The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World

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SQUIRREL GIRL Doreen nodded Her tail swished as if it were excited to get outside Just don't stay out late okay punkin said her mom The real estate agent warned us that Shady Oaks isn't like our old neighborhood where it's safe to roam around after dark No sweat Doreen bounded down the hallway jumped from the top step to the bottom and opened the front door Here I am New Jersey she said Doreen Green age four teen Over five feet tall and not an inch mean Inspired by her name sometimes she liked to rhyme It wasn't her strongest skill She stepped outside and felt a pleasant but alarmingly unfa miliar sensation a breeze tickling her tail hairs Doreen her mother called from the top of the stairs Your tail Doreen leaped back and slammed the front door shut She hadn't made that mistake since she'd been tiny and barely old enough to understand that girls with squirrel tails have to hide them snugly away Everyone who saw you would feel so sad that they don't have a tail too her mother always said Above all we must be kind Hide your tail keep your secrets secret Doreen had always suspected there were other reasons to keep this particular secret secret Secret reasons in fact But Doreen dutifully tucked her tail into the seat of her pants It was mostly fluffy fur and fur compacted pretty well