The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

Chapter 121

3rd Person

The pups were so exhausted after facing the anaconda and the landslide that they stopped for the night shortly afterwards, taking care to carry a few mangoes with them as they clambered up into the branches of a rubber tree – safe from the dangers of the forest floor. The next day they woke and made a breakfast of the sweet yellow fruit, before continuing to trek downhill.

Around midday the endless sea of trees and vines finally broke, giving way to rolling green hills and fertile pastureland. As Riley, Parker, Paisley and Ryder plodded through the muddy fields, each feeling more exhausted and hungry than they’d ever been in their lives, they tried to figure out what to do next.

“| dunno how we can make a plan, when we don’ even know wheres we are” Parker sighed, feeling as though their conversation was going round in circles. Every time one of the siblings came up with an idea, the same wrench seemed to get thrown into the suggestion – that they were well and truly lost.

“Do you think Mommy and Daddy know we aren’ in the city ‘nymore?” Ryder questioned nervously.

“| bet they do.” Riley mused. “They’re really smart, and Daddy’s such a good tracker.”

“But we made it ‘mpossible for Anita to track us, and that goes for Daddy too.” Paisley reminded the others, “he’ll never know to look for us here… wherever here is.”

The others nodded forlornly, but then Parker – who was leading the way – pulled up short. “You guys, look!” He exclaimed, pointing to the terraced landscape ahead of them.

“What are they?” Riley gasped in awe, staring at the strange creatures dotting the fields they approached. None of the pups had ever seen animals like this. They were tall, easily as tall as their Mommy, with long necks, long legs and very furry bodies. They had two little ears pointing up on top of their heads, and the curly white fluff covering them from head to toe looked as soft as a cloud.

“They look like sheeps on stilts.” Ryder suggested, desperate to get a closer look.

All four pups inched closer to the nearest animal.

They’re so fuzzy.” Paisley observed with a lopsided grin, “do you thinks they’re friendly?”

“They haves to be.” Riley confirmed, “they’re so cute | could scream.”

“Don’t do that!” Parker objected, “It might scare them off”

“I didn’t say I would scream, just that I could.” Riley answered, sounding affronted her brother might think she’d do something so foolish.

“I wanna hug ’em.” Ryder announced, “maybe if we’re really nice they’ll let us.”

question were watching the approaching pups with unbridled curiosity. They smelled like the people who cared for them, but they looked very strange indeed: covered in mud, insect bites and bruises, and moving like tiny predators trying to sneak up on some unsuspecting prey, with they’re small paws

craned its long neck down to sniff his head. Apparently decided it liked the way the pup smelled, the fuzzy animal soon began nibbling his hair. Parker giggled delightedly, “ls eating

young boy, his siblings distracted the creature before it could

the way onto its back, sprawling her short arms and legs on either side of its body and

to be suddenly covered with puppies, unintentionally

Paisley murmured with a

in the distance, movement headed right towards them. There’s a man!” She announced in a frantic whisper. “He’s coming this way!” All at once the atmosphere shifted

urged his

looking around for anything they could

tall

but it seemed they were too late. The man had stopped a few meters away,

listen to him.” Paisley instructed her siblings, “you know how strangers are – they can’t be

man was searching the field behind them, “Where did you little ones come from?”

tell him ‘nything!” Parker murmured. “I don’ like the

much around these parts. I don’t have the faintest idea

under a different animal, one who seemed remarkably unbothered by

frowned, ” don’t thinks l’d like to be ridden. It might

called, not giving up,

stomping his foot when the stranger continued to

man asked conversationally. “1 don’t

llama?” Ryder asked, earning a light smack from his sister. “Don’ talk to him!” Riley scolded,

animal you’re under right now.” The man shared, giving them a welcoming smile. “1 raise them for their wool,

idea that the tall sheep might belong to someone, peeked out from behind the

The man confirmed, sitting on the

one doesn’t though – you could give it

pups exchanged another series

Really?” Riley questioned suspiciously.

want.” The man nodded, “and I can

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