Champis, The hero in the barn

It's a cold winter's day at Gårdsbacken. When we woke up this morning it was -31 degrees Celsius. It's the coldest day this winter. We're lucky it's weekend and we can stay at home all day and keep the fire alive in the stove.

To install a stove was a real success. You get really happy watching the flames and feel the warmth spreading throughout the house. We say it over and over again, to light a fire in the stove is true happiness.

I've got a lot of e-mails from readers who appreciate the blog being written in english as well, it's not the same thing making an computer translation.

Gårdsbacken on a winter's day...

I promised to tell you the story about Champis saving his favourite hen from Alvén, the ram...

I don't believe Champis realises how small he really is, meaning weight. Champis can't weigh more than a kilo... But in his own mind, he's as big as an elephant :))

Champis, with his favourite chicken in the background...

It happened a day in the barn. All was quiet, it was getting dark outside, and the chickens were making ready for the night. They have a favourite spot, above the sheep feed rack. They jump up, move tight together and fall asleep. All the chickens and the rooster were ready for the night...




Gullina wants Champis to accompany her...


Gullina, the favourite chicken of Champis, was the only one still on the ground. She really wanted him to accompany her, and tried to make him follow. Champis, standing on his back legs, looks up and see that it's way too far for an rabbit to jump. :((

Gullina jumps up, and lands on the sheep feed rack...

Gullina jumps up...but lands on the edge of the sheep feed rack. She didn't come as far as expected. She makes ready for another jump, up to the other chickens. Instead, she ends up down in the feed rack..

Gullina is stuck in the feed rack, and Alvén is close...  :(

This is not good at all, the feed rack is narrow, and Gullina can't make another jump... She's scared...Alvén stands a few meters away;
-Hmmm, this is my food!!! -You chickens have your own!

Until now, Champis has just been a spectator. Now he realises, Gullina is in trouble. He knows the fastest way into the feed rack, and when Alvén approaches, Champis quickly moves ahead, forcing Gullina to make a powerful jump up to safety. :))



Champis squeezes through...

 Champis squeezes through the rack and out on safe ground just before Alvén almost reaches him...
Again, goodness wins and all the chickens sees Champis as a hero.

Afterwards, Alvén looks a bit angry...

We saw this with our own eyes.

Now when the video with Champis being such a success on Youtube, we want to use that in a positive way. We want him to be a symbol of a little goodness in the world. Yes I know, it's big words, but if someone's getting something good out of this, Champis - the Big little Rabbit, we're happy to share... :))

At last, I wan't to mention Åsa, from a Big City,
who, with her friendly e-mail, almost  moved us to tears :))

Gårdsbacken blog is written by Paula Lundberg and Dan Westman

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