Beatrix Potter is probably rolling in her grave to learn of the feud between the Reds and the Greys….squirrels that is!
England adores its beloved and dainty red squirrel, but it appears the all American grey squirrel is pushing the reds out. Although England is ultimately responsible for taking the grey home hundreds of years ago, the grey apparently is a bit too American. The greys have moved in and taken over like any true blooded fat American would, opening Starbucks and McDonalds everywhere! Overall, the fat hungry grey squirrel is taking over the land and forcing the reds to forage elsewhere.
And so it literally comes down to war zones, front lines, and complex maps to locate where the greys are moving. It’s an all out war between the reds and the greys! England has taken responsibility by hiring people to shoot the greys and decrease their population.
This all brings new meaning to Potter’s The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, don’t you think?
Posted on February 3, 2008 by shannonyarbrough
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