“Sho, is everything almost ready for our goodbye party?” asked Tye. “I can’t wait! I know there will be good food, but what about games? Are we playing any games?”
“I don’t have any games planned,” replied Sho. “That’s your department. I’m sure you and Xe will think up something. And it’s also a party to celebrate King and his little friend Missy renting our Hut Canada, and to thank Squish for taking care of the arrangements. Look, here come King and Missy now.”
“Great! the first game will be don’t step on King the Cobra. We play that everytime he comes over,” laughed Tye.
“They look hungry, but King always looks hungry. He’s enjoying his new vegetarian diet, but – just like Chinese food – he’s hungry again 10 minutes later. I’ll help you get the food out on the tables, Sho.”
“Ooo, a cupcake just for me,” squeaked Missy. “And it’s got banana tucked into it. Umm, excuse me Miss or Mr. Bird. Who are you?”

“I’m Tyko,” chirped their new visitor. “I live next door, and thought I would come over – I brought my own drink – to welcome my new neighbors. You two are going to rent the hut, right?” Tyko added as she reached for a cookie biscuit. “You two sure are an unlikely pair to be living together,” she added.
“I don’t mean to be rude,” interupted Sho, “but perhaps you should have asked the hostess and owner and current inhabitant of the Hut Canada before joining our soiree.”
“And perhaps you should have asked the snake if you could have any of his favorite biscuits before helping yourself!” hissed King.
“Uh, oh,” thought Missy, “I sure hope that bird’s wings aren’t clipped. She may need them in a moment.
Meanwhile, at the next table, Sho heard the sound of growling.
“This is my banana split!” growled Xe. “Can’t you see the American flag on the top? It’s specially for me!“

“Aren’t you going to share?” Tye growled back. “We always share.”
“No!” barked Xe. “This one’s mine. Get your own.”

“Stop it! Stop staring at each other and growling,” cried out Sho. “Oh thank Cat, here come Squish and her little sister Squash. I think things are whirling out of control around here.”
“Squish! Over here! I need your help!” Sho yelled.
Squish could hear the fear and distress in Sho’s voice. With a coconut-splitting trumpet, Squish rose up on her hind legs. Her landing didn’t quite cause an earthquake, but it did knock King and Xe off their tables and onto the ground.
“Now that you took care of that, can we eat?” squealed little Squash. “Look at the goodies Sho has for us!”

“Yes, she fixed me a giant banana split with mint ice cream, my favorite!” replied Squish.
“And Sho remembered my favorites, too – peanuts and bananas!” cried out Squash. “Can I have some of your whipped cream topping?”
Squish’s arrival seemed to have done the trick. King returned to the peaceful snake he had become, and invited his bird neighbor, Tyko to share his cookie biscuits. Xe and Tye, much embarrased by their own behaviors, mumbled “sorries” while Sho brought Tye her own banana split.
“I’m really sorry, Tye. I don’t know what got into me. Please forgive me,” Xe quietly woofed. “You can have my banana split if you want it. Here,” Xe said, as she started to slide it over to Tye. In case you don’t live with a schnauzer, let me tell you, it means a whole lot when a schnauzer will give away her favorite foods.

“I forgive you. And I’m sorry I growled at you, too. But look what my sweet sister brought me. And it has the new Tyeland flag on it, so I know it’s just for me, like yours is just for you. You were right about that, Xe. No hard feelings.”
Seeing that peace had once again settled on the land, Sho quietly slipped away from the party to begin packing. Hut Canada would soon be occupied by their good friends, and she and Tye would be leaving for a new home in Canada.
Lovely story! Friendship is a miracle in our life!
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Yes, Mr. Norman, it sure is (and good food). XOX Xena the Schnauzer
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BOL…For some unknown reason, Mama says this all sounds like a typical day here…whatever Mama!
So glad everyone made up in the end!
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We are glad you could identify…we think. XOX Xena
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Friends sharing with friends-love it.
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Goods thing that somehow you worked out all the troubles/problems and had a great time! Now you need to teach the peeps in this crazy world about that…
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Well a great big elephant came and shook the world, but they still don’t get it, do they, Miss Monika? XOX Lucy and Xena
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Um, can I have my banana split WITHOUT the snake??? I likes mine with cherries! BOL!
Kisses,
Ruby ♥
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But I didn’t eat mine with King the snake, I ate it with by BFF Tye.
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I couldn’t eat a banana split after finding a snake in the grass.
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Clipped wings??? SQUAAAAAWK??????
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Nope, Tyko didn’t have her wings clipped. XOX Xena
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I sure would like to have a banana split but I don’t think I want to share a table with a snake especially not a wicked-looking cobra snake.
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Tye and I had our own table. And besides, King is now a nice snake, BOL. XOX Xena
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We’re glad to see everyone was happy in the end and you didn’t have to share your ice cream.
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Yep, me too! (especially the sharing ice cream part) XOX Xena
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Golly gee Tyeland knows how to throw a party and with elephants…
Hugs Cecilia
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Of course elephants! They are Xe and Sho and Tye’s friends in the story. XOX Xe, er Xena
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animals are much better in keeping peace than humans ;O) …if no one steps on da snake, of course LOL
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True!
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