• Molii's gratitude

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  Molli was silently crying
  why Molli was crying
  no one knew

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  The sun has gone down a little
  soon it’ll be three ’o clock and snack time
  Under a little tree Casa’s tree
  members of a tea party gathered
  
  The white mouse is Shippo-Poshi
  Mogg is the badger a glutton
  Swaying, hanging onto the tree
  a bagworm moth named Casa

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  One seat remains open
  the one who always sits there
  a quiet prickly short-beaked echidna
  

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  Since it’s a no-show no matter how long we wait
  Let’s quickly go and check the house

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  In a dark corner of the house
  a blanket is quietly crying
  
  ‘Hey hey, Molli what’s wrong?’ asked Casa softly
  
  ‘If you just keep crying, we won’t understand’
  Shippo-Poshi slowly
  pulls the blanket away
  
  ‘You don’t have any spines I see. Where did they go?’
  Mogg muttered
  
  According to the story it went like this
  the spines fell out which surprised Molli
  the event was so surprising that Molli started to cry
  

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  What we can do for Molli
  let’s all gather and think about it
  
  At that time Casa came up with something
  ‘What about this?’
  
  ‘He – y’ Casa called for friends, who created a warm-looking mino straw cape out of tree leaves

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  Oh dear, the leaves are blown away by the wind
  

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  Shippo-Poshi was inspired
  ‘What about this?’
  
  A prickly backpack that Shippo-Poshi had made before
  It matches with Molli’s spines

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  Oh dear, that's too small

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  Mogg claps hands
  ‘What about something like this?’
  let’s try tying tree branches
  they might look like spines
  

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  Oh dear, that's tied too tightly

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  at that time in an open field nearby
  were the always friendly tamanduas
  running around and having a good time
  Their names are Toi, Boocca and Hukku
  

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  At the place they arrived after running vigorously
  There was a strange thing wrapped around and around
  and someone who was looking at that thing
  ‘What on earth are you doing?’
  ‘We’re a bit troubled, you see’

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  I see! Well, if that’s the case let’s go ask mama who’s still home
  ‘Come on now, just follow us’
  To the one who will help them, mama’s place they hurriedly started running

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  Oh my, what’s going on?’
  they explained the circumstances carefully
  ‘If that’s the case, leave it up to me’

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  Until mama’s work is finished
  they have a little time to spare
  Molli is mama’s assistant
  Boocca and Casa are reading together
  Shippo-Poshi is creating something, constructing it with Toi
  For Hukku and Mogg it’s time for a snack

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  Here you go, I finished it. Try it on.’
  The finished product was a – with small twigs and branches attached to it – prickly, wonderful coat
  It suits Molli perfectly

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  Words don’t come out properly but
  wanting to convey this happy feeling
  Molli hugs everyone
  with all one’s heart in it, very tightly
  a big, big thank you

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  A few days later the spines were slowly but surely growing back
  Even so, Molli, at any time
  wears the prickly coat
  a thank you that doesn’t turn into sound
  I want to convey it properly after all
  I’m going to write a letter and send it to everyone

The End