Chapter 83 New Member
Perhaps it was the boldness and cuteness of the three little ones that made Josh ignore the trembling of the big beaver.
Josh had no idea that the beaver was already crying uncontrollably in his arms.
When Josh walked to the cowshed and put the little ones down, he found that there was a wet spot under his armpit.
When the beaver was lifted up, its small green eyes were tightly closed, but tears were still flowing out.
"No, why are you crying? I didn't bully you!" Qiao Xi was at a loss and could only put it down and scratch its little head.
Hey, wait a minute. Josh ran out and got some dried fish fillets that he had saved for the meal and forced them into its mouth.
"Come, eat, it's delicious!"
Looking at the beaver holding the fish fillet in its mouth without eating it, the three little ones next to it kept chirping and said, "If you don't eat it, we will eat it!"
"Hey, no, no, no, there's one for each of them, don't rush." Seeing that the three little ones were eager to grab the fish, Qiao Xi quickly stuffed a piece of fish fillet into each of them.
"Eat your own food!" Josh touched their little heads one by one. They were so cute.
Seeing that Qiao Xi seemed to be attracted by these little creatures, the big-tailed yak wagged its tail, found a comfortable nest, slowly lay down, and watched them interact quietly.
This human didn't seem to want to hurt it, and the beaver couldn't help but lick the fragrant and crispy fish fillets. It was delicious!
I looked up at her secretly, ah! I was discovered!
However, she seemed a bit gentle, and she gave me food to eat, but it didn't seem like she wanted to eat me.
The beaver wanted to be reserved and have the aura of a wild beast, but its stomach started to growl. It held its breath and cried, "Stop, stop!" It held its breath until it had a big one.
After hearing the loud grunting sound of the big beaver, Josh was stunned for a moment, and quickly stuffed all the fish fillets in his hand to the beaver, because the child was hungry.
"Jiji!" The beaver screamed. It was over. It was really dead now. It could vaguely hear the three little ones behind it laughing at it. Ah! Its fame was ruined in an instant!
Qiao Xi was overjoyed. She scratched the beaver's head and said, "Don't worry, no one heard it. The three of them were busy eating the fish fillet and didn't hear it. Come on and eat it."
It better be true! The beaver started to nibble at the fish fillet, but once it tasted the flavor, it immediately started to eat it up! It finished most of it in a few clicks.
Their teeth are really amazing. Josh watched it bite the fish fillet into pieces with just two clicks and he retracted his hand inexplicably. Fortunately, it didn't bite people.
After eating the fish fillets, all four beavers came back to life, and Josh was finally able to find out what had happened.
It turns out that today is the first day that the beaver comes here.
The beaver has grown up. According to family tradition, an adult beaver must leave its birthplace and find a territory of its own. Today it plans to pack up its things and leave.
It knows that by swimming along the Crescent Bay, it can reach a large lake. It can find a suitable habitat along the lake where it can nibble, sleep, and play at will.
For this purpose, it prepared a small raft to carry its belongings, such as half a leftover fish, three stolen bird eggs, and its treasured little pearls, which were given to it by its good friends in the sea.
It can push the raft forward while swimming.
It was just a little reluctant to leave the three little beavers. Without it to play with them and find food for them, it wondered if they would miss it. The beaver couldn't figure it out, but it knew it had to go. It had grown into a strong adult beaver. There were not enough trees and ditches here for all of them to live, so it had to find a way out for itself.
After swimming for a while, the beaver became a little hungry.
Huh? Where's the remaining half of my fish?
It looked around and thought that maybe it was lost due to the big waves. Forget it, it just caught some shrimps to fill its stomach, and did not notice the three pairs of small eyes under the raft at all.
Finally, it's here! What a big lake! There's no sign of other fish, no signs of danger from predators, yay! It's found a good place.
After exploring the rivers and streams surrounding the lake, it found a perfect place.
It is covered with thorns and has rich vegetation. There are countless trees around it, which can help it avoid predators and build dams. Hehe, it's great.
It stared at the land, with a hint of satisfaction flashing in its eyes from time to time. It stared for a long time, so long that it noticed a lot of bubbles bubbling out from behind the raft.
"Jiji!" Okay, I caught you, come out!
The beaver had long felt as if something was following it, but it did not feel any danger. It thought it might be a naughty creature like a moorhen or a mini otter.
Just when I was about to give them a good beating, when I pounced over, three little beavers with their eyes rolled back suddenly appeared.
Their diving skills were not very good, and they held their breath for a long time, almost drowning. This frightened the beavers, who treated them to a meal of stir-fried meat with water plants on the spot.
"Jiji!" Who allowed you to follow me?
"Chirp", "Chirp, Chirp", "Chip!" They jumped back to life, and each one had more reasons than the other, insisting on staying with the beaver.
Well, the beaver thought about it and decided that it was unrealistic to send them back since they had walked so far, so it decided to keep them here. Anyway, they had been eating and drinking here every day.
"Chiji!" Listen carefully, from now on all raccoons must listen to me and are not allowed to make decisions on their own. Do you understand me?
"Ji!" Three little beavers stood in a row, like three little soldiers, and answered in unison.
So they dug a nest in the thorny field chosen by the beaver that was connected to the swamp by the lake, and after eating and drinking their fill, they began to catch up on their sleep.
They were sleeping so soundly that the noise from the digging rats did not wake them up. The isolation ditch dug by the big-tailed yaks and the digging team cut off their escape route.
It was not until the water in the den was heated up by the running flames that the beaver felt something was wrong and felt its butt was burning.
Then he ran out with the three little ones, and was spotted by the sharp-eyed Brown-headed Vulture, who rescued them.
After saying that, it wailed, its baby!
Qiao Xi hesitated and said, "There is still water underground. It shouldn't burn your raft. I'll take you to look for it tomorrow."
The beaver then agreed with a sob.
It was so unlucky that Qiao Xi didn't know how to describe her luck. How come she happened to choose the piece of land that she was planning to reclaim?
But if you say it was bad luck, it was rescued intact. Poor her big black bird was burned beyond recognition. It had turned into a charcoal bird, but fortunately it was not injured.
Thinking of the Brown-headed Vulture, Qiao Xi's heart was lifted again. He had to go and see it.
(End of this chapter)
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