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rabbits?”
    “No. We are only distantly related to them. They do not speak our language. But Smudge is a very intelligent rabbit.I could sense some of her thoughts in pictures.”
    Becky hid her disappointment. “I thought you might be able to warn her about the danger, so she could tell the rabbits to stop eating the crops.”
    “I do not think that can happen. Did you notice how the plants around the hill have been nibbled down?” Arrow asked sadly. “The warren is large. I think there are too many hungry rabbits here.”
    Becky had a flash of inspiration. “I know! You could use the magic key to make the hill green and lush again—like Moonglow Meadow!”
    Arrow nodded slowly. “It might work for a little while. But I will not always be here when the hill needsmore magic. And the rabbits will be too hungry to resist eating your uncle’s corn and cabbages again.”
    Becky realized she had to face facts. A solution didn’t look very likely.

    Dinner was a delicious lasagna and salad, made by Mrs. Kelly, who had already left to go home, much to Becky and Leon’s relief.
    Becky was sure the housekeeper must have told Uncle Den about the laundry incident. She waited expectantly for him to mention it, but nothing happened.
    After dinner was cleared away, they all trooped into the sitting room. Leon wanted to watch a wildlife documentary about bats. Becky was looking forward to it, too. She’d just curled up with Arrow on her lap when her uncle spoke. “Mrs. Kelly had a word with me earlier…”

    Becky held her breath. She steeled herself for a serious scolding.
    “…about the chicken feed,” her uncle went on. “She noticed we were getting low on supplies. Could you order some more for me online, Leon?”
    “Yep. No problem. I’ll go and do it after this TV show.”
    Becky couldn’t believe it. “Mrs. Kelly didn’t tell on me!” she whispered to Arrow. “Maybe she isn’t that bad after all.”
    Arrow was curling up into a furry ball. “I am glad you did not get into trouble,” he said sleepily.
    Becky smiled down at him. It had been a long day for a tiny bunny. “You have a nice nap,” she whispered, gently cuddling him. She noticed Leon looking across at her and wondered if he’d noticed anything strange. Surely he couldn’t see Arrow, who was still invisible?
    But Leon gave Becky a shy smile. “You seemed to have a good timetoday. So I wondered if you’d like to see some of my wildlife stuff?”
    “Yeah, I’d love to!” Becky said eagerly.
    “Great! You can read the articles I’ve written for the ’zine, too, if you like.”
    “Don’t push it!” Becky joked, rolling her eyes.
    Leon laughed.
    As she settled down to watch TV, Becky felt pleased that she and her cousin were getting along a bit better. She thought she’d definitely made the right decision to stay at the farmhouse. If only they could think of some way to help Smudge and the other rabbits, everything would be great.

    The following day it rained. Becky stared glumly out of the farmhouse window at the deep puddles and muddy ruts in the yard. She had been hoping that they would go check on the warren, but the rain showed no sign of stopping.
    “Oh well. I suppose we’re staying inside today,” she sighed. “Maybe I could read one of Leon’s wildlife books. He’sgot tons of them in his bedroom.”

    Arrow sat beside Becky on the window sill as she looked through one of Leon’s books. He lifted a fluffy front paw to bat at the raindrops trickling down the pane outside.
    Becky laughed. Her friend’s cute antics could always cheer her up.
    “At least the rabbits will be safe. No one’s going to do anything about them in this downpour,” she said, giving him a cuddle.
    Becky had thought Leon might shut himself away with his computer, but instead he appeared in the sitting room with a big pad of brightly colored paper. “Ever done origami?” he asked.
    “Nope,” Becky admitted. “But I’ll try it!”
    Becky soon