Story Plot: Barnaby is alone, walking near the forests when he is ambushed / kidnapped by two bandits for ransom, both mutts and wearing thin short sleeved clothing. They tie him up with ropes (ankles, thighs, torso and wrists), gag him with a large sponge stuffed into his mouth followed by a cloth tied over his mouth and nose - and blindfolded with three dark cloths. He is then stuffed into a trunk made to accommodate him, with pillows, leg-room, etc. he is then stuffed into a stolen wagon and drive to their wooden hideout.