The Three Squirrels Plus Two

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The Three Squirrels Plus Two

by Papa (Peter) Squirrel

Once upon a time there were three squirrels who lived in the forest. There was a momma squirrel, a papa squirrel, and a cute daughter squirrel named Jaimie. And they all lived together in a tree where they had lots of rooms. There was a family room, a kitchen room, an acorn storage room, a play room, a bedroom for momma and papa, a guest room and Jaimie’s own room.  Now, Jaimie had once lived in what was now the guest room, but she had moved into the bigger bedroom when her younger brother and sister, Phillip squirrel and Ashley squirrel, moved out to go to squirrel college.

One day, Jaimie squirrel was playing in the forest when she met a boy squirrel named Jonathan.  Jonathan was sad because he didn’t have a home of his own.  Jaimie squirrel liked Jonathan squirrel, so she offered to see if momma and papa squirrel would let him stay in their guest room.  “Why not,” said papa squirrel.  “I approve, on the condition that you call me at least once a week on the forest telephone.”  Jonathan squirrel promised to do it, but he rarely called papa squirrel, which made papa squirrel disappointed.

Jaimie squirrel and Jonathan squirrel loved playing together and all the other forest animals liked Jonathan.

One day, Jaimie squirrel came to momma squirrel and said, "We have to make a new room." "Why?" asked momma squirrel. "Because you are going to have a new granddaughter squirrel,” said Jaimie squirrel.  “Well, who is going to play with her, and teach her how to be a good little squirrel," momma squirrel asked.  “I will,” responded Jaimie squirrel, “and so will Jonathan squirrel.” 

So everybody helped build the new room, especially Jonathan squirrel, who spent a lot of time carving out a nice closet and shelves in the new bedroom.  And when the room was finished, Jaimie squirrel put some of her own toys in it to share with her new family, plus some new ones which she made.

One day Jaimie squirrel and Jonathan squirrel went to the forest hospital and brought back a new baby squirrel.  Jaimie squirrel put her in the squirrel crib which Jonathan squirrel had built, and they tucked the baby squirrel in for a nap.  Jaimie squirrel decided to name the new squirrel Josie squirrel.

Jaimie squirrel, with the help of Jonathan squirrel, took care of her daughter squirrel.  She sang to her and fed her.  Jaimie squirrel taught Josie squirrel how to make squirrel talk and about squirrel games such as "kick the acorn" and "hide and seek".  Jaimie squirrel told her daughter squirrel stories too.  When Josie squirrel got a little older, Jaimie squirrel showed her all the good places in the forest to hide and play, and where to find acorns and get good stuff to drink.  And Jaimie squirrel proudly introduced her daughter to all the other animals and birds in the forest.

Josie squirrel loved Jaimie squirrel, momma squirrel and papa squirrel; and she was ok with Jonathan squirrel. (Jaimie squirrel's note: Josie squirrel was actually over the moon about having Jonathan squirrel for a dad. She felt like the luckiest squirrel in the entire forest.) They played all the time in the forest, and the whole family lived together happily ever after.

Jonathan and Papa squirrel