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It's cause of all the hops

Among them are colonies of deer, beavers, wolves, etc. In every kingdom there lives the lineage of royalty you would expect such as kings and queens. One of the most prestigious colonies is that of the squirrels; they have the most food stored, the most exquisite homes, and the mouth of the forest creek flows into a large lake behind the squirrel king's castle.

One night while all of the squirrels are asleep, some of the beavers sneak into the colony. As quiet as possible, the beavers steal all of the squirrel's nuts and berries they've stored, and run it home to keep for themselves.

When the squirrels wake up they discover that their food supply has dwindled significantly, along with beaver tracks leading out of the colony. They run to the squirrel king and they say "Your highness! The beavers have stolen all of our food! We will die of hunger!"

The squirrel king puts his hands on his hips and says "Do not worry, my people. We shall gather more food before winter comes; we will not go hungry."

A few nights later the squirrels are all sleeping once again. More beavers sneak into the colony, as quiet as possible, and begin to demolish the squirrels' homes by gnawing and stealing sticks and branches they have used to create their homes. Among the pieces of wood they steal is the precious squirrel crest off of the king's castle. They run the wood home without waking anybody.

The squirrels wake up and discover that their homes have been ruined, and the crest is missing, finding more beaver tracks leading out of the colony. They run to the king and say "Your highness! The beavers have damaged our homes! We will die of the winter's cold!"

The squirrel king puts his hands on his hips and says "Do not worry, my people. We will be able to rebuild our homes before the winter comes; we will not freeze."

A few nights later the squirrels are all sleeping again, but one of them wakes up in the middle of the night thirsty. He decides to visit the lake behind the castle and discovers it is completely dry. He wakes up a few more squirrels and they all follow up the dried creek to find that the beavers have used the sticks and branches to create a barrier in the creek, to keep the water in their colony for themselves. Right in the middle of all the wood, is the precious squirrel crest.

The squirrels hurry back to the king to wake him up. "Your highness! The beavers have blocked off all of the water in the creek! We will die of thirst!"

The squirrel king puts his hands on his hips and says "Dam."