Mar 18, 2013
Chapter 4: Mischievous Sibling
"All grow'd and still scared of the dark?" A voice bellowed from above.
Little Amy jumped three feet and fell flat on her bottom. She instantly recognized it. "Duke!?!" She gasped.
Duke laughed. "Been hangin' with them city folk too long. Ya lost your forest legs!"
Little Amy angrily swiped dirt from her dress. "That was mean! And I never had forest legs!!"
"You a squirrel! Of course you got forest legs!"
Ignoring Duke's predictably poor grammar, Little Amy cut to the chase. "Why'd you call me in the middle of the night?"
Duke's tone grew serious. "We's got problems. I tell ya when we's get home."