A Fishmonger in Sweet Berry Valley

Dear Readers,

Are  you wondering what Monty and Rufus are doing with that blue wooden fish?

For the past few days they have been working on this project and I´m pretty sure the title of the story gave you a clear idea of what that fish is for.

"Is it ok there?" Monty asked trying to place the fish on the right place.

"That´s perfect. Just leave it there". Myriam and Maurice said.

" I see you have finally decided to open the Fishmonger" Cassandra Macavity told The Chantillies.

"Yes, Cassandra.It took us some time to make up our minds but the Robinsons encouraged us to open our own business.They sell fish at their supermarket but they told us they can only stock a small amount and they´ve Heard some villagers complaining about the lack of more seafood and fish variety." Myriam explained.

"Wait until I tell Alonso! He is dreaming of incluiding a seafood pizza to our pizza shop menu." Cassandra exclaimed. "You can be sure he´ll be a loyal customer" She added.

Mae Mulberry and his son Ike, who just happened to pass by the new shop, also stopped to congratulate The Chantillies.

The counter was also made to order by The Kennelworth brothers.

"It´s SO heavy!" Maurice said when he tried to lift it up on his own.

"No wonder you can´t lift it. It´s made out of solid wood,Maurice." Monty explained.
"Let us help you" Rufus offered.

Myriam and her daughter Esme decorated the  counter with some of the wallpaper they used for the shop and Maurice congratulated Rufus and Monty on their good job.

There were only a few days left for the opening day and they wanted to have their little shop perfect for such a special occasion.

 They were busy cleaning up when they heard a friendly voice.
"Good afternoon, family!"Caspian Neptune greeted." Is everything ready for the opening day? He asked.

"Nearly everything but we still need the most important" Myriam said smiling.

"Don´t you worry Myriam" Caspian knew what Myriam was referring to.

"You can be sure your Fishmonger will sell the best fresh fish and seafood. The opening day you´ll have fish so fresh,it´s almost wriggling. Trust me!" Caspian said proud of his skills as an experienced fisherman.

"Are you going to open this week?" Caspian asked.

"More than likely.I just have to sign a couple of documents and Sweet Berry Valley will have a Fishmonger." Maurice said feeling happy but a bit nervous at the same time. 

When it was time to go back home Maurice turned his back and had one more glance at his future business. "Yes! Everything is going to be fine" He reassured himself.He had the feeling that from now on Sweet Berry Valley´s villagers were going to enjoy eating fish more than ever. 

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As you have seen I have a new family and a new little shop. I got Myriam and Esme as part of an eBay bundle. They weren´t in a very good condition but they looked a bit better after a gentle wash.I didn´t buy the bundle for the figures but as I had two members of the Chantilly family I ended up buying "The garden barbacue set" that comes with Maurice. That is how I got the Chantilly family reunited. I´m sure you have noticed there is big difference in the look of their fur. Maurice is brand new and Myriam and Esme must have been played for a good while.

I also bought the Sainsbury shop but John Sainsbury  wasn´t included. I wanted to use it as a doughnut shop but I thought the big counter was removable and it is actually attached to the shop so I decided to use it for a different purpose. When I took Marice out of the box his apron reminded me straight away to the apron some fishmongers wear and as he is a cat he must like fish so I turned the Sainsbury shop into The Chantillies´ Fishmonger.

Soon, they´ll be happy running their new business.

Don´t miss the opening day!

Thanks for reading!

Lots of love!