the whys and hows.....

so finally

all the mess was cleared away and put back

all ship shape

and as it should be

fu fu spied the little treasure

that Henri had brought

all those many many miles

across the big pond

(but we will deal with that in a while)

!!!!!!

:)

and they settled down once again

having put little joe in the corner

for having caused so much

kerfuffle

...................................................

the why

...

Henri said that he had just happened to be in the neighbourhood

of the

Beautiful English Country Garden

where JOE is living with

Auntie Mia

and he had heard a mighty crash and the tinkling of broken pottery

and fu fu said yes she had seen that event herself

on the thing that shows all

and she hoped that JOE had been forgiven for breaking such a beautiful jug

yes yes fu fu

he is forgiven and Auntie has another one

so, if I may continue

I was in the Beautiful Country Lane

when out of the bushes ran JOE

very upset and totally

peesed off with all that was happening

he is a bunny who likes to be in control  but being still very young

as you know, it is difficult sometimes to behave as one should

and they both glanced at another certain little namesake

so when I saw JOE I hopped over to him and introduced myself

as his third cousin twice removed

and he say

HIYA

Henri

how you doin'

and what are you doing here

outside Auntie's BECG

JOE had a lingo all his own

he had picked it up in the hedgerows and byways

when he snuck out once in a while

when Auntie was busy with other things

like collecting flowers and carrottss

for him to show

fu fu

his little bun across the big pond

JOE asked suddenly

Henri

what exactly IS this big pond I keep hearing about

It is a mighty body of water JOE, Mon cousin,

if you have a globe I could show you

because as you know I am a very well travelled mariner type of

'are

and I can show you

after Henri had explained what a globe is

JOE invited Henri to follow him back to the house in the

BECG

and he found a round thing in Auntie's wardrobe

where he also roamed about in when she wasn't looking

and got it out and put it on the table

but

as we know

it was upside down and that didn't help

JOE

one bit to find where his bunnie was

haw haw haw

you silly rabbit

that is no way to find her

it looks as though I will have to go

as you are still in trouble and have been grounded as they say these days

though, why that should bother types like us who have been known to actually

LIVE

in the ground

....

but we are getting off track here

I was on my way to try to find a passage on a seafaring vessel

 to the land on the other side of

this big pond as you call it

I have a business deal I have to attend to

so I can, if you would like,

 Mon cousin, to take a message to this young bun you have lost your

heart to.

I will carry anything you like to her

and tell her about you and my trip

for it will entail a long voyage

of many many days

or hours

or minutes

I am not sure

it depends on how I go

WELL, you go as quick as you can

as we say

quick as a bunnie

but

 you are of a different sort are you not

Henri

you do not look exactly like me

NO...I am not

I am a 'are

JOE

YOU are a bunnie

we are similar but I am stronger and faster

which is why I should go

plus I know which way is up

and you obviously don't

so it will be quicker

You, my young buck, need to stay here a little while longer

and learn what you need to know to make it out there in the world

and Auntie is the one to teach you

I know said JOE  I do try to be good and listen to her but sometimes

she just comes over all unnecessary
and it just makes me want to run away

OH no JOE

you must not do that

it is a big and dangerous world out there

you must stay here and learn a craft or two

like making rope to climb with

or sewing fine gloves for Auntie to wear when she works in the bushes

or even

carpentry a tres  fin and honorable craft,

as I see the job she did on that chair

well....let's just say it could be improved on a little...

and I say that with all due respect

:)

so, the cousins sat on the chair on the chair

and discussed the plan

Henri did not go into all the fine details so a not to bore fu fu

who was hanging on to every word

and imagining in her little bunnie brain what it would be like to sit in the chair on the chair

with her bun across the big pond

so when the plans had been made

Henri read the sky

the way all world travelling sea faring mariner types can

and said it was time for him to leave

and besides

they could hear Auntie was back from wherever it was she went

and they didn't think she would approve of this little meeting taking place behind her back

or her front for that matter

so Henri made his way to South Hampton

and when he got there

he looked up the

Owl and the Pussycat Transatlantic shipping Co

because he likes the pea green boats they have

he thinks they match his mariner's overalls well

and he sailed across the Channel to France

where he stopped by to see

Madam Valerie and her beautiful daughter L

who allowed him to sleep in their beautiful French Country Garden for the night

and the next morning he went down to the beach and unfolded his paper boat

and set sail

travelling north by north west

and when he had landed on Iceland

the land that has no ice

just beautiful wide open spaces and waterfalls

he stopped someone and asked if they knew where

the Lovely Viking Princess Svana was

and he was told that sadly Princess Svana had left for the land further north and to the right a bit

so Henri decided that next time he was in these parts he would find her

but he had business to attend to

and a little bunnie to find

..........................................................

^..^