Ratha's IslandRatha's Island, a Twitter novelette by Clare Bell, author of the Ratha or Named series.Prepared for Twitter by Sheila Ruth and Clare Bell. Inspiration by Sheila Ruth. Copyright 2009The Twitter search tag or hashtag for the story posts is #rathafic. This archive file will be updated regularly.Ratha, female leader of the Named cat clan, paused on the meadow trail, one forefoot raised.To one side, the small three-toed horses that the Named called dapplebacks, huddled nervously.On the other, the three-horned deer stamped and shook their heads.The deer stabbed up with their forked nose-horns, as if at an invisible enemy only they could