one another.  But sadly, things happen as things happen, and Nicole and
Carmen left Vachon to go to the doggie Bridge.
 
It was bad enough that Vachon's sisters had left the Hoomin world to go
to the Bridge, but now his two best friends, Nicole and Carmen, had to
leave for their own Bridge.  And while he couldn't get along with his
sisters, he still missed them.  It was very hard for Vachon for awhile,
but then... things happen as things happen, and Vachon had to make his
own journey to the Bridge.
 
The Irish setters at the doggie Bridge were planning a St. Patrick's
Day celebration there, so the Boss decided that all the Bridges should
celebrate St. Patrick's Day.  Back down in the Hoomin world, they
celebrate St. Patrick's Day by wearing green stuff and drinking green
stuff.  Everything is pretty much green, and they have fun down there,
but you haven't seen St. Patrick's day until you've seen it at the
Bridge!
 
First, the Boss makes the entire sky green.  Then he makes all the
plants, trees, and flowers green.  That doesn't sound all that unusual?
How about green bark on the trees?  How about green daisys?  Even the
grass was a different shade of green.  And since the Boss didn't like
being outdone by the Human world, he gave all the fuzzies and furries
very special green fur coats.
 
Since the Boss had decided for all the Bridges to celebrate, he decided
that they could all visit one another's Bridge.  Vachon was very excited
because he hadn't seen the two Chihuahuas, Nicole and Carmen, for over a
year, and now they would get to come see him!
 
Nicole and Carmen came flying out of the horizon like two maniacal bats,
very green bats mind you.  Their wings were just a tad lighter green than
their fur, but they were unmistakably green.  The first thing they wanted
to do is find their brother Vachon.  They landed right next to Vachon's
hidey-hole and pretty soon all three of them were romping through the
Bridge, playing Tag.
 
Vachon told Nicole and Carmen about his sisters, and how they still
didn't like him much.  They were very sad, because they could not
understand why anyone would not want to play with Vachon.  Nicole and
Carmen thought about it for some time, and then came up with an idea.
 
Oh, don't think the Boss didn't have a hand in this one.  Nicole and
Carmen waited until the middle of the night, and then they flew to
BreAnna, Tabitha, and AriAnna's hidey-hole.  Vachon was hiding nearby.
Carmen called out to Vachon's sisters to come out and play.  Slowly,
Vachon's sisters emerged from the door, and Nicole flew around behind
them and dropped a bucket of green ferretone on all their heads!  At
first they were mad, and they chased the Chihuahuas, but then they
spotted Vachon and they chased him, too.  Pretty soon, all the fuzzies
and doggies were chasing each other and playing together, something
they had never done in the Hoomin world.  It was a wonderful thing,
and I caught the Boss peeking out from behind a tree, smiling.
 
We all had fun on St. Patrick's day, and Vachon and his sisters saw
Nicole and Carmen off so that they could go back to the doggie Bridge.
They all talked about how they missed their mom, Debbie, and how they
missed Devon, Kyle and Casper as well.  They all shed a few tears, but
not too many.  They were all just glad to be one big happy family.
 
Later on, I saw the Boss.  I had a complaint.  Green ferretone?  That was
just not right.  The Boss looked at me with a twinkle in his eye and
said,
 
"Wait until you see your tea!"
 
Oh, my goodness...
 
Sandee
[Posted in FML issue 5190]