Chasing the Clouds Away (locked to temple residents & one guest amphibian)

[daddys_rose]

Rose loved being a big sister. She loved it alot. She got to hold the babies and help change their diapers (maybe not the most fun part) and sometimes she even got to help feed them. They were so cute and precious, with their little wings and their tiny fingers and toes. She was happy for them, too, because baby Brigid and baby Angus had the

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[heigh_ho]

Two ping-pong ball-like eyes peeped up through the water at the reflection of the little girl sitting on the wall. She didn't look very happy. In fact, she looked kind of sad.

He made a little ker-splash sound behind her, then dipped down into the water, hidden by the lilypads.

[daddys_rose]

Rose turned at the sound, startled, and saw Prudence sitting on a lilypad on the other side of the pond. "Ribbit," said the temple's resident frog, as if to say, It wasn't me.

[heigh_ho]

Seeing that the little girl was looking somewhere else, he swam a little bit closer and . . . Ker-plunk!

[daddys_rose]

The new splash had come from somewhere to her right and no where near where Prudence was sitting, happily sunning herself. Turning, she leaned over the water just a little bit, trying to see what could have made that sound . . . and lost her grip on the pink ball, practically forgotten. The toy fell into the water -- plunk! -- and began to bob away out of reach.

[temple_kittens]

A little tiny wet nose poked at the unoccupied hand. She was still a baby herself, but no one paid attention to her sense the new ones came along.

[daddys_rose]

With a little "Oh!" of surprise, Rose looked down and saw a little ball of fluff nudging her hand. "Hello, kitty!" she said. "Where did you come from?"

[temple_kittens]

Nuddging the hand again, Tiger wanted cuddles and this one looked like she needed them too. Her lady was busy with the kittens.

[daddys_rose]

"You're lonely too, aren't you?" asked Rose as she gently picked up the kitten and set it on her lap. "Mommy's been really really busy with the babies. Daddy, too." She sighed again, and began to stroke the soft fur. "I kind of miss them," she said softly.