Rosalie and
the other Owls listened as Sensei described the plan for the group. In her mind, Rosalie’s thoughts raced as she became
resentful. She had also stayed awake
through the night thinking about how they might use the particles against the
Hawks and what needed to be done to secure the area. Her mind was telling her that she was the one
who had found the particles in the first place and who had shown it to the
others. But now Sensei was standing in
front of the group as if she had been the one to discover these mysterious
particles. Rosalie was silent and
withdrawn avoiding eye contact with Sensei as she spoke.
At the end
of the meeting, it was beginning to get dark, the group was hungry and they
decided to look for food. They formed
groups and spread out to look for mice for the Owls and fruits, vegetables, and
nuts for the others. Rosalie went off by
herself to look for food that would suit her, not finding the current menu very
interesting.
As it was becoming dusk, she walked into the bushes toward where she had found the particles that made things turn invisible. As she walked she could hear the branches creak in the wind. The creaking sound of the branches reminded her of when she would walk in the woods at her home. She stopped to listen and looked up at the branches to see them sway in the wind. There was sadness in her stomach. Clouds moved in over her above the branches.
Then she heard a voice. It sounded tired and depressed. “Rosalie, what are you doing? Nothing is important since it will all pass anyway.” Rosalie looked around and could not see where the voice was coming from. She felt very tired and confused, as if a weight was on her. She sits down and then lays down to take a nap. Things go dark. Seconds, minutes or maybe hours later she hears rustling and isn’t sure if it’s a dream or real.
The rustling becomes closer and closer until something soft knocks aginst her and falls off to the side. She hears the something say “Excuse me! Excuse me?”. Rosalie sits up and sees the Little Owl on its side. She rushes to the Little Owl and hugs him tightly. The Little Owl is squished in her arms and says “I couldn’t find you and went looking for you.” The Little Owl said “I brought the Horse who’s behind me. Horse, Horse? We’re over here”. The Horse walks up and nuzzles Rosalie on the neck.
The Little Owl says “We brought you some food since we didn’t think you would like to eat Mice or some of the other menu items”. Rosalie looks in the Horse’s pack and finds cheese, water, French bread and an apple. She hungrily takes out the food and eats. They then all walk back in silence to the camp. Rosalie did not mention the voice that she heard among the bushes.
As it was becoming dusk, she walked into the bushes toward where she had found the particles that made things turn invisible. As she walked she could hear the branches creak in the wind. The creaking sound of the branches reminded her of when she would walk in the woods at her home. She stopped to listen and looked up at the branches to see them sway in the wind. There was sadness in her stomach. Clouds moved in over her above the branches.
Then she heard a voice. It sounded tired and depressed. “Rosalie, what are you doing? Nothing is important since it will all pass anyway.” Rosalie looked around and could not see where the voice was coming from. She felt very tired and confused, as if a weight was on her. She sits down and then lays down to take a nap. Things go dark. Seconds, minutes or maybe hours later she hears rustling and isn’t sure if it’s a dream or real.
The rustling becomes closer and closer until something soft knocks aginst her and falls off to the side. She hears the something say “Excuse me! Excuse me?”. Rosalie sits up and sees the Little Owl on its side. She rushes to the Little Owl and hugs him tightly. The Little Owl is squished in her arms and says “I couldn’t find you and went looking for you.” The Little Owl said “I brought the Horse who’s behind me. Horse, Horse? We’re over here”. The Horse walks up and nuzzles Rosalie on the neck.
The Little Owl says “We brought you some food since we didn’t think you would like to eat Mice or some of the other menu items”. Rosalie looks in the Horse’s pack and finds cheese, water, French bread and an apple. She hungrily takes out the food and eats. They then all walk back in silence to the camp. Rosalie did not mention the voice that she heard among the bushes.
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