It was a lovely day at de Bridge. SaraFerret was busy picking up all de toys de kits had left laying around de cottage. When would dey ever learn to pick up dere things. All of a sudden she heard a knock at de door. She went to open it and dere stood Mimi, de little girl courier, with a note in her paw, "SaraFerret, a ferret is crossing the bridge. So the Boss has requested that you go greet her. Is there anyone you want me to fetch? Oh yes, here is the note." I took de note and read it and nodded my head. Then I sent Mimi to pick up de right one and headed for de entrance. I was just in time to see a elderly sable girl fuzzy reach de entrance. So I introduced myself, "Hi I am SaraFerret and I am de bridgegreeter. Welcome to de Rainbow Bridge. Dis is your new forever home. Here you will have no more pain or suffering and you will run on green grass forever. You will have lotsa of friends here. Did I mention de fun and games?" De little girl looked at me and said, "My you do have such a strange accent. Are you one of those American ferrets? My Papa told me there might be some of those here. He was such a loving papa. I will miss him so much. Do you know him? He said I might find a friend of mine here, but all I see is you, so I guess I will just have to make the best of it. I can be friends with you if you like. Do you have a place I can stay? This is a very pretty place and the sky is blue and the grass is really green (I know I picked up a piece and chewed it). I do feel much better since I arrived as Papa said I would so I know he wasn't just telling me stories to make me feel better about leaving. Oh yes, My name is Primrose." "How nice to meet you, Primrose. I guess I was an American ferret on earth-dere are many of us here at de Bridge, but dere are many from all over de earth. I don't know your Papa, but I am sure dat he was very good to you. As for a friend, just be patient and we might find one for you as well as a place for you to stay. And oh yes, you have another surprise in store for you. Do you see dese wings I have on my shoulders? You are gonna get your very own special pair. Dey are so great for flying about de heavens--sure beats hoppin from cloud to cloud." With that, we both began walking down de garden path to de Wing House where de wings were stored. But at de door, Primrose got a surprise! Her old cagemate Felix was waiting dere for her--now she knew dat she wasn't alone. Such hugs! Den we opened de door and on de counter was a big box (of course). She opened de box and took out de wings--Neon blue with black stripes--just perfect for a sable who had lived so long on earth. I carefully helped her put on her wings and Felix adjusted her halo. Den she ran to de big vanity mirror and gazed at her reflection. Den she turned to me and said "Gee I wish Papa Tony could see me now." Ah I gots an idea. So off we went down de path to de Misting Pond and sat down beside de cool clear water. With one swish we saw a vision of Papa Tony appear. Primrose got so excited dat she started waving and dooking with all of her might. "I love you Papa. Thank you for loving me for so long. Thank you for letting me rummage thru things and never getting upset. I am feeling ever so much better now. I found Felix. I have wings now and soon I will be able to fly." Den she started to throw hugs and kisses and laid dem on a nearby shooting star which was headed to your house and by de time you should read dis it should have landed dere. And with another swish de vision was gone. So we left dere and went down the road to a cottage where we could see a party was in progress. We opened de door and "SURPRIZE PRIMROSE" rang out. It was a welcome party from de English fuzzies at de bridge. You could see all de food laid out. Den de music started playing. Fuzzies started dancing. I was invited to stay and dance and eat. But I had things to do, so I took Primrose aside and gave her a hug and said my goodbyes. As I headed home, I thought to myself, gee I didn't think us American fuzzies had such an accent, but oh well. So ended another greeting at de Rainbow Bridge. Lovey and hugs, SaraFerret, bridgegreeter [Posted in FML 6516]