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G & J
both took deep drinks from the fountain that
was bubbling, spitting and sputtering. When
they tasted it, their eyes got glassy. Never
had they tasted such pure, clean, transparent,
wet, wild, and wonderful, refreshing water
before. It filled one up to the brim. The only
way to describe it was: it felt like it was
alive! "This is the fountain of "Living
Water," said G. "Must be. I feel
it alive inside me, don’t you?" "Yeah,
feels like that; tickles my tummy," said Hoo.
"When we get back Hoo, we will make a map of
our adventures and give names to things; and this
will be the Fountain of Living Water." said
G. "That sounds good," said Hoo. "Hope
we don’ t forget anything."
Again, how much time had passed they couldn't
tell. Between the birds, the music and the water,
they were so content, they couldn’t even imagine
leaving this place. The horses were standing
around with droopy eyelids and Muff was out cold
on the floor. However, the Peppermint smell was
waking them up. Or was that their tummies? They
had nothing to eat so far today.
"It’s about time for a little something," says
G to Hoo. "Let’s see what we got left," says J.
"Here’s our last papaya that we better eat" says
J, bringing out a somewhat over-ripe squishy one. "Hmmm,
all the better," says G. J sliced it with his
pocketknife and they sat on the edge of the fountain
now slurping away, papaya juice running down their
chins. "The horses like the peeling, so we won’t
make a mess," said Hoo, very ecologically minded.
Mobers white nose was now all salmony colored and
wet. "Well now," says G. "How about
a couple bananas and we’re off!"
Hoo took some of his frog wood out of one basket
and put it between the little stone jars to protect
them, as he slipped out two bananas. Now these
were huge bananas, mind you, and a meal all by
themselves. They were one and a half feet long
if anything. "Boy, sure wish we had some
lime and salt," muttered G. "Yeah,
me too" said J.
They went to the channel along the wall and dipped
to wash their faces and hands off to the side
of it. Muff was getting a drink too. I don’t
know if Muff caught anything during the night
or not. There must have been a mouse of some
kind around in here. Hoo took Muffs’ light off
and put all of them away in the baskets now,
since it was light enough to see inside the mountain.
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