***Note from Muldoone*** I bees sworry dat this gweeting not been done alweady. My hooman-bean beens berry sads dis week, one ob her kittlie kats comes to da Bwidge. Da hooman's kittlie kat bees sick for a few days and she takes da kat to da doc. Doc say dat it be a backeterial 'fection. Kittlie kat gots a shot and yucky medicine to take at home. Hooman takes kittlie kat back to da doc and doc say he keeps her for a few days. Da doc calls my hooman dis mornin to say kittlie kat stowen aways to da Bwidge. Da hooman-bean cwies a wot. Da hooman-mom founds dis kittlie kat aside da woad, someone frows her away she bees a teenie kit whens she be found. Hooman been sick and was goings home frum horsp-pittal dat day. It bees cold and waining dat day and it made da hoomans sad dat some mean person frow dis kittlie kat aways. It makes me sads dat hoomans dooes dese kinds of tings. Kittlie kat dies at animal horsp-pittal and dis makes da hooman-mom sads dat she die in stwange pwace and not at home. I hopes odder kittlie kats be at da gate to gweets her.*** Early morning at the Bridge has Muldoone already up and getting ready to go and greet the new arrival. Trying once again to conquer his hammy-head-hair, Mully sighs and gives up. It be no use he mutters to himself, I gets one side under da cap and da odder side jumps out. Why won't da Boss fixes my hair? I would wike to habe hair wike odder fewets and nots habe to wears dis cap. Heaving another big sigh with the realization he was whipped, out the door he goes heading for the Bridge to greet the new comer. Muldoone took his work very seriously and he tried hard to be a good Rainbow Bridge greeter. What bothered him the most were the young ferrets arriving at the Bridge; their time had been cut short, their days in the sun ended too soon. The abused ferrets touched his heart deeply. They had done nothing to deserve the treatment they got, all they wanted was a soft touch and a kind word and the opportunity to be a to do was be a happy little ferret just like any other fuzzbutt. There is a special place the abused and frightened ferrets go to when they arrive; they go to stay with Mz. SunnyFerret until they felt comfortable enough to be a part of Ferret Village located at the Rainbow Bridge. Not long after arriving at the Bridge, Muldoone hears the sound of a soft melody dancing softly on the breeze. The Ferret Promise Song sang of time cut short, it sang of love and broken hearts, the song spoke of the promise made to each and every ferret by the Creator, and it whispered to the heart of the wee-one arriving; "you are home." The flash of light subsided and then Mully heard the unmistakable sounds of ferrety feets coming across the planks of the Bridge; Molly the winged unicorn had delivered another ferret to the Rainbow Bridge. "Hello Skylar and welcomes to da Wainbow Bwidge Mully says to the little silver mitt ferret, I be Mr. Muldoone, da officialist Bwidge Gweeter." Skylar sits down to study her new surroundings. For a long time she says nothing just drinking all the sights before her and breathing in the sweet smells of raisins, dates, Foamy Fries and other treats there at the Bridge. Finally the young ferret begins to speak; I not wants to be here ya know, I wanted to stay wif my familee a while longer. Can you fixes me and sends me back Mr. Muldoone?" "No Skylar, I be sworry, I no can dooes dat. Whens you comes here, you stays here until your hooman-bean cwoss ober." Bending down to be on eye level with the little ferret known as Skylar, Mully begins to speak to her softly. "I no can sends you back but you habe a ferrety fwiend here, I be told yur buddy Weasle be here and soons as we gets you settled we finds your fwiend and den I takes you to da refwecting pond to shows you how to wook in your familee and sends dem whiskery kisses." ~~Muldoone~~ Caring for your ferrets at Rainbow Bridge. [Posted in FML issue 4862]