The Sanctuary - Invasion And so into the Bird Room strolled Hillary. The first thing she did was check the floor for food.This was something Hillary and Bill did every morning as soon as they left their sleeping quarters. The Birds often left their food on the floor. So each morning Hillary and Bill would clean it up for them. Maybe they had missed some this morning. Hillary felt a profound responsiblity to double check. Maybe it was Bird food that had enticed the big dark thing into the Bird Room. Done with the task she turned to the big dark thing. She sniffed the air. It didn't smell like a Dog thing. Which meant it wasn't a Coyote or feral Dog. It didn't smell like a Cat thing. Which meant it wasn't a Mountain Lion or Bobcat. So this meant it wasn't a problem as far as Hillary was concerned. Except that it might want to eat her food. She turned to Wiley and Crowdaddy Rooster. "Chill. It won't eat you. But it might step on you. Go tell everybody." She thought it was a good idea to get them out of there in case she found some food. And of they went clucking, "Chill chill. Hillary says it won't eat us" Hillary turned to the big, dark thing. "Excuse me," she called to it. "Are you a new Bunny?" she asked. "No, I'm not a Bunny," responded the big dark thing. "Well everyone here is a Bunny. And all the food is mine." "Oh," said the big, dark thing. "There's some food in the lower pasture," Hillary said. "Oh," said the big dark thing and started toward the door. "Big, dark thing coming through," called out Hillary. And once again, ears were raised. Heads were turned. Everyone held their breath waiting to see who, or what the big dark thing was.   >> Want To Add An Article? Be Notified Of New Kind Planet Content? Communicate With Us? Contact Kind Planet is created at The Sanctuary. Lost? Go to the Site Map or Search Our Site