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spots. Gatwick and Little Sister soon got friendly with the cows. In next to no time the two bears were using the cowsâ tails as swings. The cows loved it and swayed the bears to and fro as high as they could go:
âHold on tightâ, shouted Gatwick with glee to Little Sister.
When they were tired of that game, Gatwick thought he would pick some flowers and place them behind the cowsâ ears. He ran off and came back with a small white star-shaped flower. Then he climbed onto one of the cowsâ backs and placed it behind her ear. She turned her head round and said:
âYouoo knowoo youoo canât pick the flowers here. It is forbidden and against the law! Moo! That is a precious edelweissâ.
Gatwick was horrified and so was Little Sister. âWhat can I do now?â, he asked, âI canât put it back. Iâm so so sorryâ.
Little Sister started crying.
âPlease donât cry Little Sister, Iâll never ever do it againâ. It took a while for a smile to come back to Little Sisterâs face.
Gatwick wanted to know what the tags were on their ears. They explained that it was like a passport. The tag has the cowâs name on it, the cowâs date of birth, and its cow identity number: Gatwick and Little Sister went from cow to cow looking at their names: Carolina, Margherita, Celestina and Angelina.
âSwiss cows, I must tell you that you make the most delicious chocolateâ, said Gatwick.
The cows answered in chorus: âThank youoo for the complimentâ.
With that, the bears decided that theyâd have another box of chocolates between them. To get to the boxes of chocolates, Little Sister had to take out all the Swiss francs and place them beside her on the grass. She handed the box to Gatwick, then she neatly put all the money back in again. When theyâd finished the chocolates, they thought theyâd start their picnic. They emptied all the goodies from Gatwickâs box onto the grass. The cows joined them. What a feast!
When they were full, Gatwick placed all the litter back in the box. He wasnât going to be accused of being a litter lout again! In fact, Gatwick cleaned the whole field. He had also seen that the cows had dropped splats of their dung on the grass. He shovelled them all up with his wooden spoon and hurled those into the box, too. Then he went back to all the laughing and rolling about in the grass with the others.
During this merry mayhem, Jet had flown down and, with one quick swoop dropped the imitation big box on wheels, tied up with red rope, onto the grass and took away the real one ï as quick as a flash of lightning.
21 Â The Brown Bear
The cows started telling the bears about the Brown Bear who lived on Emerald Mountain. They said that some shepherds were hunting him down. They wanted to kill him before he killed their sheep. Gatwick and Little Sister were horrified. Gatwick asked how they knew the bear was there. It seemed that the shepherds had found some bear fur and bear droppings. The Brown Bear must have wandered into Switzerland from the Italian side of the Alps. Some shepherds said that they had seen him through binoculars.
It was now time for Gatwick and Little Sister to leave the cows and make their way to the Bearâs Cave. The cows gave them directions. It was quite a distance but all they had to do was to follow the mountain path. On and on they trudged with their luggage. Little Sisterâs paws were hurting, she wanted a rest. They sat down on the grass and admired the different greens in front of them. The darkest green was formed by the reflection of a cloud between the mountain and the sun. All of a sudden Dazbog flew down with a swoosh, seized the imitation box, by hooking the red rope on to his beak, rose steeply and glided away. Gatwick was devastated. Heâd had that box all his life; though, of course, he didnât realise it was an imitation. Now he was only left
âHold on tightâ, shouted Gatwick with glee to Little Sister.
When they were tired of that game, Gatwick thought he would pick some flowers and place them behind the cowsâ ears. He ran off and came back with a small white star-shaped flower. Then he climbed onto one of the cowsâ backs and placed it behind her ear. She turned her head round and said:
âYouoo knowoo youoo canât pick the flowers here. It is forbidden and against the law! Moo! That is a precious edelweissâ.
Gatwick was horrified and so was Little Sister. âWhat can I do now?â, he asked, âI canât put it back. Iâm so so sorryâ.
Little Sister started crying.
âPlease donât cry Little Sister, Iâll never ever do it againâ. It took a while for a smile to come back to Little Sisterâs face.
Gatwick wanted to know what the tags were on their ears. They explained that it was like a passport. The tag has the cowâs name on it, the cowâs date of birth, and its cow identity number: Gatwick and Little Sister went from cow to cow looking at their names: Carolina, Margherita, Celestina and Angelina.
âSwiss cows, I must tell you that you make the most delicious chocolateâ, said Gatwick.
The cows answered in chorus: âThank youoo for the complimentâ.
With that, the bears decided that theyâd have another box of chocolates between them. To get to the boxes of chocolates, Little Sister had to take out all the Swiss francs and place them beside her on the grass. She handed the box to Gatwick, then she neatly put all the money back in again. When theyâd finished the chocolates, they thought theyâd start their picnic. They emptied all the goodies from Gatwickâs box onto the grass. The cows joined them. What a feast!
When they were full, Gatwick placed all the litter back in the box. He wasnât going to be accused of being a litter lout again! In fact, Gatwick cleaned the whole field. He had also seen that the cows had dropped splats of their dung on the grass. He shovelled them all up with his wooden spoon and hurled those into the box, too. Then he went back to all the laughing and rolling about in the grass with the others.
During this merry mayhem, Jet had flown down and, with one quick swoop dropped the imitation big box on wheels, tied up with red rope, onto the grass and took away the real one ï as quick as a flash of lightning.
21 Â The Brown Bear
The cows started telling the bears about the Brown Bear who lived on Emerald Mountain. They said that some shepherds were hunting him down. They wanted to kill him before he killed their sheep. Gatwick and Little Sister were horrified. Gatwick asked how they knew the bear was there. It seemed that the shepherds had found some bear fur and bear droppings. The Brown Bear must have wandered into Switzerland from the Italian side of the Alps. Some shepherds said that they had seen him through binoculars.
It was now time for Gatwick and Little Sister to leave the cows and make their way to the Bearâs Cave. The cows gave them directions. It was quite a distance but all they had to do was to follow the mountain path. On and on they trudged with their luggage. Little Sisterâs paws were hurting, she wanted a rest. They sat down on the grass and admired the different greens in front of them. The darkest green was formed by the reflection of a cloud between the mountain and the sun. All of a sudden Dazbog flew down with a swoosh, seized the imitation box, by hooking the red rope on to his beak, rose steeply and glided away. Gatwick was devastated. Heâd had that box all his life; though, of course, he didnât realise it was an imitation. Now he was only left
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