My, What Long Ears You Have!

The huge red trees that make up this land have always humbled the small donkey and, as he slowly meanders underneath their dark canopy, Oscar feels like Mrs. B is with him. It is a bright spring day but, in here, it is difficult to tell the time of day, let alone if the sun is out. Small hooves trample through the mossy ground and that, along with the dead leaves, muffles his passing strides. The usually grumpy ass allows himself to get lost in memory. Nugget rests on his normal perching spot, nails gripping the fuzzy fur that grows on the ass’s… ass. The colorful rooster watches the passing landscape, keeping alert while Oscar drifts away on the sea of memory.

In this dark land, with countless numbers of hiding spot, it is not the smartest idea for a prey animal to let his guard down but, Oscar trusts his herdmates and they are never far away. Plus, Nugget is all the alarm he needs. A sound catches the rooster’s attention and it squawks a loud, disturbing noise that pulls the grumpy ass back to the present and forces an alarmed bray from his own mouth. Long ears flick as short legs dance, uncertain why Nugget has scared the living hell out of him. But then he hears it, a soft rustling coming from some nearby cluster of roots and leaves. It makes a natural hiding spot and the small ass backs away from it while saying, “Oi! Show yourself! Who goes there!” The donkey puts on a big show, trying to make himself appear scarier than he really is.

Will it work? Probably not.


"Oscar Monaghan"