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Editorial

Our Furry Friends

by Rick Lewis

One fine day, Flopsy Cottontail set out from her burrow under the old oak tree to go to the village for some groceries. On the way she met Pinky the Pig and Patch the Dog. Pinky and Patch were quarrelling.

“People are just different,” said Pinky. “Of course you can’t be friends with People in the same way that you can be friends with other animals.

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