Here's the Beef

## Premise

While in search of a tree to construct their treehouse, They face a Bull named Brutus.

## Full Story

While Kissyfur and the others are at work on their treehouse, Duane (after being covered in sawdust, due to Toot’s gnawing on a 2 by 4) sneezes, causing Lennie to fall from the treehouse, and after landing, the tree, which couldn’t handle the treehouse’s weight, topples the others out, then flinging the incomplete treehouse to another tree which flings it back, landing on Gus, seconds after He asked the cubs where the treehouse is. Minutes later, in another part of the swamp, the cubs search for a better tree, but seeing that none of the trees are to their preferences, Lennie has the others travel to a foggy and scary part of the marsh, and leads them to an area with a brambly arch, where there are plenty of good trees. Kissyfur and the others disagree because their parents say it’s off-limits, but rather than search aimlessly for a tree that’s safe, they go to the forbidden place, as Toot thinks it’s a bad idea.

Minutes later, They finally find a good tree, and after completing the treehouse, they celebrate until they hear a scary noise. Lennie assumes it was thunder, until they acknowledges that the noise was Brutus’ roar. Despite Kissyfur trying to shoo Brutus away, the Bull charges at the tree, causing the cubs to hit the wall and cause some damage to the treehouse, then on his second charge, Brutus manages to tear down the treehouse and leaves. Kissyfur, furious that Brutus destroyed all their hard work building the treehouse tosses the horseshoe at the ground, causing it to crack a hole, to the cubs’ surprise. Duane explains that the hole is a sinkhole, a place where the ground is hollow underneath, which gives Kissyfur an idea. Later, as the cubs construct another treehouse, Brutus charges in again, and he sees the cubs, who taunt him. Brutus charges in, but falls in the sinkhole that was covered with grass and twigs. The cubs then decide to head for home as Beehonie and Duane have thought about telling their parents how they trapped Brutus. Kissyfur disagrees because they’ll be in trouble for going to the forbidden place. As the cubs leave, Brutus roared sadly which only Kissyfur felt concern but still headed home.

At night, Gus who noticed Kissyfur worried asked him what's wrong. Kissyfur said he was tired from working on the treehouse. Gus then asked where it is, and Kissyfur responded to his left, which Gus told his son to sleep tight. Seconds later, however, Kissyfur hears Brutus’ cries, causing him to sneak off with a small bag of food, giving some to Brutus. The rest of the cubs arrive and do the same. Knowing they can’t leave Brutus in the sinkhole, Kissyfur gets an idea and has Toot chew on a hollow tree, which falls between a pond and the sinkhole, making the pond water go through the tree and into the sinkhole, to be filled up. Brutus panicked and thrashed around, causing another sinkhole to crack open, unintentionally trapping the cubs. And to make matters worse, Floyd and Jolene locate them and intend to eat them. As the water continued to fill the sinkhole Brutus is in, the gators— well, Floyd actually, is used as a bellows to heat up the barbecue coals for a red hot fire to cook the cubs. Once Brutus is freed, He listens in on the gators’ conversation on turning Brutus into their main course, which makes Brutus so angry, that He chases the gators to parts unknown.

Toot, with the others as a tower, looks up and sees Brutus chasing away the gators. The others cheered, but Toot shushes them when He sees monsters (which looks like a big shadow with two lights, causing Toot to fall, as do the other cubs, but what came to see inside the sinkhole was Gus and the worried parents. The next morning as Gus was preparing for dessert, Kissyfur said to his dad that so going to build another treehouse, with Gus asking if it will be closer to home. Then after some loud pounding and the dessert going everywhere, Gus comes out and sees Kissyfur and the cubs constructing their treehouse on top of His house, with Gus relieved and telling the viewers that He’ll keep his eyes on them. and ears, too.

## Characters

### Main Characters

* Kissyfur
* Beehonie
* Toot
* Lennie
* Duane
* Stuckey
* Brutus

### Major Characters

* Gus
* Floyd
* Jolene

### Minor Characters

* Mr. Pig
* Mr. Beaver
* Charles
* Mr. Rabbit