CHAPTER 1
In a small town north of Barrie, Ontario was a place called Fortress, Ontario. This town only had a population of only 150 people, where most people lived in outdoor cabins or houses built with logs. There was a boy named Ronald Fields. He was 12 years old and had dirty blonde hair with green eyes. He was the only child who lived with his Aunt Susan. Every night, Ronald would call out his friend named Rocky, the raccoon in the forest. And that’s where the story begins:
“Rocky, are you coming out of the tree?”, said Ronald. Ronald had some pieces of his dinner that he wanted to give to Rocky. In a bag, was pieces of his left over hotdog. The ketchup was on the bun, as Ronald tried to wipe it off for Rocky. There came out of a maple tree was a small black, white and brown raccoon named Rocky. His eyes where black as there was brown fur covering around his body. Rocky was happy to see his friend Ronald.
Rocky ate the hotdog very quickly. Ronald knew that it was getting dark soon, he had to go inside and do his chores, which was help wash the dishes with his Aunt Susan. Aunt Susan called “Ronald, it’s getting late, you need to come in soon”. Ronald said good-bye to Rocky, and said I will see you tomorrow morning before I go to school. Rocky, said “I will maybe see you in the night inside your bedroom window, as I will looking for more food in the forest. Ronald had a special window opening that Aunt Susan didn’t know about, where Rocky would come in his bedroom and lay underneath his bed if it was cold outside.
Ronald replied, “Aunt Susan, I will be right there. Aunt Susan said ” Who are you talking to? Ronald said “My friend Rocky, the Raccoon.” Aunt Susan said there are no raccoons, only squirrels in the forest. But Rocky, said “Yes, he is a raccoon, a special raccoon, who smells and sees things far from a distance and collects food at night. It started to get dark and Ronald, said ‘Good night” to Rocky, the Raccoon.
On the outside of the cabin house, was a window, near Ronald’s bedroom. There was only a special way to open the window. You had to turn the window to the left and then take out a small board of wood in the frame, where Rocky would come in.
