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Weirdlife Story Series: Episode 8 - Gallivanting Shrews

Hickory learns it isn’t easy to follow a tireless shrew as it crisscrosses the globe.

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Gallivanting Shrews

Like some people, some animals are homebodies. They enjoy staying at home and never want to leave it. The three-toed sloth, for example, lives in the same tree its entire life.

But the gallivanting shrew is not such a creature. I’ve just spotted one of these small green rodents on the streets of New York City. I’m now following it into an office building, where it’s scurrying across the lobby and into a lift. What is it up to?

*Ding!*

A green shrew runs through a hallway.

We arrive at the top floor. The shrew scampers out of the lift and up some stairs to the roof. The mouse-sized creature is standing dangerously close to the edge, fifty storeys above the ground.

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Benefits of reading Weirdlife - Gallivanting Shrews

Weirdlife is an animal documentary inspired bedtime story series. This short story covers the theme of discovery. Gallivanting Shrews is written and narrated in the first person. We recommend this story for children with a reading age of 6 - 10 years old.

Who are the main characters in Weirdlife - Gallivanting Shrews

The main character in The Weirdlife series is Hickory Slick and features a variety of fictional animals. In this episode Hickory introduces us to the gallivanting shrews.