Once upon a time, there lived an overweight whale called Phyllis. Of course, nobody told Phyllis that she was overweight. She was already large — what with being a whale and everything — and she had rather a short temper too, particularly when she was peckish. The last thing you want to do to an […]
Once upon a time, there lived a squirrel called Cynthia. Cynthia was the most generous squirrel you could ever wish to meet. Indeed, she was generous to a fault, and in her case it was a very big fault. Like any squirrel, most of her day was spent scurrying around the forest foraging for nuts. She […]
Once upon a time, there lived a pugnacious robin called Reginald. Why was Reginald pugnacious? Well, because it was in his genes, in his upbringing. It was how male robins were supposed to be. That’s why, in the weeks approaching Christmas, Reginald simply hated being fawned over by passing humans clad in long winter coats, […]