| May. 2nd, 2006 @ 02:20 am A eulogy... |
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One cold evening in March two tiny rattlings fell asleep on my lap. This began a union of myself on two fabulous furry creature who have given me much love and joy over the past two years.
Once terrified infants separated from mummy-rat and the rest of their collective, they quickly flourished into two wonderful beings of bounciness and hyperoscity. Larb was the shyer of the two but after a couple of months it became clear who was the boss of the two. The feeding of rats would often result in Larb devouring a much bigger share. Poor Vlod remained small while Larb grew to achieve ferret-like proportions. Despite the awesome size of his brother, Vlod was quick and devious. He put up courageous fights and enjoyed the occasional victory in their many squabbles. Despite their endless demonstrations of male bravado, brotherly love always prevailed.
No barriers could stop this pair from their insatiable appetite for exploration. There was always new lands to discover such as the inside of my PC or Fiona's sleeping face. Vlod was always the more adventurous of the two, while Larb kept a protective eye on his antics. Sadly, it was Vlod's mischivous and adventurous spirit that lead to his tragic downfall 6 months ago.
Larb was moved to Ady's house to prevent him living out his middle life alone. Even having endured moving home no less than seven occasions, and reunited with other long lost brothers, Larb intermingled into a new collective of boyrats very quickly. He was the almighty boss-rat for much of his time there and his spirit of exploration never waned, even into the twilight of his life. Ultimately after one final fight, one final chance to relive his glory of alpha-maledom, he too passed away. He now rests, with Vlod, in Platt Fields Lake.
Many thanks to Sophie who gave me Vlod and Larb, and to Fi and Ady for looking after them when i could not.
Vlod the grey
Vlod the swift
Vlod the ever loving
3rd March 2004 - 6th October 2005
Larb the white
Larb the huge
Larb the supremely powerful
3rd March 2004 - 28th April 2006
    
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