Hi all dis be SaraFerret. I just got a notice dat a little cinnamon girl would be arriving at de bridge. I looked over at de entrance--nothing yet. Hmmmm. Where is she. Hey Serena where are you. Den I heard a frightened squeak from dat place-looked again nothing yet. Okay maybe she is hiding or someting. So off I go to cross de bridge-- wowsie I sure have been doing dat a lot lately. Dere in a little cinnamon bundle was a squeaky little ferret. Hi Serena, why didnt you answer me--all I could hear was squeak. I looked at de note again--she cant hear or see. Oh-dat explains everything. Den I reached out to her and scooped her up into my arms and patted her wit my paws. Now Serena, we are gonna go back across dis bridge. And so I trotted--never had to carry a baby ferret across; first time for everyting. When we got back to where I started from, she opened her eyes and dooked a small little dook. Ah arent you just de cutest little girl! Other ferrets started gathering around and cooing and ohmying. We must have startled her wit so many around her, because she got big tears and squeaky cries. Everythings alright, baby girl, I says. She could hear and see me now. MOMMY! Well not exactly I tells her. She says well you are de first one I see so you has to be my mommy. De last I remembers is dat I was wit my mommy and den I was sent away from mommy and off to some place else and den I remembers getting a shot. Den I went to sleep and wakes up here, so you has to be my Mommy. Well Serena darling I will be your Mommy. She says dat everyting seems so pretty here and clouds and wings. Wings??? Mommy, do ferrets have wings? Here dey do and you, Serena are going to get a nice set of wings wit de halo and learn to fly. Even de Boss came to see her and tsk-tsked about people on earth and some people werent fit to raise anything, not even a cockroach. De Boss gets very upset when he sees His beloved creatures treated badly. But He tells her dat she is perfect now and no pain in her heart, and she can fly like a bird. So Serena and I went to de wings house to get her fitted. Hmm--tiny little girl--I know mousie angel wings. Yep definitely just a bit bigger den dose mousie angels. I climbed up to de tippy-top of the shelves marked special ferrets only. I got a set of wings and one halo and then I climbed down. I turned her around and put de wings on her and dese were so special cause dey were fluffy wings. And of course the gold halo. Hmmm one hammie. Okay no tour--now should I take her over to de Kit house where Auntie Mary Ferret takes care of all de very young furries. I carries her over dere and she is met by Auntie and a group of toddler furries. Oh my she said what a beautiful baby you have Ms SaraFerret. Did she just arrive--yes mam I says. Well I best be leaving her wit you. Bye bye little Serena, everything will always be good for you now. As I turned my back to leave I had some tears in my eyes, feeling guilty for leaving her dere. And den, I heard a shrill Mommy, where are you, dont leave me. Please Mommy. Okay I went back. As most ferrets know, SaraFerret has a very soft heart. I picks up little Serena and her hammie and trots slowly toward my den and along de way all de musteys were welcoming her to her new home. She was so contented in my arms. (oh wowsie how am I gonna do my job wit a baby--I know a back pack-- perfect. But now I settles down into a rocking chair and rocks little Serena-she looks so peaceful and happy. I loves you Mommy she says. A big tear runs down my cheek. I loves you too, my darling one. And so passed another day at de bridge. Dooks of love wit a dash of tears SaraFerret [Posted in FML issue 5135]