Abbess Sonsa saw the dubbins running in the kitchens and knew there would
be trouble. Upon entering the kitchen she found Friar Gother trying to
round them up. They where ducking through trolleys and around the legs of
the busy cooks. One, a squirrel, was trying to fill her pockets with
candied nuts.
"And what is going on here" said Sonsa in a stern voice. All the dubbins stopped and looked at their abbess' scowling features. A little otter, named Weaket, spoke for all the dubbins. "We was hungered miz abbess, and Gother says we 'ave to wait for da vikkles to be readied and we says we waits in 'ere but he says no and chases us round wit da big spoon"
Sonsa looked at all the dubbins and then at Gother then back to Weaket. "You know that dubbins that bother Friar Gother gets in trouble"
The dubbins looked to their foot-paws. Sonsa inspected the paws of a near by hedgehog dubbin. "Tisk, tisk, you were going eat with these filthy paws?"
The dubbins looked at their paws. Every single one was mucked up. Abbess Sonsa changed her frowning face into a smile. "You know? I'm feeling kind today so go wash in the pond and I'll be sending Skipper with you to make sure those paws get clean. Then we will see if you can have a snack. Come on" She watched the dubbins march out to the pond. She stopped the squirrel and made her empty her pockets before letting go with them.
Once they all had left Gother chuckled as he mixed meadow cream " 'I'm feeling kind today'? Abbess you are always in a good mood"
"Well you should be thanking me for getting them off your paws. I'd better get Skipper too"
Gother went about still mixing the meadow cream. "Lets get some of those scones and some mint tea on a trolley before when those dubbins come to call again"
"And what is going on here" said Sonsa in a stern voice. All the dubbins stopped and looked at their abbess' scowling features. A little otter, named Weaket, spoke for all the dubbins. "We was hungered miz abbess, and Gother says we 'ave to wait for da vikkles to be readied and we says we waits in 'ere but he says no and chases us round wit da big spoon"
Sonsa looked at all the dubbins and then at Gother then back to Weaket. "You know that dubbins that bother Friar Gother gets in trouble"
The dubbins looked to their foot-paws. Sonsa inspected the paws of a near by hedgehog dubbin. "Tisk, tisk, you were going eat with these filthy paws?"
The dubbins looked at their paws. Every single one was mucked up. Abbess Sonsa changed her frowning face into a smile. "You know? I'm feeling kind today so go wash in the pond and I'll be sending Skipper with you to make sure those paws get clean. Then we will see if you can have a snack. Come on" She watched the dubbins march out to the pond. She stopped the squirrel and made her empty her pockets before letting go with them.
Once they all had left Gother chuckled as he mixed meadow cream " 'I'm feeling kind today'? Abbess you are always in a good mood"
"Well you should be thanking me for getting them off your paws. I'd better get Skipper too"
Gother went about still mixing the meadow cream. "Lets get some of those scones and some mint tea on a trolley before when those dubbins come to call again"