The voice interupted Templeton's daydreaming, and he looked around to see another rat about three feet away. The newcomer was female and skinny, just the opposite of Templeton. Templeton got to his feet. "I've never saw you before" said Templeton to the stranger.
"My name is Charlene and I'm new to ther area" said the female rat. "I just found this junkyard earlier today"
"This junkyard is a rat's paradise" said Templeton, patting his pot belly.
Charlene looked unconvinced. "Clearly, you haven't been at a fair"
Templeton had heard of fairs; full of humans and noise. Not really his cup of tea, to be honest. Templeton liked to be a loner and the quiet. Anyway, the nearest fairgrounds was a good 20 miles from the Zuckerman farm. Templeton had been all over the county, moving from place to place, never staying very long, He was probably going to move out of the Zuckerman farm in a couple of weeks.
"And I suppose you have?" asked Templeton.
"Oh, yes" said Charlene. "humans leave behind lots of food at fairs. Enough food to feed an army of rats"
"Really?" asked Templeton.
"Yep" said Charlene. "I'm a big eater, even though it doesn't show"
"I'm a big eater, too" said Templeton. "Just ate a watermelon someone left behind"
"I can see that" said Charlene.
"This junkyard is a good place to look for food" said Templeton. "though, not enough food for my liking"
"Well, there's a county fair every fall" said Charlene. "maybe you could go to the fair and have all the food you could eat"
"Maybe" said Templeton, just imagining how fat he could get at a fair with enough food to feed an army of rats. His mouth began to water just by thinking about it.
"I'm here to eat" said Charlene. "I don't suppose you found more food here"
Templeton sniffed the air for more food in the junkyard.
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