And You Are?

Her excitement builds as Rudy moves to stand next to her and the berry bush. He tilts his head so that his forehead presses into her coat and Fern giggles. His drawn-out contemplation has Fern stifling more giggles and when Rudy compliments her, she feels heat flood her cheeks. Oh goodness, he thinks she is pretty? Sheepishly, heart thundering in her chest, Fern reaches up to kisses his grinning lips. However, the sharp scream puts the brakes on any more romantic thought from the gray girl’s head. Before long she is running toward the sound, the blissful autumn morning turned into a frantic race against time.

As she nears the area where the screams of an unknown animal and the screeches of Reddy originate from, Fern hears a voice speak up, “Stupid feather brain! Get away! This rabbit is mine!” Confusion builds as a small female voice pipes up, cursing the screeching hawk. Bursting onto the scene, Fern’s confusion is doubled when she spies a small stoat wrestling with Reddy over the body of rabbit. Both are on the ground and trying to make the other flee. The stoat speaks up, saying, “Let go feathers! I killed this rabbit fair and square! You only stunned it!” Fern clears her throat and the stoat and hawk both turn their heads toward her. Lifting an eyebrow, she says, “Uh… hello?”


"Rudyard & Fern"