We had a parcel of land overgrown with weeds which the owner spent years trying to sell. No one was interested in it. It wasn’t even good for planting sunflowers. About a week ago, an enterprising burrow developer bought the lot for cheap money. It was the talk of the Woodpile. There was much speculation about what the developer planned on doing. A betting pool started as to when the project would go bankrupt.
Construction crews quickly moved in, and weeds were ripped out. Tunnel crews started excavating burrows at a furious rate. Soon a model burrow was open and a line of potential buyers was waiting to get a glimpse. We decided to go see what was attracting such a big crowd. According to the sales brochure, the “Four Paws” estate was an exclusive luxury condo burrow development in an upscale neighborhood. Perfect for the executive ‘munk. If that sounds crazy, it gets better. The developer was also building a chipmunk exclusive seed mart. The brochure promoted how one would not have to compete at the regular seed mart with squirrels, raccoons, and other big critters. The new market will carry all sorts of imported seeds. Us longtime Woodpilers all thought this would be a nice improvement. We couldn’t wait for the market to open.
Construction crews had to clear a jungle of weeds from the lot.
Large downed tree branches needed to be removed.
The dirt flew as tunnel crews worked to create burrows.
An enormous pile of dirt grew outside of the burrow entrance as the crews dug rooms for media entertainment, indoor pool, walk-in closets, etc. Surprisingly, they only built tiny storerooms for seeds. The first nor’easter snow storm of the winter season in which they are snowed in for a week or more will be … well very educational.
Before this condo burrow was even completed, it was sold to a stock broker who made a fortune on the seed futures market.
Us Woodpilers were expecting a fancy new store. Instead the developer had a Hood milk crate delivered. We were all scratching our tails in confusion. The stock broker guy stopped by and could not stop raving about the store’s architecture. Apparently distressed and recycled are the “in” thing in building styles at the moment. (For us it looked like the developer was trying to save a buck!)
The good news - the entrances were only big enough for a chipmunk to squeeze through. No more competing with the bigger critters. The bad news – the prices were outrageous. $5 for one seed!!!
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