The Water Pipe Outlet

 

The water pipe outlet  is the attraction for the many mice that live in this area. (Top left corner of photo).

 

These two mice live across the river from water pipe outlet. They are looking for food.

                                   
 Today they cannot cross the river because the river has risen too high with all the rain that came last night. The water is gushing out of the water pipe outlet.

 

The following morning the two mice are on the window ledge of a shed looking across at the water pipe outlet. The rain has continued and the river level has risen to a dangerous level and is still rising.

They scamper out of the shed and meet some other mice on the path on their way towards their home.

 

They warn the other mice that the river is still rising and advise them to leave the area as soon as possible. The father and mother mouse are going to collect their two young ones and leave.The couple invite the other mice to come with them but the other mice want to stay in this area.

The mice's home of twigs and leaves that was on the river bank has been washed away but their two young ones are safe and have been waiting with some of the other mice that live in the area.

This is the highest part of land by the river and the water has nearly reached here. We must leave quickly the mother mouse says to her young ones.

 

 

Just then they hear a helicopter above them.  They jump up and down and wave their paws in the air to attract the drivers attention.  Terry Tan, the driver of the helicopter sees the flooded river and the mice family in distress and lowers the helicopter to the ground. The mice family are very thankful and climb into the helicopter and Terry Tan flies them to K. C. Bunnyborough.

 

Ricky and Ruth Settle into their Shelter

Part two of A Shelter for Ricky and Ruth Rattie

The next day after Terry Tan showed Ricky and Ruth their box shelter which has been given to them to make a home for themselves Ricky scampered back to the area where the soap dish was and brought it back to their shelter.

He was only back a few minutes when Terry Tan arrived with some wall paper. He tells Ricky and Ruth he has brought  some wall paper for the back wall and will stay and put it up.

  Ricky and Ruth are delighted with the wall paper and Ricky helps Terry Tan put it up.

 

 

They didn’t have time to admire it because Mrs Grayson and Mrs Grayson Blue arrive with a pillow each to give to Ricky and Ruth.  The rabbits welcome them both and invite them to come into K. C. Bunnyborough to meet the other rabbits.

Ricky and Ruth thank them both and Ricky says they are too shy to meet the other rabbits meanwhile Ruth put the pillows into their bed. Grandmother Cottontail has now arrived with a blanket. Grandmother Cottontail offers the blanket to Ricky and Ruth and said it was a spare one she had in the caravan.
Ruth accepts the blanket and thanks Grandmother Cottontail.

 The White family arrive next with a mat for Ricky and Ruth. (Terry Tan notices Mrs White’s sister, Pink Nose, is with them. He hasn’t been introduced to her yet but has heard how beautiful she is.) Ricky and Ruth thank the white family for the mat.

Mr and Mrs Know are next to arrive with the twins and have brought with them a versatile table that can be put together and taken apart  when needed. Mr Know welcomes Ricky and Ruth to their shelter and hopes they will be very happy having a place of their own.  Ricky and Ruth are overcome with gratitude with their gift.

                                          

The Lemon family arrive with a yellow chair for Ricky and Ruth. Ricky and Ruth are thanking the Lemon family when Mr and Mrs Chocolate arrive with a big block of chocolate!

                                         

Of course, Ricky and Ruth thank Mr and Mrs Chocolate for the block of chocolate. The chocolate is put on the table and cut up and shared amongst all the rabbits present.

                                          

The rabbits go home and that night Ricky and Ruth are very tired and grateful for the gifts but Ruth says to Ricky," I want to choose what else I have at our shelter." Ricky answers sleepily, "You can," and they both fall asleep.

 

 

A Shelter for Ricky and Ruth Rattie

Mr Know wants to give Ricky and Ruth a place that they can call their own.  Mr Know is very familiar with the happenings that the rats get up to.

Mr Know has called a meeting at Twin Trunks with the committee to discuss what and where should Ricky and Ruth live.  Terry Tan tells the rabbits that recently while flying in the helicopter he saw a small wooden box which would be ideal for them to use as a shelter. The other rabbits are delighted to hear about the wooden box that the rats could  use for their home.  The rabbits all agree that it should not be relocated too close to the rabbit’s homes. 

 

A location has been decided and Terry Tan offers to move the box to the location the next day.  The rabbits are happy they have come to an agreement to let the rats stay in the area. The meeting closes after they have a sing along with Terry Tan playing the ukulele.

 

The next day after Terry Tan  moves the box into its agreed location and the committee members come and inspect the box. Mr Know acknowledges that it is small but it will be a shelter for them  to have without been disturbed. Terry Tan is Ricky’s best friend so Terry Tan will make contact with him and offer him the wooden box as a home for them to use.

 

Meanwhile… after the upsetting missing school hand bell incident Ricky and Ruth have left K. C. Bunnyborough and are having a few days exploring other areas. They discover an empty snail shell, but they can smell a fresh smell of another animal that is living in the snail shell.

 

 

They have their evening meal and discuss their future. Ruth wants a home but her brother, Ricky loves running around exploring and taking risks. They watch the sunset and no animal has come to the snail shell so Ricky and Ruth crawl in and sleep inside for the night.They leave early in the morning so they won’t have a confrontation with the animal that is living in the snail shell.

 

 

While they were exploring  that afternoon they came across a soap dish.
“Oh!” Ruth exclaims,” This is just the right size for a bed.”

 

 They have a comfortable night sleeping in the soap dish and Ruth asks Ricky, “Let’s take this to K. C. Bunnyborough and make a place for ourselves there.”

The next morning they scamper towards K. C. Bunnyborough. Terry Tan sees them coming and he tells them he has moved a box into position for them to use as a home or shelter. The rats are surprised and they follow him to the location.

 

 Ricky and Ruth love the box and location and happily accept it as their home. Ruth tells Terry about the soap dish they used as a bed and asks if they can have it here.
 “Of course you can,” replies Terry Tan," You can have whatever you choose at your place."

 Part Two will be, Ricky and Ruth Settle into their Shelter.

 

 

 

The Seasons

The mice are playing in the leaves that have fallen during the autumn.

The mice are watching the snail crawling over the dry leaf.

 

                                    

The rats are relaxing in the evening by the fire after a busy day looking for food in the cold.

 

 

The rats are enjoying a winters evening in front of the fire.

Kiwi Sports

Mr Kiwi and Doctor Kiwi have been looking at the poster on the wall at Doctor Kiwi’s office. The poster is of a Kiwi sports day that was held for all Kiwis a few years ago. Doctor Kiwi went to all the sports activities.  Mr Kiwi went with him as a support person in case there was any injuries.  There were no injuries and the Kiwi sports day was a great success.

The running was the most popular activity; even so, the kiwis are slow runners!

The tennis game was enjoyed by all who watched.

 

Farmer Kiwi arrived to watch the archery and two of his lambs followed him! The Policeman Kiwi arrived promptly to remove the lambs and put them in a pen until the sports activities were finished. Farmer Kiwi was very embarrassed.

The skiers did the course in a quick time but Mr Kiwi and Doctor Kiwi both wished they had worn a woolly hat.

  

Two kiwis that competed in the Commonwealth games came to watch the bowling.

 

The diving was spectacular and there was a deep sea diver in the pool ready for an emergency.

The Indoor basketball and netball skills were displayed.  It was an action packed three days of sporting activities for the kiwis.

 

 
Mr Kiwi pulls out of his pocket a kiwi sports serviette that he designed and the were given to all the participants to encourage them to keep active. Doctor Kiwi is very impressed… but he knows his brother is very talented.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

The Missing School Hand Bell

This is part two of The Bell Tower

The male rabbits have put up the new school bell tower. They told Mrs Know that they know nothing about the missing hand bell that was by Mrs Know’s chair and desk. Mr Know tells Mrs Know he will go and make some inquiries and he hopes to have the hand bell back at the end of the day. The male rabbits leave to do their daily tasks and the student rabbits come hopping into the school room. 

 

They love the new bell tower and bell tone which is a deeper tone than the hand bell. Len and Larry would love to climb up to have a closer look at the bell but can’t see how they can.

 

 Mrs Know is reading the class a story, Two Bad Mice by Beatrix Potter when they hear a ding a ling from the hand bell. It does sound distant but they recognise the sound.

 

Meanwhile… Ruth Rattie is scuttling away from K. C. Bunnyborough and she is holding a bell! Ruth has taken the school bell and is looking for her brother, Ricky.  Ruth thinks the bell is made of gold and she wants to show Ricky so they can go to the city and sell it for a lot of money.  Ruth would like to buy a home and some shoes.

 

She scuttles pass Twin Trunks. Oops, the bell is heavy and she drops it.  It does make a clang but there is no one around so she scoops it up and continues on her way.

She sees Ricky and explains to him her idea.

Ricky is not pleased that Ruth has stolen the school hand bell.

 

Mr Know is on his bike cycling around K. C. Bunnyborough making inquiries about the missing bell. He stops at Twin Trunks when he sees the little hedgehog and asks her if she has seen anyone with the school hand bell.

“Yes, Ruth went pass ten minutes ago with it.” She answers.

“Oh, right, I’ll try to catch up to her.” Mr Know thankfully says.

 

Ruth and Ricky hear a noise and Ruth quickly climbs unto the mushroom and drops the bell into the hollow trunk.  Mr Know cycles up to them and asks Ruth if she has seen the school hand bell today.

Ruth starts crying and Ricky quietly tells Mr Know that Ruth did take it and wanted to sell it in the city for money to buy a house and shoes.  Mr Know tells them the bell is not gold it is brass.

 

 

Ricky returns the bell to Mr Know and apologises for Ruth’s actions. Ruth is crying harder and Mr Know says he won’t leave until she stops crying.  After a few minutes Ruth stops crying and also says she is sorry for stealing the school hand bell.

Mr Know arrives back at the school before the class is dismissed for the day with the school hand bell. The rabbits and Mrs Know are delighted that it has been found. One of the rabbits asks who took it. Mr Know replies that is doesn’t matter who took it, what matters now is that it has been returned. He is wondering shall the hand bell be given to the hospital or should he have it at his house because he lives at the edge of the town. A decision will be made by the committee at the next meeting.

                                 

That night when Ricky and Ruth had made their bed out of leaves and Ricky was cuddling Ruth. Ruth said  before went sleep , ”Ricky you’re the most important thing in my life. A house and shoes are not important if I don’t have you to share my life with.”