11 1 Chapter This Is All His Fault Frou Frou that dirty rotten dog Yes I realize my outpouring of love for the MacTerrings dog seems a bit over the top as we launch this fourth adventure adventure But it reflects exactly what I'm feeling My friends the Zintrepids and I have gone off into the FOREST in the company of Captain Loslobos's crew His sister the brave Timoree walks with us The crew is searching for provisions and FRESH WATER As for the Zintrepids we hope to discover another clue that my grand-father grand-father Virgil might have left for us somewhere on this island This is all that dirty mutt's fault
Honestly Billy Stuart Show a bit He's not of compassion for your dog my dog Looking worried Foxy takes in our surroundings It's with great difficulty that we are tearing a path through this untouched forest which is bursting with vines and shrubs and brambles and HAWTHORNS There are insects bigger than my hand hassling us nonstop and the heat is stifling We are sooo far from Kanuks Forest and our home in Cavendish grumbles Musky the skunk 12
The poodle has taken advantage of a moment's distraction on our part to escape and Foxy seems to think we shouldn't worry about our safety We should instead focus on finding that pip-squeak Frou Frou Shifty what do you see Perched on a BRANCH a dozen meters from the ground the chameleon moves along with the speed of a snail The EOLIAGE is so dense we can barely make out our friend who has taken on the colors of his environment 13
