Animal magic under the stars

There's a secret place under the stars, Muchamiel, is its name. It’s a place where at night, humans cannot see and where animals cast their spells.

They hop and chase and scuttle, over rivers, lakes and grass.

Tumbling, trotting, secretly plotting, who’ll be next to catch, Bad Ass?

Behind green trees, below bramble bush, with not a sound from the lark, the crow or the little Saoirse thrush.

They've paws and claws and beaks and tails, well most of them, but not the snails.

Now children, come with me if you will, and we’ll visit some very strange creatures in Muchamiel.

Noreen J. Byrne