A Trio of Tolerable Tales

A Trio of Tolerable Tales — page 5 — This ruckus was regarded by numerous raccoons rabbits robins rollicking wrens and rowdy raggedy ravens who were all roosting on the right hand rampart relishing the race and repeating Rah Rah raucously Ramsay's only friend was Ralph the red nosed rat a rubicund rodent While Ramsay reclined upon a rumpled rucksack near the trash heap rubbing his rust colored bruises Ralph rummaged among the roach riddled rice and the rancid raisins and the remnants of reeking rhinoceros remarking Rubbish is ravishing to rats We revel in rotten reindeer rinds Ripping for you Ramsay retorted wretchedly You are a rat But I'm ravenous All this repeated running round and round is ruining me I refer also

A Trio of Tolerable Tales — page 6 — C to the retch making recipes I am required to devour and which I resent I am less robust than my revolting relatives I am receiving a raw deal It rankles You might rove to the other side of the rampart reflected one of the raggedy ravens Relocate your inner realm Revive your rapport with nature Refreshment awaits you there Be realistic Ramsay replied The rampart is rough It rises ridiculously high and it is replete with rocks I remember a round Roman vaulted rat hole remarked Ralph the red nosed rat while grooming his greasy whiskers It traverses the rampart and might be wriggled through Risky retorted Rude Ramsay If rammed in rather far and unable to retreat I will repine Then if it rains I will drown Rigor mortis will set in as well as wrinkles I am reluctant Rise to the occasion responded Ralph Resist restrictions Be

A Trio of Tolerable Tales — page 7 — Together the pair resolved to dare the Roman vaulted but risky rat hole which was crammed with rusty rivets and assorted remnants and the remains of rat nests and was dripping with rivulets from the ragged rents in the rodent riddled rampart Ralph rocketed recklessly through but Ramsay had to crawl creeping over dark rubble and through narrow turnings ripping his trousers on sharp rocks wrecking his rubber soled runners and scraping his fingers At last a rewarding ray of light pierced the remote end of the rat hole Ramsay emerged into a resplendent realm A ranch sized garden with a river rippling through it revealed itself to his regard rendering Ramsay rhapsodic A rowboat rocked restfully Roses enriched the redolent air with their aroma Raspberry bushes were ranged in reassuring rows Ramsay roamed among the raspberry rows ripping off ripe raspberries and cramming them into his mouth Ralph rambled restlessly ransacking the region for root vegetables Radishes Radishes Ralph briskly reported Right you are Ramsay responded For there around a corner were rows and rows of round red radishes ready to be devoured Surely they were organic Ramsay hadn't relished a fresh radish ever

A Trio of Tolerable Tales — page 8 — since he could remember What a rare treat Ramsay wrenched out a radish He admired its roundness and redness How crispy and crunchy it would be But the radish began roaring Robbers Robbers Replace that radish Ramsay recoiled This is a roaring radish he remonstrated It isn't even ripe And it may have rabies it bit me Now all the radishes had ranged themselves around Ramsay rotating rambunctiously The region resounded with their roars Rotten luck remarked Ralph wrestling with a rabid radish His whiskers were quivering with fear We must retreat Together they ran towards the Roman vaulted rat hole The radishes were rolling towards them roaring like

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