Eric and The Fox
Chapter 1 - A Thorny Trap
Chapter 2 - Orphaned Fox
Written by Karen Backway
Read by Rachel Anderice
“Oh my goodness, this is a problem,” Everet said to Eric.
Everet and Eric had been exploring along The Twin Rainbow River, beyond the beaver pond, when they happened upon a young fox tangled in thorny vines.
“Hello there, Miss Fox. Can we help?” asked Eric. The exhausted fox looked up very sadly, unable to speak, tears streaming past her whiskers.
“Oh my,” said Eric. “Those vines are very tight around her legs, arms and tummy and the more she struggles the tighter they get. Everet, you’re faster than me, please go and find Abby or Molly, we need their help. I will stay here to comfort our new friend.”
Everet was the fastest of all of the puppers and he was more than happy to use his expertise to help out the poor little fox. He sprinted toward the forest in search of Abby and Molly.
“Please don’t struggle anymore, Miss Fox, help will soon be here,” Eric reassured the fox. “I am going to chew through this bit of the vine that might help free you. Molly and Abby are adorable little cats and they can help you, I am certain,” Eric chatted trying to calm the trapped fox.
But this was no ordinary vine. As he chewed the vine, the vine ‘healed itself’ and quickly entangled Eric without him really noticing. Soon both of his front paws were surrounded by the thorny vine and the more he struggled, the more entangled he got.
The exhausted fox watched silently with fear as Eric was caught in the same trap.
“Okay this is a problem,” Eric thought to himself. “The more I struggle the tighter it pulls, so I should stay as still as possible.”
“Miss Fox, can you speak?” asked Eric. The fox shook her head no.
“Do you understand me?”
The fox nodded.
“We should stay as still as possible,” Eric said. “Help will arr…” but he could not finish, a thorny vine had twisted around his snout.
By the time Everet returned with Molly and Abby, the fox and Eric were silent, bound tightly together side by side.
“Oh my - this is interesting,” said Abby to Molly.
“Everet, please howl,” said Molly. “We are going to need more help.”
Using their magic buttons, Molly and Abby purred quietly as they worked. Slowly, the thorny vines started to loosen, and fall to the ground.
Several minutes later, Shine and Spunky arrived.
“Oh my goodness, what trouble is this?” asked Shine.
She could see that neither Eric nor the beautiful little fox could answer.
“Hello little miss, you are the prettiest fox I have ever met. You have a lovely bushy tail and the most beautiful big brown eyes,” Shine whispered calmly to the fox. “Please don’t cry, we will free you from this trap. It won’t take long at all.”
Shine spoke very calmly, her magical voice so soothing the fox stopped sobbing and Eric tried to smile.
