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When mrs Beetle came closer,

she landed on a nearby reed.

She saw that the baby birds were not alone.

Two big white birds were along with them,

even carrying some of the birds on their back between their wings.

They were swans!

She understood immediately they must be the real parents.

The swans told her, they were breeding the eggs...and were almost finished,

that one night the eggs were stolen!

Just taken away by someone, while they were having a little break,

to get some sandwiches and tea.

when they came back all the eggs were gone.

They had looked everywhere..called them...but nothing, no one answered.

Mrs beetle than told the swans, how they: (Mole, Hedgehog and the Bunnies and herself) had each bought some eggs from a mrs Tjick and that the eggs had hatched right after.

How they all had looked after the chicks in turns...and than one day going to the pond, the chicks all wanted to stay in the water.

It was all clear now...the chicks and the swans knew they belonged to each other!

Afterwards, Mrs Beetle returned happily to Mole Hedgehog and the Bunnies.

Finally all had worked out very well.

The babyswans were HOME

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When they all wanted to return home,

Mrs Beetle said:

I know we all cannot swim, but I can fly,

Somehow I want to know...

Shall I have quick look, just to be sure?

So said, so done, they all were curious if they really were okay.

and why the birds were so happy splashing around.

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The next day, Bunny returned with Mole, Hedgehog and Mrs Beetle at the waterside,

to see what they could do to help the birds out.

In a long distance they saw the birds swimming and having fun in the water.

It seemed the birds were very happy in the water.

that they belonged in the water to live there.

and that they did not need anything else, nor help.

So they waved them all goodbye.

Happy too, and relieved, that all had worked out unexpectantly good.

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When it was time to go home,

The birds were still splashing, swimming, and enjoying themselves very much.

Bunny too was enjoying them, seeing they had so much fun.

Now it was time to go home, he told the birds to come along with him to go back.

It seemed as if the birds had no ears,

or...their ears were closed.

Bunny tried to pull them out of the water, but because he could not swim,

he became wet allover.

Till he was soaked...and he finally decided to go back and get some help.

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After a while walking and running,

(For the young birds it was more running...)

Bunny and the young birds had reached the pond.

Bunny could not believe his eyes...

when the birds saw he water,

they immediately jumped into it, splashing and diving under the water

till you all got wet.

They were no chickens, that's for sure...thought Bunny while he watched them sitting in the sand.

What chick likes to swim?

and then these extra long necks...

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After several turns of babysitting the birds,

it was the Bunnies turn again to take care of the birds.

Bunny had a grand idea, for the day, to go for a walk to the pond.

The birds were much faster than before,

and they ran as fast as they could, with Bunny in front of them.

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It was decided after a long night' s discussion,

that all would take turns, to babysit the baby chicks.

On Monday Mr. Hedgehog would stay along with the chicks.

On Tuesday and Wednesday the Bunnies, because they were with many.

On Thursday Mrs. beetle,

On Friday Mole, and than round again.

Today we see Mrs. Beetle learning the chicks sitting in a circle.

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They discussed the matter, about what to do,
untill it had become very late and dark.

In between, Mole had returned home to get something to eat and drink.

While they were still talking,
some of the birds had fallen deep asleep.

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When they all were gathered together and looked at each others chicks,
Mrs Beetle said angry 'We are trapped! We are cheated'!
'All of us'!
They all looked at each other, started speaking all at the same time,
so that nobody could hear exactly what was said.

The question was.... What to do with the baby chicks?
and where is mrs Tsjick?
It did not look like the babychicks were bothered at all.
they were picking some seeds, curiously inspecting each other.

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Mrs Beetle wanted to ask Mole: How come?
and what had happened to the eggs...and if he knew?...


While she was talking, he saw Hedgehog and one of the Bunnies coming closer.
They too had several chicks coming with them.
He could not believe his own eyes.

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Mole and the birds had been vast asleep.
Mole had dreamed, he had wings...flying high above the clouds,..like birds.

Suddenly Mole awoke,
someone was calling his name:
'Mole'.... 'Mole'...'Mole'... he heard.
Sleepily Mole opened one of his eyes, and than both.

It was Mrs Beetle calling his name.
At once, his eyes opened very wide.

Next to her stood another babybird.

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The babybirds had become very tired, after running all the way to the tree.
They hardly could put one step after another.

Mole thought it would be better to have a break before they returned home.
So he sat down under the tree.
Very soon both birds fell vast asleep on Moles tummy.

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When Mole and the babybirds arrived at the tree, where mrs. Tsjick had sold her eggs,
There was nobody to be seen.
Empty spot... mrs Tsjick had left.
All the eggs were gone.
Only the pins and a torn piece of paper were still pinned on the tree.

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If the babybirds were not Tsjicks birds,
How come, and what, who, whose are they???

Mole decided to find out straight away.
He went off to go to mrs Tsjick and ask herself.
He rose to his feet, to go to the tree where she sold her eggs.

Funny enough, as soon as Mole wanted to go,
the little birds followed Mole, to come along with him.

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3 muffins later,
the birds were no longer screaming and begging for food.
They stretched themselves lazy and content.

As Mole looked better, he noticed the birds had very long necks,
not like the short neck of mrs Tsjick.
Mole stared very puzzled at the extra long necks of the young birds,
meanwhile questioning how this was possible.

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Mole noticed the birds were very hungry,
They were screaming, begging for food all the time.
He took some of his muffins,
and started to put small pieces of muffin in the open beaks.
They swallowed it with great eagerness.

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Mole was quite surprised,
very, very much surprised, to be honest.
First he did not know what to do.
He stared at the birds with wide eyes,
meanwhile his brains were thinking topspeed.
What is this...how come?

It must be the eggs...
hatching...into 2 birds!
Mole sat down, he took the birds on his lap, to quiet them.
and to calm down himself as well.

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Mole opened the door a little more,
then stepped backwards...quite astonished

2 white babybirds were standing in the door,
meanwhile loudly screaming for food
as if they expected their beaks were to be filled right away.

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Mole arose to his feet.
He opened his door a little,
because he noticed that the sound came from inside the house.

He looked curiously inside,
to see to whom the squeaky sounds belonged.

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All of a sudden Mole awoke.
He had heard a very strange highpitched loud squeaky noise.
He had slept for quite a while, but now he was fully awake.

What was that?