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Sharbenau the Squirrel (Juvenile Fiction)

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Part 1 Sharbenau realized at some point that he was not like the other squirrels in a few ways. In most regards he was a normal squirrel. He grew at the same pace, he liked most of the same foods, his tail was bushy the same as all the others. His temperament was also not that different from many of the others of his tribe. Sharbenau lived in a large colony of squirrels. They had 3 tribes, 2 of these had 15 families and the other tribe had 9 families in it. The older ones taught the young ones how to live and do well in the forest that they lived in. Like it or not, it became clear that some of the older squirrels seemed to 'do better' than the others. Feeling strange? There were times that made Sharbenau very sad. When he was young this happened the most when he saw another get injured or sick. He hated to witness their suffering but did not want to turn away from them - he knew that would make him appear cold hearted when he was not. Well, that problem won a lot of Sharbenau&