Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Tales from Amy's Garden 5

Fiver: There's something very queer about the warren this evening...
Hazel: Is it dangerous?
Fiver: It's not exactly danger, no it’s just really queer......It seems the lady in the cottage has taken all of the lampshades off of the lights and is laying naked under the bulbs.
Fiver: What will that do?
Hazel: Well I guess that’s the way you can change your color. I mean when Strawberry stays out in the sun his fur starts to get lighter in color.
Fiver: Yes. But she should be careful. You never know what might happen.
Hazel: Well it's better that she does that then if she stays in the garden without any clothes. Don't you remember what happened the last time she did that?
Fiver: Yes, the farmer called the police. They shot her with a dart. They thought anything that furry had to be a wolverine.
Hazel: People are strange sometimes. Especially furry ones.
(Watership Down, 1972)

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