Yankee Doodle Blonde: Yeah, Binx does have his father's sense of exploring. Chipi and Binx are gonna run into eachother eventually, but as to what happens after that--can't ruin the surprise now can I =)
Chapter 3
"Alright girl, ya ready to show Mrs. Tweed and Mr. Amos what we're made of and come back with enough meat to feed both of them for a week!" Andy asked as he set the puppy down on the floor of the forest and removed her leash. Chipi didn't know what her master was talking about, but his excited voice got her excited and she yipped happily.
Andy laughed, "That'a girl!" he said, "Well, maybe we won't come back with enough to feed them for a week, but we're bound to come back with something!" he mused. He then turned his attention back down to his little puppy, "Ok, Chipi" he said, bending down and positioning her in front of him, "Just see if you smell anything and then lead the way".
As soon as Chipi was placed in front of Andy, she began to notice a whole arrangement of smells. She turned her head this way and that, wrinkling her nose and for a few moments the puppy just concentrated on trying to determine one smell out from all the others. She was finally able to pinpoint something, she didn't know what it was, but she immediately put her nose to the ground and began following it. Andy followed along behind his puppy silently.
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"Really Binx, you have to stop running away from your mom like that!" Tod sighed as he pulled the last pin out. Binx's five brothers and sisters all giggled as their brother winced in pain and then eased up as the last one was pulled. "Sorry dad" Binx said, turning around to face his father with a look of guilt on his face, "I was just having some fun".
Tod sighed, "I know that Binx, but out here it's very important that when me or your mom tell you all to stop you obey right away, we passed outside of the protective gates that kept the hunters out two days ago and out here danger could be anywhere" he explained. Vixey sighed at her husband's words, she and Tod hadn't been living in the Game Preserve with their cubs for all that long before overpopulation forced them out.
Tod glanced up at his wife at her sigh. "We'll be fine" he reassured with a smile. Vixey sighed again, "I know--it's just--different". Tod nodded, "I know". Tod and Vixey next turned their attention to putting their cubs to bed. As Vixey snuggled up next to the cubs, Tod whispered, "I'm gonna just go get something for tomorrow when the lot wakes up wanting to know where breakfast is".
Vixey nodded, "Alright, be careful" she whispered back worriedly. Tod grinned, "Don't worry, I will" he said. With that, Tod exited the den and crept across the forest floor in search of small game he could bring back.
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Chipi lifted her nose up off the ground slightly and her tail began to wag excitedly as she peeked up at the tall grass. It was there! Right there! She just knew it was! Chipi was ecstatic, she'd actually found something for her master and now he'd be so happy!
The puppy turned to her master, her tail still wagging and began to jump up excitedly. Andy crept through the brush silently, coming up next to Chipi. As the puppy bounced up and looked like she might yip happily, Andy raised a finger to his lips to motion for her to be silent. Chipi immediately stopped jumping and hunched down to the ground, trying to be quiet.
Andy smiled down at his little puppy, "Just past there, girl?" he asked pointing to the grass. He grinned and nodded, "alright". Andy slowly crept forward and peered over to the spot Chipi had indicated. There, in a small clearing, was a group of quail. Andy grinned, Yep, that would do nicely. Slowly Andy stepped out closer to the group of quail.
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Tod's ears perked up as he heard a sound. He ducked down and turned his head to the direction the sound had come from. Part of him told Tod he had heard this sound before, but yet what he was hearing now was different somehow. Slowly, he crept forward, pausing just on the other edge of a clearing. Tod slowly peeked his head out of the grass and smiled. There, in the clearing was a group of quail.
Seeing that apparently it had only been the quail making the noises he heard, Tod pushed aside any thoughts of whether or not every sound he heard would fit that of quail flittering through the air and rummaging about on the ground. Slowly, Tod eased himself forward closer to the group of quail.
Chapter 3
"Alright girl, ya ready to show Mrs. Tweed and Mr. Amos what we're made of and come back with enough meat to feed both of them for a week!" Andy asked as he set the puppy down on the floor of the forest and removed her leash. Chipi didn't know what her master was talking about, but his excited voice got her excited and she yipped happily.
Andy laughed, "That'a girl!" he said, "Well, maybe we won't come back with enough to feed them for a week, but we're bound to come back with something!" he mused. He then turned his attention back down to his little puppy, "Ok, Chipi" he said, bending down and positioning her in front of him, "Just see if you smell anything and then lead the way".
As soon as Chipi was placed in front of Andy, she began to notice a whole arrangement of smells. She turned her head this way and that, wrinkling her nose and for a few moments the puppy just concentrated on trying to determine one smell out from all the others. She was finally able to pinpoint something, she didn't know what it was, but she immediately put her nose to the ground and began following it. Andy followed along behind his puppy silently.
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"Really Binx, you have to stop running away from your mom like that!" Tod sighed as he pulled the last pin out. Binx's five brothers and sisters all giggled as their brother winced in pain and then eased up as the last one was pulled. "Sorry dad" Binx said, turning around to face his father with a look of guilt on his face, "I was just having some fun".
Tod sighed, "I know that Binx, but out here it's very important that when me or your mom tell you all to stop you obey right away, we passed outside of the protective gates that kept the hunters out two days ago and out here danger could be anywhere" he explained. Vixey sighed at her husband's words, she and Tod hadn't been living in the Game Preserve with their cubs for all that long before overpopulation forced them out.
Tod glanced up at his wife at her sigh. "We'll be fine" he reassured with a smile. Vixey sighed again, "I know--it's just--different". Tod nodded, "I know". Tod and Vixey next turned their attention to putting their cubs to bed. As Vixey snuggled up next to the cubs, Tod whispered, "I'm gonna just go get something for tomorrow when the lot wakes up wanting to know where breakfast is".
Vixey nodded, "Alright, be careful" she whispered back worriedly. Tod grinned, "Don't worry, I will" he said. With that, Tod exited the den and crept across the forest floor in search of small game he could bring back.
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Chipi lifted her nose up off the ground slightly and her tail began to wag excitedly as she peeked up at the tall grass. It was there! Right there! She just knew it was! Chipi was ecstatic, she'd actually found something for her master and now he'd be so happy!
The puppy turned to her master, her tail still wagging and began to jump up excitedly. Andy crept through the brush silently, coming up next to Chipi. As the puppy bounced up and looked like she might yip happily, Andy raised a finger to his lips to motion for her to be silent. Chipi immediately stopped jumping and hunched down to the ground, trying to be quiet.
Andy smiled down at his little puppy, "Just past there, girl?" he asked pointing to the grass. He grinned and nodded, "alright". Andy slowly crept forward and peered over to the spot Chipi had indicated. There, in a small clearing, was a group of quail. Andy grinned, Yep, that would do nicely. Slowly Andy stepped out closer to the group of quail.
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Tod's ears perked up as he heard a sound. He ducked down and turned his head to the direction the sound had come from. Part of him told Tod he had heard this sound before, but yet what he was hearing now was different somehow. Slowly, he crept forward, pausing just on the other edge of a clearing. Tod slowly peeked his head out of the grass and smiled. There, in the clearing was a group of quail.
Seeing that apparently it had only been the quail making the noises he heard, Tod pushed aside any thoughts of whether or not every sound he heard would fit that of quail flittering through the air and rummaging about on the ground. Slowly, Tod eased himself forward closer to the group of quail.