My, What Long Ears You Have!

When Oscar shares his ‘secret’ that he thinks coyotes are scarier then wolves, the donkey watches a smile creep up onto the kid’s face. It feels good to see the small sign of happiness and, when Nico goes on to talk down about wolves, Oscar brays out a laugh and nods his head in agreement. With a genuine smile pulling at his lips, the ass says, “Aye, that they do. But you know what makes coyotes scarier? They know all that about wolves, and yet, the coyotes are smart enough to let wolves think that the smart ones.” He gives a wink to the kid, trying to subtly tell the kid not to go up and say that to a wolf’s face without actually saying those words.

Oscar moves on to talk about the kid protecting the herd and he silently watches as Nico process his suggestion. Truth be told, if the kid denies him and wants to stay here, the donkey is willing to drag him back to the herd by the scruff. Great way to earn trust right there. Luckily, the pup speaks up, demanding a condition and the donkey’s eyebrows shoot skyward as he says, “Name it.” The kid’s eyes move to Nugget and, for one brief, horror-filled moment, the ass is afraid that Nico will ask to eat his rooster friend. Oh shit. Ah, but instead the kid states he wants a ride and a relieved smile cross his lips as the donkey says, “A ride? Alright, lets you get you a ride.”

The front half of his body shifts so that Oscar can nudge at Nugget on his butt as he says, loudly, “Oi! Ya heard the kid! Your rides over!” Nugget narrows his beady eyes at the donkey, mumbling curses under his breath as stands and moves to the side of ass’s butt, jumping off and flapping his wings to slow his descent to the ground. Oscar is going to have to make it up to the rooster but for now, he is relieved that his friend moves to scratch at the ground in search of bugs. Looking back to Nico, he says, “Ya ready?” Folding his front legs, Oscar lowers himself to his knees before lowering his butt to the ground so the pup can get on easily. Joyfully, he says, “Well, then let’s get goin’!”


"Oscar Monaghan"