MILLA! Milla! Koeeeee . . . rrrr! Milla!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy kom vinnig oor die plaaswerf aangehardloop \u2013 koes-koes vir die re\u00ebn, woerts op die lessenaar. Snuif-snuif aan die swart koffie, maar trek gou neus op. Di\u00e9 parmantige meerkat verkies brandewyn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maar net \u2019n bietjie op \u2019n slag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Haar beste maat, Emma, volg stertswaai-end op haar hakke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hoewel Mila en Emma min in gemeen het nie, gaan di\u00e9 twee dieremaats n\u00earens sonder mekaar nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of hulle draadloop, wild kyk of goggas soek. As die wiele draai, ry hulle saam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 vriendskap tussen die meerkatwesie en wegloop-skaaphond het heel onverwags ontwikkel, s\u00ea Nadine Barnard, wildbestuurder van Pabala Privaat Natuurreservaat tussen Loerie en Hankey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMilla en haar boetie is deur vriende ontdek toe hulle besig was om landerye te ploeg,\u201d vertel Nadine. \u201cBekommerd dat hulle dit nie op hul eie gaan oorleef nie, het ek dadelik aangebied om die stoutgesig meerkat hans groot te maak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHoewel effens skepties aan die begin, het Emma \u2013 wat ons langs die N2 naby Woodridge Preparatory School opgetel het \u2013 haar oor Milla ontferm en net so hard help grootmaak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSy het haar begin skoonmaak en met \u2019n moedersoog dopgehou. As die ander plaashonde durf naby Milla kom, jaag sy hulle knorrend weg.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Kaskenades<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As daar gery word, ry hulle saam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nadine lag: \u201cAs die wiele draai, ry die twee maats saam \u2013 hetsy ons na die wild gaan kyk of die grensdrade inspekteer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wanneer hulle nie \u2018werk\u2019 nie, is dit speeltyd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nadine lag: \u201cMilla is lief daarvoor om die lang hare tussen Emma se tone te trek \u2013 tot h\u00e1\u00e1r groot frustrasie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWanneer sy haar nie terg nie, l\u00ea sy plat op haar maag voor Emma, tot di\u00e9 opspring en haar oor die werf rondjaag.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Brandewyn<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Milla is \u2019n bekende gesig by die natuurreservaat se restaurant, Local is Lekker. H\u00ed\u00e9r loop sy ewe kordaat op die kroegtoonbank rond, spring van tafel tot tafel, snuffel nuuskierig in besoekers se handsakke en geniet \u2019n slukkie brandewyn en Coke \u2013 met ys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Haar gunsteling bederf: kaas en ham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSy skrop steeds ind ie veld vir haar eie kos,\u201d s\u00ea Nadine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En na \u2019n lang dag vol opwinding en harde werk, kruip Milla onder Emma se wollerige stert in om te slaap. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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