The Pink Mushroom - Part 2

 

Mr Know and Brasso have been searching for the pink mushroom at night when the mushroom’s fragrance is strongest.  It is now night four and they have met many rabbits hopping in the same direction.  Some are casual about finding the pink mushroom others are determined to find it and are hopping very fast towards the direction of the fragrance.

Richard and Terry Tan can see some rabbits in front of them hopping about nervously.Terry  reassures Richard that they must be hopping in the right direction and hop closer to the rabbits. Bluey turns back and shows his teeth!

Mr Know and Brasso know they are near the pink mushroom because the fragrance is overpowering, but just where is it? They are hopping in the full sun now and are hot and there are rabbits everywhere. “Oh! There it is'" yells Brasso pointing ahead and Mr Know can see it in the distance. When they get close to the pink mushroom there are rabbits waiting in line to get their syrup so they join the line. While they are waiting Mr Grayson and Mr Grayson/blue arrive!

 

They greet each other with a hug and fill their containers with syrup and hop over to the bush to be in the shade. They decide they will wait another twenty-four hours to see if Terry Tan and Richard Grayson arrive.

 Len and Larry Lemon are continuing their search even though they were told the wrong instructions where to find the pink mushroom by the horned beetle. They hopped thru the bush and down the hill and couldn’t find the pink mushroom so changed their direction. Later the next day they see the tall brothers on top of a rock and hop towards them.The tall brothers say they have been to the pink mushroom and have had their fill of syrup and point to the direction to go.The pink tall brother says he drank too much and has a tummy ache. Len thanks the tall brother for the help and they hop towards the pointed direction.

It is twilight when they see two red mushrooms in the distance and hop towards them to find a place to rest for the night. They meet Mr Hollow, who has a hole through his body, who is also going to sleep there tonight.  They all eat the strawberries while they talk late into the night.  Mr Hollow tells them he was shot in the stomach many years ago and can only eat soft food.

 

Later the next morning they eat more strawberries before they continue  hopping together to find the pink mushroom.  A few hours later they are aware the fragrance is very strong so they know the pink mushroom is nearby.  Mr Hollow is having trouble keeping up and suggests they go to the bush to sit in the shade for a while.  They hop closer to the bush and they see Mr Know, Mr Grayson and Mr Grayson/blue having a sleep!  “Wake up” Len and Larry squeal together.

Mr Know, Mr Grayson and Mr Grayson wake up startled and are very surprised to see Len and Larry standing there. They didn’t know that they were looking for the pink mushroom. Mr Know tells Len and Larry where the pink mushroom is and they hop to it and stand in line to full their bowls with it's syrup.

Where are Terry Tan and Richard Grayson?