CHAPTER 1 Emmy woke up as the morning sun shone brightly through the window of the tree house She stretched in her hammock reaching in opposite opposite directions with her fingers and toes and whoops She accidentally woke her pet bear cub Claw who’d been sound asleep next to her Emmy smiled at Claw Then putting her finger to her lips she swung her legs gently to 1
the floor She didn’t want to wake her sisters Giselle and Clare who were still asleep in their own hammocks But Claw wasn’t good at being quiet Tap tap thud went Claw as her front paws then her bottom hit the floor Giselle shot straight up in her hammock Whatzat she said Clare rubbed her eyes Hello she said Oh pine cones said Emmy Sorry we woke you Giselle and Clare climbed out of their hammocks gently putting their own pets an eaglet named
Soar and a wolf pup named Fluffy on the floor They grinned at Emmy No one minded being woken on such a special day Happy Founding Day they all cried at once Then the three sisters ran and threw their arms around one another in a terrifically tight triplet hug The pets scurried over and the sisters scooped them up into the hug too Founding Day was their family’s favorite holiday Eight years ago on this very day babies Emmy Clare and Giselle had been found in the forest by their father Their dad Dr J A was a veterinarian who took care of all the animals who lived on the mountain But it got a little lonely in the 3
