Cousin Whitey

This is Myrtle's Cousin Whitey.

Whitey is a Opossum of a different natue.

We call Him Whitey, because He is solid White except for His Ears & Feet.

Now how did Whitey become so white ?

Well there is a story behind that, and here it goes.

When Whitey was but just a little Possum, He used to slip off His Mamas back and sneak up on the front porch of Mrs. Yeastriser,

when His Mama would pass by there every night.

She wouldent even notice Him gone, with all His Brothers & Sisters still attatched.

Whitey would climb the gutter & up to the Kitchen window He would go. Mrs Yeastriser was a Baker & She cooked Biscuits every day of the week, & Whitey knew that the Biscuits would be cooling on top of the Kitchen table, and He would eat a few and then Mosey back down the Gutter, on to the front Porch & wait for His Mama to come back by & he would just hop on and nobody would notice.

One Night, Whitey was eating biscuits & Mrs. Yeastriser surprised Him when She came into the Kitchen. Whitey became so frightened that he jump onto the Flour barrel in the corner, and flipped the lid & fell right in. Mrs. Yeastriser ran over & slammed the lid on top of the Barrell, carried it out the back door and rolled it over the Mountain cliff behind the Outhouse.

Whitey bounced around the inside of the Barrell for a long time . When it finally stopped, the lid popped off & Whitey crawled out, He was solid white from Head to Toe from all the flour. Whitey tried shaking, washing in the creek, rubbing on rocks , and lots of licking, but nothing worked, and so His Mama named Him Whitey.

Until next time

Myrtle's Father