I just read mr Schwartz's posting and I must say I couldn't agree more on the redwall book. A couple of months ago I was strolling thru a bookstore wondering if I needed something new to read. Suddenly something caught my eye and it turned out to be a fert peeking out of a bush. Exercise One: take leap and grab book before anyone else could (there was no one around, but still, it pays to be sure ;-). Exercise Two:(deep concentration) read back-cover while walking at a brisk pace towards the counter....yadda yadda yadda...friendly mice...yadda yadda yadda...evil ferret...yadda yadda yadda...nasty ferret...yadda yadda yadda! Exercise Three: Try to replace the book on the shelf by pitching it 25 feet. In other words: I read the back and swore never to read any redwall book ever! I do not mind stereotyping as long as there's some kind of funny truth in it. If the ferret in this book was a chaotic practical joker I would not have minded -much-. Not all ferts are terribly cuddly and very sweet (one of mine sure isn't, Cruella loves doing her Mrs. Pacman immitation :-). Dooks, Leendert Bakker Amsterdam The Netherlands [Posted in FML issue 2196]