Dear Laura,
I'm in trouble. I've eaten all the chili peppers from the chili pepper plant, and my Mom sent me to fetch them for her. She is cold you see, and she wanted them to help warm her up. I didn't mean to eat them all! I was just only going to taste one or two. Now I'm going to be in serious trouble, and I need to hide. Do you know a safe room to hide in where I won't be chased by those nasty Grendels? They seem to be upset that I came into the jungle to take the chili peppers off the plant too. I think they are planning to eat me. HELP!
- Chistamaria
Dear Chistamaria,
I must say I was very surprised when your S.O.S. came, spelled out to me in letters by a swarm of highly intelligent mossie flies. However did you train them? To matter in hand though, it seems like you?ve really got yourself in hot water! There?s no easy solution to your situation, but take comfort in the knowledge that the chillies will grow back eventually, then you can grab a handful for your Mom and retreat very fast! Unfortunately, this re-growth will take a while and you?re going to have to avoid the Grendels until then. Maybe try playing dead? They might sniff around you or poke you for a bit, but they should leave you alone after that; no food is fun if it?s not moving! I am sending my reply to you with the mossie flies. I have also instructed them to pick you up some cheese on route back to the Jungle Terrarium. Pretending to be a corpse can be hungry work. Hang on in there!
- Laura