Lieutenant Mick the Moose of the MacDonald Farm\u2019s Police Force, is hot to finally collar a notorious gang of thieves, including Patrick \u201cThe Crack\u201d Parrot, Martin \u201cThe Brains\u201d Magpie, and Carl \u201cThe Singer\u201d Catbird. They even have a special jail prepared to prevent escape: \u00a0three stories high, all caged in, called the Wren Pen, built on an island surrounded by wetlands. \u00a0He and his partner rush to an alleged break-in at 20 Old Barn Lane, reported by Lil Red the Hen.\u00a0 They arrive to find that Lil Red and her husband Nick have cornered a thief outside in the alley behind their house.\u00a0 Mick enters the alley and shines his flashlight on a yellow-beaked green bird with angry black eyes. \u00a0Mick says, \u201cCaught you at last, Patty. I guess your buddies scrammed.\u201d\u00a0 But Patty shouts, \u201cYou ain\u2019t got nothin\u2019 on me, Moose. \u00a0And I ain\u2019t squawking about my pals.\u201d \u00a0Then Mick spots a small bag lying behind a discarded hay bale.\u00a0 He grabs it, looks in and says, \u201cIt\u2019s a pick pack, Pat the Crack, that\u2019s life in the bog\u2019s no fly zone.”<\/p>\n
Lieutenant Mick the Moose and his step-dad, Morris DeWaque, decide to go snowshoeing to take advantage of a glorious late winter day.\u00a0 But as the sun climbs higher and higher in the clear blue sky the temperature warms above freezing.\u00a0 They decide to stop for lunch, after which Morris wants to cross over a frozen stream and climb to the top of a rocky pinnacle. From the pinnacle, they can see rolling hills stretching to the horizon.\u00a0 Last summer, they just crossed over on fallen trees, and the trees are still in place, covered by ice. \u00a0But Mick takes one step on the ice, and they hear a sharp snapping, so Mick steps back.\u00a0 He stares down at the frozen stream.\u00a0 \u201cThat\u2019s a crick crack, Pa DeWaque, let\u2019s leave the log alone.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lieutenant Mick the Moose of the MacDonald Farm\u2019s Police Force, is hot to finally collar a notorious gang of thieves, including Patrick \u201cThe Crack\u201d Parrot, Martin \u201cThe Brains\u201d Magpie, and Carl \u201cThe Singer\u201d Catbird. They even have a special jail prepared to prevent escape: \u00a0three stories high, all caged in, called the Wren Pen, built … Continue reading Lt. Mick the Moose catches a thief; Lt. Mick the Moose goes snowshoeing<\/span>