Part 5

Rabbit and Woodpecker stuck their heads into the unfinished lodge. "Muddy," said Rabbit. "Floody," said Woodpecker. "Hey! Keep out!" said Castor. "My lodge is just for beavers." "But there's only... YOU," said Rabbit.

"Well... yes," said Castor. "So you work too hard, and you're always tired, and you have no friends," said Bear. "And you sit in the dark, alone, in a muddy, floody hole, all Winter..." She put an arm around Castor's shoulder. "Poor Castor."

"Stop!" said Castor, putting his paws over his ears. "You're making it sound like I'm not Successful!" "But you aren't successful," said Rabbit. "Everybody hates you. Your life's a disaster."

"I never thought of it like that before," said Castor. He sat down and started to cry. Bear frowned at Rabbit. Rabbit shrugged. Bear said to Castor, "Look, what if we all help you?" "Help me?"

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"Yes, help you to build your lodge." "But not just for beavers," said Rabbit. "And not so muddy. And floody." "Bigger?" said Castor. "And better?" "Yes! We'll build a Club!" said Bear. "For all the animals that don't sleep through the Winter, like Rabbit, or can't fly away, like Woodpecker." "And we could dance, in the evenings..." said Rabbit. "And sleep there, all together, at night..." said Woodpecker. "Warm! Warm! Warm!" "Sleepovers!" said Mole and Mouse and Vole, and they hugged each other so hard that all three of them farted. "You mean... you want to be my..."