Early morning at the Bridge finds Muldoone hurrying along a well-worn path with a much determined look on his face. As he passes a row of huts a couple of his buddies call out to him but he tells them, "tant stops, gotta get to da Bwidge" and he hurries on his his way. Not long after arriving at the Bridge, Muldoone begins to feel a familiar tingle in his whiskers and then a soft warm breeze is drifting and swirling through the air. "Another fewet tomes to joins us" he says to no one. Just then a blinding light fills the sky and when he looks again he sees a ferret not running but BOUNCING across the Bridge. "Hewoo and welcomes to da Bwidge he says to the young ferret, I be Muldoone, da officialt Bwidge Gweeter." The young ferret sits down to study Muldoone and is quiet for a long time before he speaks. "Wher dids ya gets dat hat he asks and coulds you gets meone wike it?" Muldoone is quite surprised at the request. Generally whena new one arrives they want an explanation as to where they are and why but not this guy, he wants a hat like mine. Geeze!! "Maybe we starts by you telling me your name he says to the young ferret. Bubba be my name he says and puffs out his chest proudly. I be Bubba da Ferret and I wike to pways fewet war, do you wike to pway fewet war Mr. Muldoone? "Well, not 'xactly sure what dat be" Mully stammers. Maybe we get your settled first and den I shows you wound the pwace. First afore we dooes dat, I wants to send message to my mom, she be upset 'bout what brings me here. See my mom falls down ontop of me and dat is how I gets here to dis pwace. My mom be weally sad and cwy a wot and I wants to make her heart happy 'gain. Cans you help me Mr. Muldoone, pwease? Oh and afore I forgets, I got two brudders here and I wants to sees dem. I hears my mom say dey be here and I wants to sees dem. Otay, what be deir names Muldoone asks Bubba. Names be Vinnie, Bubba informs him. Otay, wet me see what I can find out which hammy dey be in. What da odder ones name be he asks. Vinnie says Bubba. Yes I know dat you tells me dat alweady but what da odder fewet name be. Vinnie answers Bubba. I knows dat Muldoone says with an edge to his voice, you alweady tells me dat, I needs to know da name of da ODDER fewet. His name be VINNIE Bubba answers his voice raising a bit. Muldoone takes off his baseball cap, looks at it closely like he is inspecting it, scratches himself behind his left ear, and puts his cap back on. Wisten kid, I twying to helps you but you gots to tell me da name of da odder fewet youwants to see. HIS NAME BE VINNIE Bubba yells at Muldoone, HIS NAME BE VINNIE!! Takes off dat stupid cap and maybe yous tan hears someptin!!" Just as Muldoone was about to make a dive for the newcomer Nanna comes charging down the path. "M U L D O O N E!!! What are you doing, this is no way to treat a new comer. Nanna hurried over to Bubba and puts a protective arm around him. Bubba, please forgive what just happened. Our Junior Bridge Greeter has not completed his training for this job and this is certainly NO way to greet a new comer to the Bridge. Muldoone was afraid to meet anna's glaring eyes but he could feel the heat from her gaze upon him. Why did you not call for help Nanna admonishes Muldoone, you know if there is a problem you are not qualified to handle it on your own, you should have called for help. Had I not checked on how things were going on the stump scan, no telling what may have happened. But Nanna, Mully begins trying to explain, but Nanna nothing young man and Muldoone falls quiet again. Alright Bubba Nanna coos gently at him, I understand you have two brothers here you would like to locate. Yes Bubba answers as he is weasel war-dancing, wanna sees my brudders. Okay, what are their names Nanna asks him. Vinnie Bubba informs Nanna. Okay, and what is your other brother's name?? Vinnie replies Bubba. Yes dear I know one of your brothers is named Vinnie, what is the other one's name?? Vinnie answers Bubba again with a smile playing around his lips. Nanna draws a long sigh and thinks for a moment. Okay lets try again, what is your two brothers names she asks Bubba. VINNIE is the answer he gives again. Nanna looks first sternly at Bubba and then fixesher stare on Muldoone. Is this your idea of a joke young man she asks, did the two of your cook this up? Now it was Muldoone's turn to feel a sly smile begin to play around his mouth. Oh boy, I tink we both be in twouble he thinks to himself. Muldoone pulls himself up tall and straight. No Nanna, I pwomise, he gibs me da same name he gabe you. Nanna not sure what to believe looks from one ferret to the other. Bubba, tell me the name of brother number one. VINNIE replies Bubba. Okay, now tell me the name of brother number two. VINNIE replies Bubba. Just then Muldoone feels a tickle in his tummy. The tickle begins to grow until the laughter begins to escape and next he is laying on the ground laughing. A moment later Bubba is laying next to him in a fit of giggles meanwhile Nanna is standing over them both glaring her best glare-stare at the two of them. "I fail to see what is so funny she informs the two. Nanna, dey bof be named Vinnie squealed Muldoone. Is this true she demands of Bubba. Bubba struggles to his feet and tries his best to stop giggling. Yes mam, bof my brudders be named Vinnie. Just then Muldoone goes off in another fit of laughter and Bubba joins him. All of a sudden the two ferrets hear a loud shriek and Nanna's tail bushes out really big. I AM PUTTING IN FOR A TRASNFER!!! MULDOONE WAS BAD ENOUGH BUT I THINK HIS TWIN JUST ARRIVED." The two ferrets struggled to their feet still laughing and giggling. "Is she always like that Bubba asks Muldoone about Nanna. Yeah and sometimes she be wurs giggled Muldoone. I weally sorry bout what happens to you wif your mom Muldoone tells his new friend but it be weally neat here and I can takes you to da wainbow and shows you how you tan go bisit your mom in your heart. WOW dat will be weally neat Bubba replies. Wets go finds you a hat wike mine for you to wears" Muldoone tells his new friend and the two disappear down the path still giggling and laughing. [Posted in FML issue 4600]