The Little Grey Men by BB

Author:BB
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: New York Review Books
Published: 2019-09-03T12:27:20+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

The Gibbet

t was a jolly reunion that night in Squirrel’s drey, though somewhat marred by the death of poor Otter. Their good-natured host did not seem to mind how many people shared Tree Top House, and he had helped them up one by one, taking particular care of Dodder and his game leg. They took off their wet things and hung them up on the pine twigs to dry, cuddling down in the dry leaves and grass lining of the drey close to Squirrel.

They were soon as warm as toast. Truth to say, Squirrel was quite enjoying this unaccustomed company, for he had got tired of living alone. There was so much to talk about and discuss and Squirrel made many helpful suggestions.

Dodder agreed with the proposition to make Tree Top House their headquarters for the next day or two, while they thoroughly explored Crow Wood. If Cloudberry was not discovered, then they would go on up the Folly, to the source. If he were not to be found there, then they must give up the search and return to the Oak Pool. They talked long into the night, hearing many tales from Squirrel of the wicked doings of Giant Grum and the Wood People generally.

‘You must meet the woodpig’ (hedgehog), said Squirrel; ‘he’s always poking around in Crow Wood at all hours of the night; you never know, he may have come across Cloudberry, or at any rate had some news of him. And the White Owls, they should be able to help; we ought to go and see them. They live in the beech at the other end of the wood; they’ve been there for as long as I can remember, in spite of Giant Grum. We’ll go and see them sometime.’

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