Rats On A Mission

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Rats On A Mission

Smashwords Edition

ISBN: 9781370895618

Copyright Anita Hasch 2017aaa

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Rats On A Mission

Down by the river, Bienkie and Mienkie find two sorrowful looking rats. One was standing on a branch and struggling to get it back into the river.

“Can we help you river rats,” Bienkie asked politely.

“We are not rats, we are cats. The wizard changed us into rats because he wanted to send us on a mission.”

“Yeah, he said, as rats we could sail down the river on a drum. But we can’t find a drum, only a branch and that’s not good. So we tried floating down the river in this pine cone. But it is also not working.”

“On what mission did he send you on?” asked Bienkie.

“Well! We’re not supposed to tell, but maybe you can help. We have to go to Blueberrie Woods and find some plants. It’s a plant that grows only in those woods. Here look he drew a picture. He needs it urgently to make some potion. You see a witch put a spell on his broom, and now he can only fly around and around. He wants to stir a magic brew, to fix his broom and needs that plant urgently. He is then going after the witch to turn her into a donkey.”

“But what about you, will he turn you back into cats?”

“He said he will turn us back into lovely black cats, just like before.”

“Sure we will help you. But my mother better not know about this.”

“You know, I just had a brilliant idea. I saw a toy canoe lying in the yard by the farmhouse. That kid of the farmer has too many toys anyway. They lay all over the place. I mean if you care for your toys, you’re not going to leave them everywhere, are you?”

They all run over the bridge and back to the farmhouse yard and carry the toy canoe down to the river’s edge.

“This is super said the river rat, it is just the right size for us, thank you so much. Now we will be able to get the wizards plant and give it to him by this afternoon. He said he was going to turn us into rabbits if we are not home by tonight.”

“ Bienkie run and get these guys a snack.”

“Oh thanks, we have not eaten all day, we were so worried.”

Bienkie is back soon and comes running with some lovely cheese wrapped in a hanky.

“We want to leave the wizards mountain. Why, look what he did to us. Who knows what he will change us into next? May we come and stay on the farm when he has changed us back into cats?”

Bienkie and Mienkie look uncertain. “Well, you see” ….

“Don’t worry, when we are cats again, we will never chase or eat you. Why we are soul buddies now. But guys, it is difficult living near a wizard. You never know what’s going to happen next. And he is always threatening to change us into this or that. We never thought he would do it. But now you see he did. He is never to be trusted again, no sir.”

“OK, but you will have to make friends with the two farm cats and tell them to stop chasing us.”

“Sure, you guys, we’ll do that.”

And with a wave, they speedily went down the river in the toy canoe.

About The Author

Anita loves reading, writing and the internet.

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The Wizard And The Witch

The wizard was very annoyed. The witch had put a spell on his broom and now he could only fly around and around. Just wait till I get hold of that witch, he thought to himself. I will turn her into a donkey.

“But where are those cats, I mean rats. They should have been here by now. I need that plant to brew a potion and cast a spell.” The wizard had turned the two cats into rats, so that they could go down the river and get the plant that he needed for his potion.

“Oh, there you are. Come, come bring me my plant, so that I can make my potion and change you back to cats.”

The two rats slowly came down and gave the wizard his plant. The wizard put the plant in his big black pot that was already bubbling away with his potion.

“What are you waiting for? I need to be alone when I cast a spell.”

“Please will you change us back into cats?”