A Familiar Rabbit
Chapter 9
Back to Christmas Town I went with the grey bunny still tightly in my grasp.
I knew someone who would like a word with this creature. Yes, that’s what I said. Someone who would like to talk with the rabbit.
“What have you got there, Emma?” Sarmoo asked as he saw me walking to him, Charlie, Benjamin and Benny Bear with a fluffy rabbit in my hands.
“It’s a wabbit!” Cried Benjamin.
“Hey where’s Jack?” Asked Benny Bear.
“This is why I’m here.” I began. “Jack’s gone missing.”
“What!?!”
“That’s right. And this little furry think knows where he is.”
“But Emma, it’s a rabbit.” Said Charlie.
“That doesn’t mean he’s not cleaver. Sarmoo?”
“Yes, Emma?”
“I need you to talk to him.”
“Sarmoo talk to a rabbit?” Benny Bear puzzled.
“I can talk in any language. I can even talk to animals.”
“Chor!” Cried Benjamin.
“What do you want me to ask him?” Asked Sarmoo.
“One, where Jack is. Two, where my friends are. Three, is there any people in that meadow?”
Sarmoo came to the front of his friends and looked at the grey bunny.
“Now, don’t be shy, little rabbit.” Sarmoo began. “I know Emma’s a little angry right now, but she’s really a nice…”
“Just get on with the questions.” I said.
“Do you know where Jack has gone?” Sarmoo asked the bunny.
The rabbit just stared, I could see he was uncomfortable.
“Please talk to me. I know you can. Where is Jack?” Said Sarmoo.
The rabbit lifted one of it’s front paws and tapped his ear twice.
Sarmoo looked confused for a few seconds.
“Oh.” He said, realizing something. “OH!!!” He cried, realizing something even more astonishing.
“What? Where is Jack?” I asked.
“Emma, put him down.” Said Sarmoo.
“What? He’ll run off.”
“He wont. Please trust me.”
I didn’t really want to put the rabbit down, but I did trust Sarmoo. So I did what he said.
Surprisingly, the rabbit didn’t run off.
“Hey, what do you know?” I said, surprised that the rabbit didn’t run off.
Sarmoo sat himself in the snow with the rabbit.
He began moving his hand and arms in different positions.
The rabbit also did the same.
One after another, it looked like they were talking in sign language.
Wait a minute!
“Mathew?” I looked to the rabbit.
The rabbit looked back at me.
Sarmoo did one last thing in sign language.
And then, the rabbit stood up on his back legs…and started to glow.
Glowing bright, he started to grow as well.
“Oh my god! I should have realized sooner!” I watched as the rabbit shape changed into the shape of a little boy.
The light then faded.
“Mathew!” Cried Benjamin.
It was Mathew Cartwright!
Mathew is eleven. He’s from Australia. But unfortunately, he’s deaf, and he talks in sign language. And to put things clear, Mathew’s special ability is animorphis. He can morph into any animal.
Benjamin threw his arms around Mathew. “Mathew! Mathew! Mathew!”
“Nice to have ya back, Matt!” I said as I place my hand on his shoulder. “Sorry I was a little mean to you. I just wanted to know what had happened to Jack.”
Mathew nodded his head.
“Oh,” I said. I suddenly remembered a very important question I needed Mathew to answer…
“Mathew, where is Jack?”…
