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When we last saw our group the fighting about which way to go and who to follow was well under way. There was a meeting planned to discuss and decide on what the course of action was to be to get them out of the forest, back home safely and to avoid the inevitable Repugnican booby traps hidden in the forest.
Hansel and his group began plotting for the comming meeting ever determined to take the new path of change that Hansel so stridently proclaimed was the one, true way.
Meanwhile Gretel being the smart, practical girl she is began organizing the remaining children and delegating responsiblities. After all, Gretel knew they would need food, water and a safe shelter for the children if they were to make it through this forest.
She sent the children out in groups to gather food, water, firewood and she took some children with her to help scout a safe spot to spend the night.
Hansel laughed at Gretel and her “worry wart” attitude. He told the others that it was good she was wasting time with all that stuff instead of planning the take-over of tomorrows meeting like he was doing!
HANSEL: “Well it just shows how like the Repugs she is! Worrying about shelter and supplies! Did you hear the warning about the possible booby traps in the forest? I mean what is that all about?”
In the meantime some of the other children had come back with the news that a good spot had been found to spend the night! Gretel had sent them back to direct the others there and to tell Hansel and the others to come help set up as supplies were being taken to their new camp. They excitedly reported it was next to the stream so no one would have to carry water and there were lots of berries and roots for a stew too!
Hansel and the kids grumbled. They were angry that Gretel wanted them to help move to the new camp. They had plots to hatch! They were hungry however and the stew and berries were sounding pretty good so they reluctantly began gathering things and heading toward the camp.
When they arrived many of the children were already building make-shift huts and gathring leaves from the forest floor to sleep on. Others were bringing roots and berries and someone had trapped some wild chickens that were being prepared for dinner. Hansel and group sat down and started asking how long until dinner was served. The other children simply said that if they helped it would be much sooner and there was more hut building to be done as well.
Hansel and his group scoffed at that idea. After all they were the intellectual ones, the ones with the vision and a leader who was all powerful. Hut building? Cooking? Please that was beneath them!
Finally dinner was served and the children began eating hungrily. Eventuall they all began talking about their ordeal and the decision that must be made tomorrow. As more and more children began questioning Hansel and his new path he and his group became louder and ever more angry! They tried to convince the others of the folly of following this proven path of policies that gretel kept referring to and insisted over and over that what was needed here was CHANGE!
As it became clear the Gretel children were not just going to blindly follow along hansel had an idea. He gathered some of his most loyal children and went into one of the huts where they began mixing up a batch of cool-aid with the aid of some very special mind control berries he had found in the forest. Hansel instructed the children to start passing the cool-ade out and told them to drink some themselves as it was very tasty. He told them to make sure everyone got a glass, especially Gretel!
Gretel took the glass and thanked the children and Hansel, surprized that they had actually decided to pitch in for the good of all! As she raised the glass to her lips she suddenly smelled something strange! She thought she recognized that smell as she had drank Repugnican cool-aid once when she was young! Alarmed she dumped it on the ground and she started warning the kids. Hansel quickly saw what was happening and called her over saying that he really needed to discuss tomorrow’s meeting with her.
Although she did want to discuss the meeting she also wanted to protect the children but Hansel took her by the arm and along with two of his kids they led her away from the group. As she protested he told her not to worry he would have the kids warn the others about the cool-ade. Boy was he glad Gretel had known about those berries! Hansel winked over his shoulder to let the kids know he would take care of Gretel they needed to keep pushing the cool-ade!
Well folks my coffee just wore off and I do have chores so I’ll have to leave off here for now. Check back for Part 4 soon!
CQ
