Dad tells me that George Fennec knew all along that he was being used as a daycare option (thanks to his highly sensitive fennec hearing). Fortunately, that was fine with him as long as his official title remained "
Hare-Link Co-Owner." Appearances are important to him.
Every morning he, Danielle and Francis arrive at the house and go downstairs to the Hare-Link office. Danielle begins crunching numbers, and Francis begins playing with the toys piled high in George's formerly spotless office. After Coney has her breakfast, Dad brings her downstairs to join them.
George has no formal child care training, and Fiona describes him as a mostly absent father. Yet he seems to having discovered a calling of sorts. Dad says that when he peeks in to check on the three, there's a certain age-appropriate structure to the play. Coney, though just a toddler, is beginning to recognize letters.
One question: If fennecs hear so much better than everyone else and are privy to so many secrets, why aren't more of them as rich as Fiona?
