In Marée-Basse, an animal town council entrusted Gaston the beaver with rebuilding the town’s sandcastle.
But the project went off the rails: the crabs are demanding union breaks and the seagulls have filed for a permit to fly over the site.
Everything had started out well on Monday morning, down on the beach. Wearing a yellow hard hat, Gaston presented his plans: a central tower, three moats, and an entrance reserved for snails. “I’ve always dreamed of building something that collapses gracefully,” he told reporters, before planting the first twig.
The problems began as soon as the crews arrived. The crabs insisted on digging sideways, while a hedgehog in charge of decoration refused to place the seashells without a cushion. At noon, a seagull made off with the main plan, mistaking the parchment for a cookie.
Despite these mishaps, Gaston announced the castle would open on Saturday—provided the tide “keeps to the worksite schedule.” In the meantime, visitors are asked to go around the moats and not feed the architects.
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