SHIFTY FROUFROU MUSKY YETI BILLY STUART FOXY THE ZINTREPIDS
DEAR READER Billy Stuart wasn’t exactly elected to this particular position He doesn’t wear a magical ring on his finger like Frodo He doesn’t have a secret collection of masks or stones hidden in his drawers like Zelda He hasn’t walked through life accom panied by a daemon like Lyra Nor does he have a distinctive lightning-shaped scar on his forehead like Harry Basically the future of the world does not rest on his thin and bony shoulders Billy Stuart is just a young ordinary raccoon who has experienced some extraordinary adventures Here is the first adventure he told me about One twelfth of January in the town of Cavendish 7
RUSTY ROAD RED TARTAN ROAD
Our Darling FrouFrou In the pretty town of Cavendish where I live me Billy WOOD and the Stuart the sidewalks are made out of roads are made of dirt Around here all the houses on each road are the same color I live on Red Tartan Road The red tartan represents the Stuart family I have lots of friends who also live in the neighborhood a Foxy the fox on the Rusty Road a Musky the skunk on the Black and White Road a Yeti the weasel on the White Road in the winter and the Brown Road in the summer a Shifty the chameleon on the MULTICOLORED Road depending on the tint of the sky Today his house is azure blue because it’s a beautiful day out there 9 Chapter 1
