Peanut

Ben has a pet! Look carefully to his right on the middle panel and you can see him. He's the most adorable little squirrel. Ben's been feeding him for weeks and the squirrel finally is brave enough to let Ben get really close to him. At first Ben talked about using the peanuts to fatten the squirrel for gumbo but I know better. He is really Ben's pet now! How do I know?? Ben put out a blue peanut M & M and the squirrel ate it. (Ben loves M & Ms almost as much as he loves cake so it only figures that his pet would love M & Ms too!) You know how else I know?? I jokingly called the squirrel "Peanut" and the name has stuck. He's a pet!!!