The day was finally here! Chrissy and the girls were busy running from room to room inspecting everything as only the VIF's can do (Very Important Ferrets). They ran to the "Big Room" and stared with awe at the monstrous Big Green Thing with the twinkling lights. There were shiny things on it that just beckoned to be played with. As usual, their Hoomans had placed a few just so on the bottom limbs. Madeline Poof was the first to reach it and yell "my nose is the blackest so I get to go first, ha!" She jumped and jumped and then the rest of the VIFs joined in until finally all those shiny things were theirs, rolling all over the floor. Halle B dove under the "Big Soft Thing at the bottom and yelled "I'm a shark, I'm a shark, catch me if you can". Meanwhile, the Boys were doing boy things checking each wall for intruders then into the good food smell place where they made Boo Boo eyes at the Hoomans and rolled on their backs to get yums and scratches. This was a tradition passed down from hob to hob. After all, a boy's got to eat to keep up his manly rolly pollyness! Chrissy was playing with a shiny thing but she just wasn't quite into it. She could not understand it but somehow something wasn't right. What was it? She thought and pondered, the Big Door in the Big Room where they liked to do their "do not trespass into my home" poop kept coming into her mind. "What could it be", she asked herself. A present for us maybe? Another Hooman? Finally, she went to find help. She ran to her special Hooman and tried to get her attention but all the Hoomans were laughing and talking. Frustrated, she finally did a "flat ferret" to try to think. Skor, having eaten a lot of yummy egg, was nearby relaxing. He asked Chrissy "what's up wid ju"? Chrissy said "a Hooman needs ta go tooz da Bigz Doorz buts Iz keep tryinz an dey won't go". Skor stood up and stretched, "let a Hob take carez of dis". He looked around for the main Hooman. "Ok heerz goes! Eberbudy helpz"! All the ferrets at once dash into the food place dooking and dancing to get everyone's attention, and it worked! Now Skor, being the big, fat six pound Hob that he is, grabs onto the main Hoomans pant leg with his teeth and holds on, pulling towards the Big Door. The Hooman laughs at first as Skor likes to play like this, but then realizes he's not letting go and trying very hard to pull her. She slowly goes where he wants with all of the other ferrets gathered around until they are all standing at the Big Door. "What", she asks. Chrissy then suddenly jumps at the Big Door. "Ok" she says, wondering what in the world has gotten into them. She opens the door...... It's been snowing overnight and several inches of fine white snow is covering the porch and the yard. It was still snowing and with all of the Christmas lights from the neighbors houses it truly looked like a winter wonderland. The Hooman looked outside but didn't see anything and started to close the door. She stops as she detects a slight movement on the porch. She looks closer and there lying in the white snow is a pure white little albino ferret. She jumps out the door and grabs the little girl up fearing the worst. But a miracle, she's very cold but still alive! The Hooman rushes into the house yelling "quick warm some blankets, warm some soupie"!! Slowly during the day, the little ferret warms up and eats some soup and starts to come around. She's a very sweet, gentle girl and later quickly integrates into the VIF club. Chrissy and the others gather round the new little girl. She's been named Grace by the Hoomans which fits her fine. Chrissy asks "where didz youz come froms and wasn't it scary being out dere"? Grace looks down slightly as she's still very shy and says "I don't memberz myz momz much az Iz wad berry youngz whenz Iz wad takenz fromz herz to beez wid a bigz bunches ofz udder babies likes meez. Iz stillz miss herz doh" she says with sad eyes. "Den Iz memberz being inz a bigz box ands realby scaredz, den inz a glass place till Iz was takenz by Hoomans tooz lives wid dem" "Dey hadz children and werez busy all da timez and sometimez forgots Iz was inz my cage buts I gots foods most of da timez. "Den anodder Hooman came andz gots meez and its wad okayz till a girlz Hooman came to da place and shez no likes meez. "One dayz, whenz da udder Hooman was gonez, she grabbed meez ands threws meez outs of da carz". I landed on da soft green stuff sooz Iz wad okayz but myz paw hurts some". "Iz beenz wandering around a longs timez but der wad somes cats food Iz founds and snowz to eats. I wad sooz coldz and tiredz an des decidez tooz go tooz sleeps cause Iz din wants to keep goinz". "Den, rights befores I laids downz a bright beautifullz ball of lightz suddenlyz appeared"! Itz wad so prettyz andz somehowz Iz knewz toz foloowz its, so Iz didz." I keptz followinz itz and keptz goinz eben doh Iz waz sooo tiredz and itz stopped at dat Big Door". I laidz down and da next ting Iz knowz you're Hooman waz grabbinz meez." All the VIFs stood around Grace and marveled at her story, thanking the light that saved her and brought her to her forever home with them. They thought of all the other ferrets out there without soupies and warm hammies and silently made a wish around the Big Green Thing for all of them. All the VIFs then snuggled down in their special blankies all wrapped around Grace so she would never be cold again and went to sleep as only ferrets can do. Merry Christmas to all with a special wish that each and every ferret could somehow never be cold, hungry or thirsty and had a loving forever home to call their own. Njp December 2013 [Posted in FML 7998]