I would like to thank I'm Wierd-Deal With It for lending me her role-playing name; Shystryne, for my previous chapter. This is my penultimate chapter.

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Krisser Harvestpaw wakes up under a blanket of younger and older brothers. Being small has disadvantages. He gets up with some difficulty, as the younger brothers,

just past baby-hood, are still asleep, and the older brothers, past Dibbun-hood, stay on top to tease.

Nipping the few who try to squash him, he gets out of the nest and heads for breakfast. Unfortunately everyone is now awake. The race is on!

Pushing past an older sister, Krisser gets a good seat and keeps it. Mummy comes in, scolding them all for lack of manners, as she always does. Daddy comes

in, good naturedly patting all heads and saying what a fine morning it is.

Breakfast is quick, Daddy and the older siblings are going out to the fields to work. Krisser isn't old enough, so he still has to stay at home with Mummy and

the little ones. He protests.

"Next fall," says Daddy. "It's planting now, but you can help harvest in the fall."

Daddy and Krisser's big brothers and sisters go out to the fields, and Krisser takes the little ones out to play.

Loey wants to go to the stream.

"No," Krisser tells her. "You'll fall in and get drowned."

"Whas dwowned?" She wants to know. Krisser has no idea, so they ask Mummy.

After being told, and still not understanding, they decided it means that Mummy will be very unhappy if they go there without her, and they will get into

trouble.

After playing around the house for a few hours, all are bored. Baby Nift toddles into the berry bushes. They don't have any berries at this time of year, and

he is upset. More so, because now he has scratches on his paws.

Mummy comes out and makes it better, and it's time for supper.

Supper isn't has hurried as breakfast, and there isn't as much grabbing.

Not as much, but still some.

Supper now over, Krisser gets into bed. He pushes a little brother off of him, and nips at an older one that's trying to steal his spot. Mummy and Daddy

gives good-night hugs all around. He wonders when fall comes. He wonders why Nift insists on lying on top of him. He closes his eyes. It's not easy to be the middle

Dibbun in a family of fifteen.

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Wow, longer then the others. Thanks to everyone who reviewed the other two! Now you if you would just review this one...