Phantom Hollow Beyond the wild wood comes the wild world

No more?

Oh, Ratty had never heard anything so dismal in his life. The river rat gazed up at the birds and bowed his head in understanding. Even though Rat had been born upon the riverbank and lived there his entire life, it did not mean that he lacked empathy or knowledge of a world beyond.

Well, I am truly sorry to hear such a thing. If you’d like, I will share my river with you for a short time, Rat called up to the birds, the offer sounding more genial after being spoken. Oh! And nuts too. Stay there will you? the small figure slipped into the reeds and disappeared into his home in search of nuts.