"Everything I needed to know I learned from Redwall."
When away from home always carry a weapon, whether it's a mace, sword, sling or whatever-carry one!
Always make a friend of a mouse, hare, mole, vole, squirrel, hedgehog, badger, otter, bird, rabbit, shrew, bat or a seal.
When traveling always carry a haversack full of food.
You're enemies are always foxes, stoats, weasels, rats, pine martins, ferrets, jackdaws, snakes, toads, lizards and Monitor lizards
Don't try to climb trees unless you're a squirrel.
If you have a hare(s) for company, always have plenty of food avalible.
Not all moles live underground, some can live anywhere, even in trees.
If you're fishing for a grayling always bring a strong friend with you to help you land it and bring a badger to help you carry it home.
When trying to find something at the bottom of a pond ask a otter for help.
If you find a skeleton in the woods see if it's holding something in its paw.
Badgers know everything about the moon.
Never make a friend with a vermin, they'll almost always turn on you.
Always pay attention to what your Father Abbot or Abbess says.
Never wage a war wth a vermin horde by yourself. Get help at Salamandastron and pick up any who want to join your fight along the way.
Rabbits are almost always snobs.
Try not to land on a hedgehog.
In vermin armies the leaders are clever, cruel and insane. The troops are just plain dumb. Watch out for those keeping a distance from their fellow members, they're usually plotting to kill somebeast, usually the leader.
If somebeast wants to come in and entertain you with magic tricks and you let them, watch your drinks or something might be put in it.
If you see a badger in Bloodwrath or getting even a little 'teed off, get out of the way or you may get hurt.
Never sleep in a closed cupboard with a lit latern or you'll get suffocated.
Never drink nettle soup, it tastes gross!
Never look a pine martin or an adder in the eyes.
If you want some delicious food visit Redwall Abbey.
If you see some vermin-run! Other wise they'll rob,kill, torture or kidnap you.
If you're a dibbun, never go out into Mossflower alone.
Young creatures are called babes, dibbuns or young 'uns.
Monitor lizards can't stand cold weather.
Moles love deeper'n ever pie.
Almost every creature loves candied chestnuts.
Foxes are great healers-but don't trust them!
®1998 by Stephany White aka Shadoe Hare. Not to be used without permission.