Tanya was not coming out at all costs. She was safer hiding in the brair patch than anywhere else. If anyone would try to get to her, they would have to start cutting away pieces of the briar patch itself. That would alert her to someone was coming for her. Plus the briar patch had nice long sharp pointy thorns and balls of prickly burrs. Yes, she was safe in a briar patch.<br/><br/>She heard the woman speak and it reminded her of another person who was very cruel to others. She would not trust anyone who had such a musical voice ever again. Tanya did not even care for music because of that woman. Now here is a second woman who had such a voice.<br/>Tanya held her ears tighter and tried to block out the musical voice. Maybe if she stuffed her ears with the grass? But she couldn’t reach the grass……..She heard some movement in the grass. She raised her head cautiously to see a rabbit move quickly passed her. Now the rabbit was fine but what was the rabbit fleeing from is what worried Tanya. She knew that the briar patch was a good hiding place for many creatures including snakes. Some snakes were ok because they could not harm her. But if it was the one with a rattle, well that one could kill her dead. She just had to find out and quickly.<br/>Tanya knew that the two humans most likely wouldn’t try to cone into the briar patch which meant that for the moment, she was safe from them. She slowly move her head about to see if there was a snake in her viewing area. One must move slowly so that one doesn’t startle the snake. There was none what she could see and she had to remember that she couldn’t look at the snake in the eyes because she might be hypnotized by the snake. If she was hypnotized by the snake, she surely would be bite. She shudders as she remembers the one time she was bit in the conservatory. She was very lucky because the sack of poison was taken out the snake. But that snake held on for nearly forever! It took a long time to get the snake off of her leg. Her leg bled and bled then hurt for a very long time. She did not want to get bit by a snake again. It might have its sack of poison!<br/>Tanya began to turn about in the briar patch very slowly and kept her eyes moving from the ground and to the vines for snakes can climb as well. Small movements which might not alert the snake if there was one…. Out of a corner of one eye was a movement! It was just starting to climb the vine…. Her hand reached out as her eyes watched for the right opportunity to grab the snake behind the head. Easy does it….now wait….. her hand snapped out and caught the back of the head of the snake. Her other hand grabbed the body of the snake and slid down the long body until she found the end of the tail. She felt the hard rattle and knew that she had it.<br/>Tanya slow made her way out of the brambles and away from the road. It was hard to do but she moved as quick as possible so she could get rid of the snake.<br/>Once Tanya was out, she stood and raised the rattler over her head, let the tail go and began to swing the snake around above her head when she saw the man from the house that was on fire! She was scared now as she swung the snake around her head. She wanted the snake to be dizzy before she let it go so it wouldn’t find her.<br/>When Tanya let the snake go, she saw little humans that were singing a song about Mother Netta who ever that was. The song sent shivers up her back as she looked at the children who kept appearing out of no where. She was spell bound by the sight and forgot that she could be seen in all of her splendid glory.