In fact, Mr and Mrs Beaver drove over to the local college where a rather large 10ft Spruce had been thrown out at the end of term and was due to be shredded later that day.
Mr and Mrs Beaver joyfully stuffed their woody-needly haul into the back of their vehicle and drove home...
Mrs Beaver wanted to store the tree in the yard for a bit but Mr Beaver insisted on dragging the Spruce into the living room where he discovered that the tree was very very round in circumference and a good three feet too tall for the room.
Having no saw at hand, he is now waiting for the owner of the Dam to arrive and help cut down the tree a little while Mrs Beaver has gone to her daily job of paper shredding down at Royal Mail.
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