Monster in the River
River Monster Caught!
Fern Hollow has been in a state of great excitement since
Mr Blodger
spotted a monster in the River Ferny by Trundleberry Manor,
and it was
generally agreed that something must be done about it. So
it was that a
party of intrepid adventurers under the leadership of Brock
Gruffy set
out early yesterday morning to capture the beast.
Two rowing boats were positioned at opposite sides of the
river with a
net spread out between them.
"It was all very spooky," said our reporter, Sigmund
Swamp. The early
morning mist covered the scene in a ghostly white blanket.
The animals
whispered nervously to each other. "It could be ferocious,"
said Mr
Croaker. "It might eat the lot of us," agreed Farmer
Bramble.
Suddenly, the creature was spotted - a great hump, rising
out of the
water. The next moment it was caught and thrashing around
in the net.
The water seethed and foamed, and the morning air was filled
with the
clamour of excited animals calling out to each other.
"Drag it in!"
"Look out, it'll have enormous teeth!"
"Mind it doesn't pull us under!"
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Eventually, the exhausted beast was pulled to the river bank
and
staggered to its feet. Everyone gasped in amazement. It was
Lord
Trundle!
It emerged (no pun intended) that Lord Trundle has been suffering
from
overwork. "Trundleberry Manor takes a lot of managing,"
he assured us.
Apparently, Dr Bushy had advised Lord Trundle to find a way
to relax.
"An early-morning dip seemed like a good idea,"
said the aristocratic
fox. "Just floating around on my back, don't you know."
"Well, the rather portly Lord Trundle's tummy looked
just like the back
of a monster in the mist," said Brock Gruffy.
An easy mistake to make? Well, yes, and we imagine that Lord
Trundle
will be finding another way to relax. By the way, what does
he do at
Trundleberry Manor that he finds so stressful?
The Fire in Windy Wood
Investigations are continuing into who might have started
the fire.
"I'm hot on his trail," said P C Hoppit. "We've
got to stamp out this sort
of thing."
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