Trapped by Gloria Repp

Author:Gloria Repp [Repp, Gloria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781482306415
Goodreads: 17444420
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-02-19T00:00:00+00:00

Back Door?

Marteena crept from one branch to the next, jumped onto a connecting branch, and soon stood beside him.

“Fox,” Pibbin said.

“Yes, he’s still there. Come with me—I’ve got a storeroom in this tree, higher up.”

She showed him a hole with an opening just the right size for the two of them to climb through. They sat on the bags of seeds and nuts she’d hidden there.

“Don’t worry about that old fox,” she said. “He and his brothers think they own these woods. He’ll be gone soon.”

“The sooner the better,” Pibbin said. “We’re in a hurry.”

He told her about the notes, and how they’d tried to find Nisk, and what Cheeco had said about Duffy.

Marteena’s little black eyes looked worried. “I’ve talked with Nisk. He’s lonely and scared. He gets his words mixed up sometimes, but that’s because of his head, you know.”

“I didn’t know,” Pibbin said. “He’s new to Friendship Bog, isn’t he?”

She nodded. “Uncle Dip found him hanging onto a branch, half-dead. His head was bleeding, and he couldn’t remember anything except the fox that grabbed him.”

“How’d he ever get away?”

“Somehow. He couldn’t remember that, or his name, or where he lived.”

Marteena reached into a bag and pulled out a handful of tiny seeds. “Would you like a snack?”

He shook his head. “No, thanks.”

Marteena went on. “So Uncle Dip and some of the other Bog-Keepers helped him. They found him a nice big tree to live in.”

That sounded like something the Bog-Keepers would do. “I guess they brought him good things to eat, didn’t they?” Pibbin asked.

“You’re right! And Uncle Dip came to see him, too.”

“Did he ever tell you he wanted Zip’s tree?”

“No, he only talks about the things he picks up. At night. That’s odd for a squirrel, but he says it’s the best time. His back door is just up the stream from here, so I see him come and go.”

“Back door?”

“A lot of us have back doors,” Marteena said. “I have one for my ground nest, with a nice little tunnel, in case I need it.”

So that’s where Nisk had taken Duffy. “What does Nisk’s back door look like?”

“I’m not sure. He ducks under a log, and all of a sudden he’s gone.”

Pibbin’s toes began to clench. That sounded like the way into the tunnel he’d found. No, it couldn’t be.

Marteena still looked worried. “Be careful around Nisk. He’s so much bigger than you! And he’s smart. Almost too smart. Makes me wonder!”

Pibbin wished he could take a trip far away, like back to Wild Bog. He didn’t want to hear that Nisk was so smart, and he didn’t want to go back into that tunnel. But . . . maybe it wasn’t Nisk’s tunnel at all.

Claws scratched on the tree bark outside, and Alix’s face appeared in the opening. “Hi! Thought I’d find you here. The fox is gone.”

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