"Oh nooooo!" cried Lindaferret, hiding under the dresser.  "Say it ain't
so!"
 
"What's the matter?" asked the ElfLady, trying to coax her out from under
the furniture with a tasty treat.
 
"Pbbfft!" said Lindaferret, spitting out the treat.  "It's the
Wolfy--she's COMING!  To the Symposium!"
 
"Coming to St. Looey?? Is it true??" the ElfLady was stunned.
 
"Yes, it's true!" cried the Sookie, appearing from nowhere with flapping
wattles.  "And she's bringing the Oracle too."
 
"How is this possible?" the ElfLady asked.
 
"Ananonymisdonor has paid for her registration" the Sookie explained.
"It's quite a miracle!"
 
"Miracle??" said Lindaferret.  "It's a katastrophie!  I won't be safe!
I'm NOT coming out of my hideyhole!"
 
"It'll be alright Little Lindaferret", the Sookie said Soothingly.  "The
ElfLady will protect you from Wolfy and the Oracle both."
 
Lindaferret peered out from the dresser doubtfully.  "Really?"
 
"Really" the ElfLady assured her.
 
"Well, OK then."  Lindaferret came out and started packing her sleep
sack to head for St. Louie.
 
[IO]
[Posted in FML issue 4771]