The Quarter Moon Mysteries

By Cee McAdams

Aristotle once said: "some animals are cunning and evil-disposed...some are gentle and easily tamed...some kinds of animals burrow...some  animals are nocturnal...others use the hours of daylight..." In this little collection of animal stories, you will find animals that fit these descriptions  and others that  have characteristics  and personalities that fit no particular category. These are animals going about  the business of being animals, dealing with their daily lives, even though  it may look a bit cock-eyed to the humans around  them. One story may touch your heart, while another  may leave you in awe...one or more may inspire or tug at the corners of your mouth  but hopefully all will entertain.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wingspan Press
• Release date: Oct 9, 2019
• ISBN: 9781595949578

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CEE McADAMS

COPYRIGHT@ 2019 by Cee McAdams

All rights reserved.

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, settings and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, settings or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the author, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in reviews.

Published in the United States and the United Kingdom

by WingSpan Press, Livermore, CA

The WingSpan name, logo and colophon are the trademarks of WingSpan Publishing.

ISBN 978-1-59594-644-7 (pbk.)

ISBN 978-1-59594-957-8 (ebk.)

First edition 2019

Printed in the United States of America

www.wingspanpress.com

I would like to thank the following artists for their contributions to this work:

Brittany Lee: Front cover

Ayanna Freeman: The Easter Bunny

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019915143

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QUOTES

I know at last what distinguishes man from animals: financial worries.

—Alfred A. Montapert

The purity of a person’s heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals.

—Anonymous

Having respect for animals makes us better humans.

—Jane Goodall

Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack.

—Fearlessmotivation.com

Advice from a Horse: Take life’s hurdles in stride...loosen the reins...be free spirited ...keep the burrs from under your saddle...carry your friends when they need it...keep stable...gallop to greatness.

—llan Shamir

WELCOME TO BEARDSLEY

SKEDADDLED

The Pre-cursor

This story is about a town of unfriendly politicians who had to be taught a lesson about how to treat their animal neighbors. It involves a much-disputed area located at the edge of town and the mayor and his cohorts want to take over this lushly green area and turn it into a dog park. They claim that the present occupants, the gophers, are not properly tending the area and that they should be removed.

Needless to say, the gophers objected and the uprising began.

The town is called BEARDSLEY. It is not an unusual town although it is run, albeit very badly, by a city council and an unusually incompetent mayor. Before it is all said and done, the mayor and his council will have to leave town to escape the wrath of the gophers.

SKEDADDLED

All around us, we heard noises, human noises. We had heard them before but not like this. We didn’t know if this meant trouble or just the same nosy humans