When last we read, Snowflake had entered the Forbidden Forest..... the story was handed to Donna Christian: "A distant familiar rumbling, Snowflake did hear. Ah, but the sight of that Raisin Tree, made Snowflake, too soon forget, the ...all too familiar sounds of purring kitties, all black, sitting in a circle around that Raisin Tree, so ripe with plump juicy raisins, just waiting for her to come taste and delight in their sweetness. "Behind her stood, black kitty, with golden slits for eyes, that were not so friendly looking, just standing there watching Snowflake with intenseness, so keen, silently coaxing her to move forward, closer and closer to that rumbling group, stay focused on the raisin tree, you could hear her purr.... don't pay any attention to the kitties surrounding it.. "Go, ahead, Snowflake you could see kitty mouth, silently, "partake of the raisin tree, if you dare...." Then handed to Laurel Dittman who wrote: "Snowflake, with the natural inquisitiveness of a ferret, pushed aside that faint warning voice, the voice that all ferrets choose to ignore. Instead, she concentrated on the strange kitty's purringly seductive message. Why, everyone knew that kitties didn't like raisins so this tree must have been put here for little ferrets like her to enjoy. Why should she fear something that only offered her a chance of happiness? "Her little paws reached up eagerly for the plumpest of the raisins when suddenly as her paw made contact with the raisin......" Who passed it to Robin Jones: "The circle of little black kitties opened so Snowflake could enter. The rumbling was so loud, but all Snowflake could see were the plump juicy raisins. Just as Snowflake entered the circle, deep in her heart she heard her mothers voice telling her, "Snowflake, never ever enter the dark forest" Reason took over and Snowflake turned to run back out of the dark forest. But the circle of black kitties closed her in. There was no were to run. The rumbling was so loud and getting louder and louder. All those kitties had golden slits for eyes, and they looked so mean. Snowflake was so scared and didn't know what to do! But being a ferret, you have to think quickly so Snowflake turned to run and hide in the raisin tree. Just when she got to the raisin tree there was a big "poof" and the raisin tree turned into a......" To be continued. [Posted in FML issue 4859]