foundation laid

When the cubs went back to the site in the morning, taking Mum Lioness to show her the wonderful view of Arunachala from the site, they were surprised to find supplies and equipment waiting there for them, all neatly arranged. They immediately put on the builder hats -- except for Arunacub who wanted to keep on his turban.



"Who could have left these here?" said Tirucub in wonder. He could not resist trying out the little scoop.



"Hey look!" shouted Spotty.



Everyone followed Spotty's gaze and saw Uncle Annamalai, looking over the plans!



Before long, more and more volunteers started to show up, all keen to help build the hospital. Unca Krish pulled up in his truck to see if all was going according to plans and permits. "Very good, very good," he kept saying. He could hardly believe the cubs had managed to pull together such a team. Mum Lioness strolled around, knowing that at any minute they were all going to look over thirstily and hungrily, expecting all the treats Spotty had promised.



Every little while the cubses would look up from their work and see that some new materials, such as roofing tiles, had been quietly delivered. "Who just brought all those roofing materials?" asked Tirucub. But not a single creature had noticed them being dropped off.

Mum Lioness dashed back and forth between building site and cave, hauling huge quantities of chocolate milk and Ramana Munch and iddlies and triple sundaes.

By the end of the day, to everyone's amazement, the foundation was in place, and even the front doors were built.