The Whispering Woods of Wonder

Previously

…His friends stared, their mouths slightly agape. They looked at each other, then back at Barnaby, who was practically vibrating with the telling of his tale. They didn't believe a word of it, not really. But they were smiling. And Barnaby, as he launched into an even more detailed, and even more embellished, account of the complex squirrel politics and the thrilling climax of the acorn debate, knew that even if they didn't believe the squirrel was real, they certainly believed the story. And for Barnaby Button, that was almost as good. Almost.