5:11<\/p>\n
The light was fading in the little grove and Edward, while possessed of slightly better night vision than the beaver, didn’t want to take any chances.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst things first. Why the lemon?\u201d<\/p>\n
The beaver regarded the nosy bunny for a moment and replied, \u201cWhy is that any of your business?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJust curious. It certainly looks tasty but not what I would have termed \u2019your thing\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd what would a long-legged busybody like you know about \u2019my thing\u2019? In fact, what the hell would you know about anybody\u2019s ‘thing’ outside of your own little, self-righteous world?\u201d the beaver spat out with an acid tone. \u201cSeems to me you aren’t capable of seeing anything beyond that twitchy pink nose of yours.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut as for the lemon, I think I will indulge your curiosity.\u201d The beaver thought hard: he needed to buy some time. It’s not that he was afraid of the hare \u2014 at least not very afraid \u2014 but Edward was dangerous and handling this wrong could be disastrous to the beaver’s plans. And while manipulating humans was all well and good, the phrase ‘animal cunning’ wasn’t just a saying. The bunny had teeth, both metaphorically and literally, and knew how to use them.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell,\u201d the beaver began, \u201cit’s like this. When I first arrived in the city and was searching for the boy, I was struck by the different nature of the trees around here. I\u2019d never been to this part of the world before, you know …\u201d The beaver could see Edward\u2019s ear relax and knew he had the time he needed if he could just keep the bunny’s attention.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd well, I thought to myself …\u201d he continued …<\/p>\n
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