Raccoon had spent hours making sure her house was safe from everything Hedgehog said she should worry about. She sat down in her favorite chair and sighed. Then she noticed Beaver’s book on the table beside her chair. The book that had the picture of the tree near Otter’s house. “Oh, right, that’s what I… Continue reading

(Here is part 1, which was published second) Raccoon and Hare had good seats for the race. Otter and Muskrat were right in front of them, and Beaver had come over after checking the race course he’d built. “How did you build all the streams and ponds, Beaver?” asked Raccoon. “Oh, it’s just the usual… Continue reading

“I’m visiting the farm today,” said Raccoon, “do you want to come?” “Oh I dunno,” said Hare, “what’s going on at the farm?” “Apples,” said Raccoon. “The first apples are ripe.” “Now, how do you know that without going there first?” asked Hare. “Bear told me,” said Raccoon. “Bear is visiting the forest? And he… Continue reading

It was the honking that woke Hare up. The loud, annoyed, and annoying honking of the geese in the meadow just outside his tree. Hare made a mug of tea and went outside. “Good morning,” said Hare to the geese. He was a bit surprised that it took just four geese to make all that… Continue reading

Before the Barn Party “It’s going to be a big party,” Barney the Owl assured Hare. “You should all come.” “It’s on Saturday?” asked Hare.  “That’s right, it’ll last all day,” said Barney. “Hope everyone from the forest can come, Hare.” With that, Barney flew away. Hare hopped out to let everyone in the forest… Continue reading

“I’m not sure what I did,” said Beaver, stretching his left shoulder painfully, “it just hurts.” “I hurt my leg last summer,” said Hare. “You should go talk to Dog, Beaver. Humans have all sorts of ways to fix aches and pains, and Dog knows about them. When I hurt my leg last year, Dog… Continue reading

Magpie was so excited she couldn’t sit still, fluttering around Hare’s living room.  “Magpie, you’re going to knock everything over,” said Hare, steadying one of his lamps.  “Why do you have things like lamps anyway?” asked Raccoon. “It’s not like they work.” “Work?” said Hare blankly. “What do you mean ‘work’? They’re just lamps.” “Ah,”… Continue reading

Beaver was sitting in his library reading a story when there was a knock on his door. It was Hare. “Oh, hello Hare,” said Beaver, “I was just…” “You were reading a story in your library,” said Hare. “I know.” “You do?” “Yes, and then there was a knock on your door and you got… Continue reading

Hare was still confused. He was pretty sure Dog and Bear had tricked him with their sniffing contest, but he couldn’t figure out how they’d done it. He sniffed his four crayons again and again, but couldn’t smell any differences between the green, blue, red, and yellow ones. Sometimes he thought the yellow one might… Continue reading

Squirrel was astonished, one morning, to meet someone new in the branches of her home tree. He — or possibly she — was hanging upside down from a sizable limb, apparently asleep. Squirrel stared for a few moments, then started to jump past, thinking he’d come back later when the strange visitor woke up. “Good… Continue reading