It was beginning to get dark when Garfield and Rapunzel came to a large barn. With their combined strength, they managed to pry the door open. They went inside to see about staying there for the night, and found a nest of baby mice. Rapunzel was enchanted. Garfield was hungry. Neither of them had time to act out their feelings however, because at that moment a big farm dog snuck through the open barn door. He headed straight for the nest of mice. Rapunzel flung herself in the way and started clawing at the dog's face. *Garfield! Help me! We must save the darling little mice!*
Garfield reluctantly joined in the fray, and the three of them made quite a comotion. The cats were just getting the upper hand when the barn door was thrown wide. A racous voice sounded, stopping the fighting animals cold. "Bowsah! Get ovah heah, stupid dawg!" The dog went to the man, turning only to glare back at his opponents. The farmer spat a stream of foul brown liquid into the hay. "Nahw you cats git outa heah! Gwan, git!" Garfield pushed Rapunzel toward the door. She looked back quickly at the mice, hidden by all the hay they'd kicked up. The farmer swung the door shut behind them, and they fled down the dirt road before the dog could come after them again.
Rapunzel and Garfield kept going until they were on the highway. They at last settled for the night on the road's shoulder. There was a piece of old, rusted fender turned up like a cup. Rapunzel looked at it hopefully. *Maybe dew will collect in that overnight. I'm so thirsty!*
*Yeah, I didn't think of dew. I guess that means we'll be wet tonight.* Garfield sighed. Rapunzel nodded sadly.
They sat there for a few moments, licking their wounds. *So, this is what it's like to right the injustices of the world, huh?*
*Yes, far too often. I only hope that those cute little mice will be okay. At least we saved them.*
Garfield refrained from pointing out that if it weren't for them opening the barn door the mice wouldn't have been in danger in the first place. He was beginning to wonder if this hero thing was the best route to fame, after all.
Garfield reluctantly joined in the fray, and the three of them made quite a comotion. The cats were just getting the upper hand when the barn door was thrown wide. A racous voice sounded, stopping the fighting animals cold. "Bowsah! Get ovah heah, stupid dawg!" The dog went to the man, turning only to glare back at his opponents. The farmer spat a stream of foul brown liquid into the hay. "Nahw you cats git outa heah! Gwan, git!" Garfield pushed Rapunzel toward the door. She looked back quickly at the mice, hidden by all the hay they'd kicked up. The farmer swung the door shut behind them, and they fled down the dirt road before the dog could come after them again.
Rapunzel and Garfield kept going until they were on the highway. They at last settled for the night on the road's shoulder. There was a piece of old, rusted fender turned up like a cup. Rapunzel looked at it hopefully. *Maybe dew will collect in that overnight. I'm so thirsty!*
*Yeah, I didn't think of dew. I guess that means we'll be wet tonight.* Garfield sighed. Rapunzel nodded sadly.
They sat there for a few moments, licking their wounds. *So, this is what it's like to right the injustices of the world, huh?*
*Yes, far too often. I only hope that those cute little mice will be okay. At least we saved them.*
Garfield refrained from pointing out that if it weren't for them opening the barn door the mice wouldn't have been in danger in the first place. He was beginning to wonder if this hero thing was the best route to fame, after all.