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Gloei (glow in Afrikaans)

Gloei looks shy, but she loves to make a lot of noise and be the center of attention. She is a littlew over-confident and proud and loves to hope around madly, never running out of energy. She is very curious and gets along with all creatures and animals and always makes friends quickly. But her curiosity can get the better of her and she often finds herself in some very sticky situations!

Gloei slipped quietly out of her nest, glancing quickly around the other Hamster-bunnies, sleeping soundly in thier nests. Slipping quietly through the tunnel, she eventually found her way to the small opening of the burrow, hidden by reeds and grass. She was soon free, hopping and scurrying through snowdrops, tulips and long dew-tipped grass, with the only sound of the crouching night being the wide river that whispered its way through the shadows. Following the path of eerie moonlight, Gloei approached the menacing caves, peircing the black sky with jagged rock teeth. She shivered excitedly, the elders had told the younger Hamster-bunnies that the caves were off limits, that they were dangeous and scary. But Gloei was braver than any of those other "
babies" as she called them, and wanted to prove to everyone that she was no scardy cat like those rotton elders. Bounding noiselessly into the cave, she giggled to herself, thinking of how the other Hamster-bunnies would look up to her, praising her and admiring her. It would be great! Suddenly a noise interupted Gloei's gleeful thoughts, making her stop in her tracks. She could hear heavy, rasping breathing coming from the shadows. Curiously she padded nearer, her ears pricked up excitedly.
"ROOOAAAAR!" A huge flame suddenly sprouted from the darkness, singing the fur on the tips of her ears. In the burst of fire, she could make out a huge scaly shape, rising from the rocky ground. Gloei hopped desperatley back the way she came, feeling the heat of fire on her heels as the dragon pursued her. Gloei came to the mouth of the cave and threw herself desperatly onto the grass, scurrying on. The dragon followed, blowing furious bursts of flame behind her. Without realising, Gloei plunged into the rapid river, flailing her limbs wildly to keep herself above the gushing water. Glancing towards the bank, she realised that the river was so fast, it had whisked her far from the caves, away from the dragon. Away from the burrow, her home. Pulling herself onto a stray log floating down the river, which had calmed slightly, she shook the water from her fur and shivered uncontrollably, wondering desperatley how she would get home.

Gloei loves to explore, especially places that are forbidden by the elders. She also loves racing and hopping with other hamster-bunnies.