mornings

Every morning, Cerulean Jay would get up early, eat oatmeal for breakfast, and walk to school.

Her mom would kiss her nose, tell her to be good, and hand her a sack with a still warm baked potato, a shiny red apple, and a piece of dried venison for lunch. Cerulean would quickly slip the potato into her pocket to keep her hands warm on the cold walk to school.

As she walked, Cerulean would watch for the Scarlet fox, the most beautiful and bright fox in the whole world! Sometimes she would spot him, sometimes not.

Father said he was the most prized creature of the forest, and his bright fur could make them good money, but Cerulean just liked to see him scurry around in the forest cheery as a warm summer day.