Here is the “real” story, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-20151566,
although this is what actually happened:
General Martin led his team of steak and spinach flavour
Super Spuds through the perilous woods that surrounding their rubbish tip city
of Mt Ibri, Weston-super-Mare. They were
on a mission to gather mushrooms growing in the forest. The king of Mt Ibri, King Boris, had developed
an insatiable appetite for mushrooms and demanded that a plate of the freshest
mushrooms was on his dinner table every night.
It was a risky mission, the woods were full of enemies: foxes, badgers,
birds, and last but not least, hedgehogs.
General Martin wasn’t scared, he had been into these woods many times
before; his trusty sword – a sharpened HB pencil – had killed many enemies
while his shield – a 2p coin – had protected him from the sharpest of claws.
“Quiet
troops, we’re deep behind enemy lines now,” whispered General Martin.
Unknown to the four Super Spuds, they were already being
tracked by Crispian and his gang of hedgehogs.
The mushrooms were a delicacy for the hedgehogs too and they were
growing tired of the Super Spuds stealing their food. Crispian was also a young hedgehog, fiercely
territorial and desperate to impress the female hedgehogs in the woods. Lying
in wait upon higher ground, Crispian could see the Super Spuds approaching
their position. Crispian, along with his
gang, curled into a ball and began rolling down the hill towards the Super
Spuds, gaining terrific speed.
“Ambush!”
screamed General Martin.
General Martin managed to dive out of the way of the
incoming spike balls, but the rest of his squad died instantly once the hedgehogs
slammed into – and subsequently impaled – their packages. Crispian and his gang unrolled and slowly
approached General Martin. Despite
killing two hedgehogs, General Martin was outnumbered and surrounded. Crispian dealt the lethal blow, painfully removing
one of his spikes from his body and throwing it through General Martin like a
javelin. Crispian had impressed his gang and especially
the females, but he was in bad shape. Removing one of his spikes had sent his
body into shock and he was left with no choice but to rip open General Martin
and hide inside his packet to prevent heat loss.
Two
hours later and the humans arrived. Thinking
Crispian had become trapped inside the crisp packet, the humans felt sorry for him
and took him away for medical care, saving his life. Crispian smiled to himself; soon he would be
healed and could return to his woods to lead his gang once more. Back in Mt Ibri, King Boris was furious his
mushrooms hadn’t arrived.
Love the little story about Crispian... I have just been with him at Prickle hedgehog rescue, and he has asked me to contact you to discuss something personal...
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Thank you :) I'll watch my back now for Crispian seeking his revenge!
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