As usual early morning finds Muldoone still in his hammy snoozing away. Just as he is really getting into his dream of being up to his knees in ferret treats he hears a familar voice. "Muldoone, wake up, we have two new ones arriving this morning. Geeze Nanna, tan't you do do it dis time pwease? Nothing doing mister, you get your tiny hinny out of there right now" Nanna informs him. By now Mully knows it is useless to try to argue with her, for one thing Nanna is one rather L A R G E ferret with a temper. "Same dwill Nanna, Mully asks her, yes Muldoone, same drill, go and get yourself ready. Muldoone reappears a few minutes later and stands inspection for the older motherly ferret. "Everything looks okay except for the hair Nanna informs him. Nanna, I tolds you, I gots dat hammy-head hair and..... yes Muldoone, I know that, Nanna interrupts him, you told me that already but surely there is something we could do to calm it down, I think I will speak to the Boss about it and see if He has any ideas. Wook Nanna, when I puts my hat on, dat cobers it up, see" and Muldoone flashes her one of his best smiles while giving his baseball cap one final adjustment. Nanna and Muldoone reach the Bridge and once again Nanna instructs him where to stand. "Stand up straight Muldoone" she begins to bark orders at him."Nanna, who are da two fewets tomming dis morning Mully asks. Well I just got the order a little while ago and not much is known about them. It seems a human got them and didn't know much about properly caring for a ferret. But why are dey coming here Nanna Muldoone asks. Well Nanna starts trying to explain, their human didn't understand some things that were going on with them and when they began to loose their fur their human thought it was from some other reason and they took the two ferrets to a place and got them a "forever shot". Oh Nanna NO Muldoone cried out, dat is not fair. Yes Muldoone, I agree it wasn't fair but sometimes humans do some things that are not only not fair but not very bright and then they call us dumb animals Nanna said trailing off. Oh and another thing Muldoone, the Boss said since you did such a great job naming Webster, Buddy, and Elsa, he wants you to name these two as well. Weally Nanna, I gets to names more fewets Muldoone asks, his eyes big and round. Yes she informs him, apparently the Boss was very pleased with your naming abilities, apparently these two little ones didn't have names so you get to name them. About that time Muldoone heard the sound of fuzzy feet dancing across the Bridge and in the distance he can see 2 ferrets scampering along the planks. Both ferrets stopped short in front of him and sat down with a puzzled look on their faces. "Helwoo and welcome to da Wainbow Bridge Muldoone tells the two. I be Muldoone and dis be Nanna he tells the pair, we have tomes to gweet you. One of the fuzzbutts finds his voice and speaks. "Where dis pwace be he asks. Nanna steps forward and speaks softly and gently to the pair of ferts. Boys, this is the Rainbow Bridge, maybe you have never heard of it but this is where you come to after your life on earth has ended. I am very sorry to have to tell you this but your human made a terrible mistake, they were incorrect in some information and they thought you were very sick and needed to be sent here. They are now aware of their mistake and feel terrible about it. Tan we goes back the first ferret asks. No, I am sorry you can't Nanna explains. You will stay with us here until your human crosses over and comes for you." The other ferret remained silent and a tear slid down his cheek. "Hey what kinds of stuff do you guys wike to do Muldoone asks them excitedly. Well we wikes stealing socks, we wikes to dig the first ferret tells Mully. Did yous habe a name or somptin you calls each odder afore you tomes here Muldoone asks to two fuzzbutts. I be Digger the first ferret answered excitedly and he be Scooter pointing to the still silent ferret. Otay Mully laughs with Digger, is dat what your hooman-bean talls you? No Digger tells Mully, dey nebber gibes us a name, I gibes us a name. Well Digger and Scooter, welcome to Wainbow Bridge. I was going to gibes you a name but you aweddy habe a name so I not be naming you. We habe wots of fun tings to do here and it be my job to shows ya awound. Wets go and finds you a nice hammy and den we goes to da fruit bar for somebweakfast, you be hungry he asks the two ferts. Oh yes Scooter speaks for the first time, you gots fwuit here he asks. Yeah and whens you eats watermelons, sabe your seeds for watter, dey be just da wite size for shooting at da gurls wif. MULDOONE I heard that Nanna yells at him. Wun guys" Mully yells as the three ferrets go skampering down a garden path. He had me Nanna is grumbling to no one, he had me right up to the very end. [Posted in FML issue 4589]