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I hope some of you have enjoyed reading my story, Adventures in Homesteading: The Tale of Three Tails. Below are links to all chapters and the epilogue. Stay tuned for more homesteading stories and poems!

Dear Pudgy, Pipsqueak and Gomer, It is with sadness I write this letter to you, my dear friends. I can hardly hold this crayon due to my shaking paws. The plan you had so carefully put into place to reclaim

Previous Chapter Chapter 10: The End The Three Tails slept late into the morning. Pudgy was the first awake. A jingling sound drifted in through the open garage door. “Whastha?” said Pipsqueak blinking

We have a one-eyed chicken. She’s tiny, gray and white. Smaller than the others, full of fear and fright. The bigger hens don’t like her. They treat her with disdain. They block her from the shelter, and

Previous Chapter Chapter 9: The Trick “Just a few more leaves for this owl and we’ll be ready.” Pudgy dusted the leaf scraps from his paws and looked around at the scene. Huge, leafy, surprisingly realistic,

We got lazy with the hens and didn’t lock them in their pens. For a time, there was no harm. Then, the girls raised the alarm. One buff chick was in the cage, pacing back and forth in rage. She gave an

Previous Chapter Chapter 8: The Plan Pudgy lounged in the back corner of their little house while Pipsqueak cleaned her face with delicate paws. Gomer lay on his back snoring loudly. They’d all had a rather

Previous Chapter Chapter 8: The Plan Pudgy lounged in the back corner of their little house while Pipsqueak cleaned her face with delicate paws. Gomer lay on his back snoring loudly. They’d all had a rather

Previous Chapter Chapter 7: The Informant “You’d better come with us.” Pudgy turned and led the group back to the garden once again to discuss the new information. “I want Leo to hear it first hand.” The

Previous Chapter Chapter 6: The New Deal “I cannot believe you agreed to their terms Pudgy!” Pipsqueak whispered angrily. “After we worked so hard to keep them away from the strawberries!” The Three Tails

Chapter 4 Chapter 5: Danger Pudgy, Pipsqueak and Gomer raced back through the hole in the garage, blocking it once again. Gomer trembled as he re-lived his last run-in with a hawk. The memories. The smell

Chapter 3 Chapter 4: The Deal The Three Tails led the chipmunks to a beautiful garden. Large leafy heads of lettuce grew alongside big bushes of beans. Squash was just starting to sprout and carrots were

Chapter 2 Chapter 3: Rodent Rage A tidal wave of chipmunks poured out toward the three frozen mice. Fueled by fear, Pudgy, Pipsqueak and Gomer raced back to the garage and barricaded the entrance. “How

Read Chapter 1 here Chapter 2: Suspects Pipsqueak sniffed around. “Maybe it’s--”. Bzzzzzzmmmm! A black and yellow blur shot down and landed on one of the flowers. "You!" shouted Pudgy. “Stop

Chapter One: The Strawberry Bandit Pudgy, a dark, gray whiskery mouse scurried into a cluttered garage. He dodged around boxes, dashed under benches and darted to a makeshift home in the back corner. “We

[Previous Chapter] Epilogue Jake dropped his pencil on the desk. He’d been trying to come up with the perfect ending for Pecky’s story for weeks. "Hey sweetie," his mom said, interrupting his

Previous Chapter “Yes, unfortunately he was lost in the fight. The poor bird didn’t make it.” Adam shook his head sadly. The agent sighed. “That’s too bad. We have the rest of the specimens to get to safety,

Previous Chapter “Quick,” said Jake once they were outside. “Run through the parking lot and set off every car alarm you can!” Beeps, honks and alarms rang out into the night as Gilbert and Jake raced

Previous Chapter “WHAT?!” Jake exploded. “And we didn’t kill them,” added Adam. “We kidnapped them.” The room was silent but for the cheep of chicks. You...kidnapped them? Maya and Adam nodded and looked

Previous Chapter When he reached the hatching room, he found Jake and Pecky looking nervously at the others.The boy was tall with light brown hair and a serious expression on his face. The girl was bouncing