…On the Hilltop, at Hilltop Hall, in the Hilltop Hall
living room, a Mouse and a Dutchess sit together, side by side, in a window
nook viewing the misty garden. They look worried!
-I do hope
all our friends have found shelter….. twittered Miss Moussie, and I better stay with you dearest, in case
something happens, I mean..you being all
alone in this big old Hilltop mansion..!
-Please
do...answered the Dutchess …but I must say I do
like a good thunderstorm once in a while. It clears the air..…
-Yes…well…I
don’t know twittered Miss Moussie …Maybe..some tea dear..to calm our nerves..?
-That’s a
wonderful idea. You stay put my sweet
mouse…I will be back in jiffy..
The
Dutchess left the living room, leaving Miss Moussie staring into the fog…it
turned from green into a mysterious purple haze.
The passage from the living room towards the
kitchen was dark. It was a hallway filled with old ornaments, and the walls were decorated with paintings
from the Dutchess’s ancestors.
There was
one with a Pirate…and one picturing a lady in a wintry forest,in depth of field with next
to her an owl sitting on a fence.
Quickly our
Dutchess moved through the corridor..…the darkness didn't bother her…she knew
every shadow and every sound..
But..did
she really…?
Because, then, suddenly, she heard something ..softer then a whisper..more like someone
breathing.. followed by a very clear tinkling sound. Like a bell or icicle’s moving in the wind..
Abruptly
the Dutchess stopped ….she listened…who, or what was it that made this corridor
into its hiding place....!
-Anybody
there…she said in a calm tone of voice…and she repeated…ANYBODY ..answer me
please…!
No answer
was heard..…only the ticking of the clock…and THEN…the first LOUD thunder accompanied by the BIGGEST
lightning flash..immediately followed by
the most frightful twitters
uttered by Miss Moussie ……-There he is ..I saw him…there he is..!!
Now, DEAR
READER AND FRIEND…I’m confused…who was where, and where was what… Anyhow…"THEY"are HERE…
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3 comments:
There are here, finally. Long awaited, much loved from across the ocean, they are here....wisdom and love. This is what the entire world needs any season of the year, but it is in the cold and darkness that we find our way, when we have the heart to look and go the journey. But this journey is so much better when you go with a friend.
OH DEAREST MISS MOUSSIE...you are BACK in the story-telling seat! This, and many other reasons, is why Tea Rat and Rattus love you so. MASTER STORYTELLER! We hope you will come again to Wit's End library and read to us, as we sit by our little fire, eat roasted chestnuts and listen the the twittering of your voice....
THANK YOU for coming back. I have missed you little mouse...BRAVO BRAVO!
I just had to come back for more. It is cold, icy and windy tonight and this was the perfect place to get WARM. WHO WHO WHO says the owl...
Reading all your chapters and leaving you comments on each one this morning has brought me a great deal of joy and happiness to my weekend.
Your amazing artist Dutchess and I am so delighted I came by today for now I am going to be looking so forward to the next chapter.
Happy Thanksgiving
Love
Maggie
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