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Backstory ~ Chapter 10
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“T, the smell isn’t as bad as I first thought.”
“When we get back, take those clothes off outside and toss them in the bin. I’ll get some soap and you can use the hose to wash outside.”
As the family approached the others, they saw the hunting group emerging from the trees. From the hunters’ body language, it was clear that the fathers were angry, the mothers were worried, and the patriarch was chagrined. The pups, though, were happy, playfully chasing one another, knocking each other down and crawling over each other. Angelica ran off to join them.
Tina and Bette waited for an explanation. When none came, Tina asked, “What happened?”
None of the adult members of the party would meet anyone’s eyes. Finally, Red, one of two fathers, spoke, “I just don’t get it. We had stalked and were all crouched in position to pounce on a coyote when Little Bit,” he shrugged his shoulder in the direction of the playing cousins, “yelled ‘beep beep’.” He swung his head so that he could look at each adult and then asked, in genuine puzzlement, asked “What is ‘beep beep’?”
There were gasps among the wolves and Tina. None had ever known a wolf pup to disrespect a first hunt. The matriarch looked at her mate and saw that he was troubled. Tina glanced at him and noted the same.
“T, why is your brother imitating the Road Runner?” Bette whispered.
“The pups beeped when they saw a coyote.”
Bette tried her best to hide her laughter, but enough spilled over that Tina noticed, “Too much television is bad for all species of young.”
While Red spoke, the cousins had stopped playing and had run to the adults. As they had been taught, the pups politely waited until they were noticed.
“Mama, I’m hungry,” Trouble announced
“I’m hungry, too,” Little Bit agreed. “Can we go home and have hot dogs?”
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That night, a troubled Tina spooned Bette. Bette knew that Tina wanted to talk and she waited. Finally, Tina did.
“I was a terrible hunter. I tried so hard, but I never got the knack. I could bring some food home, but it was never enough even for me, let alone any food to share.”
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Loved it. As usual. Esp. this part:”I find it incredibly inappropriate that you’ve even suggested that, you know I bet someone without wolf in-laws would never …” Tina raised her eyebrow and a chastened Bette began to …”Bette is so whipped. :-)
One of your best yet!!! All of the changes that the school had to make! LOL … I, too, will be sad to see them go. But they can always come back for visits, right? BTW, where’s Mendocino?
We need to start re-educating people, they have dog,cats,horses,monkey and etc that they make sure that they feed each and every day. So lets start feed the wofves day. Loved Lit bit and her beep beep. Even a wolf can have to much TV.Ecpell a four yr old from school. We all know that you can keep a wolf,but they are there on their own free will. Angie is a kind and gentle little girl and she loves the pups.Lets take a vote,get rid of some humans and adopte a wolf. Trouble will be lost without Bette,can;t we keep Trouble?????? okay I LOVE THIS STORY.
It’s always fun to read. Thanks.
pups wouldn’t hunt and ask for hot dogs instead LMAO this was another perfect chapter that made me laugh…i enjoyed it very much, thank you :) i hope there’s more, even after wolf family leaves
oh god that is so funny and true, my yungest son got expelled from an uppercrust kindergaten; and he said, he got mad because the teacher lied so he tossed a chair. it so wasn’t funny at the time. great writing!
This chapter will be on constant re-run in my mind today. The pup went beep beep and the wolf taught the chickens safety lessons…so f… funny.
Hahahaha..”beep, beep” the road runner cartoons…hysterical! Trouble wanting “Cranky Hunter’s” approval before going out in the woods! This is just brilliant…you have to have such a deviant sense of humour to write this story
Yeah, get the cubs out of there before they go Hollywood.
Bummer, in today’s society you can abuse the a teacher and get away with it with not much happening to the student. Angie was not violent maybe out of line but violent no way. Things seem to be falling apart with both the wolves and the humans. It is time to separate.
Whoa, how is grabbing a book and throwing it away an act of violence? That’s total exaggeration! Now about these non-hunting wolf pups… they haven’t had much opportunity to practice, really. How is Tina going to tell her family that they have to go? That’s going to be a tough conversation… Thanks for posting, Spumoni. (loved the Vonnegut reference btw!)
oh my goodness what will happen next? :)
“For everyone’s sake, human or lupine, the wolves had to go.” …All things, good of un-good, must come to an end. I’m sure Angelica has been imprinted with Wolf consciousness. She’ll always have Griffith Park…
Hi dear sweet Spumoni! Oh, noooooo!! The wolfies cannot GO! There must be a way to solve the problem on both sides of the families. Come on, sweetie! Sure you have a NICE way to find the proper solution. *wink wink* You know we are in love with the wolfies. Hahaha Please pretty, please. Don’t make them GO. *Getting the pom poms out to cheer* We want more wolfies! Yes! We want more wolfies! Yay! *huge grin* PPS Hugs & kisses on both your cheeks.- Lu & Marsh (Proud Salsa Aunties to the ever loving JC and Eunichick and Tias Adoradas to Patpez)
I am so loving this story Spumoni. There’s the laugh out loud sections, the love sections and the pure ridiculousness of the situation sections. Love this love this. Thank you :)