Here's the next chapter. Things will start getting interesting after this…
"But how?" Rosetta wondered. Iris looked just as confused as she did.
"Do you think a bird pulled it up?" Iris asked.
"Wouldn't we have noticed that? Crows are pretty large and I didn't hear any meadowlarks singing this morning." Rosetta said pointedly.
"I didn't see any wood thrushes either," Iris said.
"And we would have known if there was a hawk alarm, so I guess it couldn't have been a bird," Rosetta answered.
"You're right," Iris said," But you know how you said, 'Maybe a wild animal came through' when your hammock broke? Maybe it was an animal, and it pulled up the plant too,"
"That's possible," Rosetta said, considering the idea," I bet it was the rabbits. They're always bounding through my garden no matter what Fawn says,"
"I guess we got excited over nothing. Maybe you had better talk to Fawn about it," Iris suggested.
"It would probably do no good, but I guess I could try again. I'll see to my hammock later," Rosetta answered," See you soon Iris!"
"Okay, bye!" Iris called after her," Poor thing," she muttered to herself.
Rosetta flew over fields and fields of sunflowers, 'till at last she reached the forest where fawn lived. Following the mushroom dotted path, she reached the pine-cone house and knocked. No one answered.
I guess I should have expected her not to be home, Rosetta thought.
On her way back through the forest, she stopped to taste a fresh, wild blackberry. When she bit into it, however, a squirt of red juice spattered on her rose petal skirt.
"Thank goodness I was wearing this," Rosetta mumbled aloud. Red juice would not show up much on a rose skirt." Anyhow, I 'd better get this washed off," she said, and flew off towards the sound of trickling water.
In time, she found a small spring coming out of some rocks. She rinsed her skirt and wrung it out so it wouldn't take as long to dry.
"A laundry talent should be able to fix the rest." She said to herself.
As Rosetta flew back down the path, she saw Fawn coming from the other direction.
"Hey, Fawn. I was just looking for you!" Rosetta called out.
" Hi-ya , Rosetta. It looks to me you had an interesting time at it too," Fawn said, eying Rosetta's skirt.
"Oh, that. I was munching on a berry, and it kind of splattered, you know." she explained.
"Ah," Fawn answered, "So what were you needing me for?"
"Well, it's about the rabbits…" Rosetta began, but Fawn interrupted.
"I know, you've told me about that before, but no matter how many times I tell them, they just won't listen! The only one who ever pays any attention to what I say is Bitsy. And she's only a baby! It won't be long before she starts following in the other's footsteps," Fawn said.
"I knew you were going to say that, but this is the worst I've seen! They trampled my hammock while I was napping, and they even uprooted a plant! You've got to do something!"
"Did you actually see them do it?" Fawn asked.
"Well, uh…no. But it had to have been the rabbits. I haven't seen any hawks or birds this morning. Have you?" Rosetta answered.
"Hmm…I get you're point. I'll ask 'em 'bout it later, when I visit their end of the tunnels," fawn considered.
"Thanks, Fawn,"
" No problem, Ro. I'll keep an eye out for birds though too. It seems as if they're hiding from something, since I have not seen many either," Fawn replied," Have a great rest of the day!" They both waved goodbye.
Well, there's Chapter 3. Yay! Please R&R!