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Friday story is especially for our Premium subscribers only. Maava
is a Premium member from Auckland, New Zealand, and she
would like a story with a towy bird and a bunny.
Don't forget to listen to the animal facts after the
story to learn more about these creatures. For now, it's
time to sit back and get comfy, because it's time
to begin bunny pursuit. In a hutch in a garden,
two pet bunnies were napping in the mid morning sun. Maeva,
the older bunny, had fluffy, pale brown fur, while her
little brother Matteo had fuzzy, dark gray fur. They were
snuggled up enjoying a snooze after eating their morning carrots
when Mateo suddenly sat up, his ears alert. I can
hear that strange noise again, he said. Maeva listened carefully,
ignoring the sounds of the near by traffic, talking humans
and singing birds. Sure enough, coming from the woods behind
their house, she heard the unusual call. It sounded like
a long, drawn out whistle, followed by some clicks and grunts.
It repeated a couple of times before falling silent. What
do you think it is, Mateo asked, I've never heard
anything like it. I'm not sure. Ma Ava admitted, it
certainly doesn't sound like any creature that I know, But
then maybe it's not. Matteo's eyes grew wide. You mean
it's something new, he asked, exactly, Mayeva replied, And what
if nobody's ever heard of it? What if it's an
entirely new creature. Matteo began to hop about excitedly. A
new animal never seen before, he cried. We should go
and discover it before anybody else does. That would be
so cool. Maeva agreed, we'd be famous. Making sure the
coast was clear, the little bunny reached through the mesh
of their hutch, pulling back the latch. The door swung open,
and they bolted down the garden to the fence. Now
we have to be careful, Mayeva said. Our humans will
weary if they find us gone. We must be back
before nightfall, okay, Matteo agreed, I don't want to be
out in those woods with strange animals after dark anyway.
With their plans set, the two bunnies squeezed through the
gap in the fence, Popping out on the other side,
the New Zealand wilderness stretched out before them, a thick,
dense forest full of creatures they'd only ever dreamed of.
Let's go, Mayeva said, and the two bunnies hopped away
into the undergrowth. The forest was alive with different plants, birds,
and insects, and the bunnies were careful not to make
too much noise. Keep your ears open for the creature,
Mayeva said, It can't have gone far. They crept forward,
listening out for any grunting, clicking, or whistling sounds. As
they walked, Mayeva tried to imagine what the creature would
look like. Was it going to be smaller than them
or bigger? Would it be a mammal or a bird
or something entirely different, and most importantly, would it be friendly? There,
Matteo said in a hushed voice. Somewhere ahead of them,
the creature was calling, its whistles and clicks echoing through
the trees. They raced forward to investigate springing through ferns
and jumping over tree roots. But as they skidded to
a halt in a small clearing, the noise stopped. The
bunnies looked around desperately, but there was no animal in sight.
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