Adelle

Why owls’ eyes are big.

         

Long ago the forest was filled with animals, as it is now.  There were no people so the animals roamed free.  The animals were all friends, but some were the best of friends.  Some like raven and crow, frog and turtle, and squirrel and chipmunk. They were all great friends. Though two of them stood out those to were Owl and Fox and so.

          One day Owl was taking a walk with Fox. They started to sing and dance.  “Food is here it’s so yummy there is so much to go around,” sang Owl (“An odd song,” Chipmunk and Squirrel always gabbed between one another.)    “I am hungry,” whispered Fox being sure not to worry his friend.  Fox also said, “I will be right back” and off he went.  No one knew what happened (that is except Fox), but it happened, he left Owl.

          Owl knew that fox would never leave her or so she assured herself.  So when the sun started to slant. The beautifully purplish yellow glow fell on her shiny white and black feathers.  She wasn’t worried it was so pretty it made her feel safe.  (I am going to let you in on a little secret Owl wasn’t that smart so she didn’t know that the sunset lead to dark and she was very scared of the dark).

          Owl realized that Fox had left her and that he was the only one who new the home, she panicked.  He called out, “Fox were are you I don’t know the way home!”

“Over here,” said a voice. Owl followed the voice to a clearing in the woods.  There behind two trees three feet apart was a pile of leaves.  Behind the pile there was fox.  He was the only one who knew why he was doing this. He was hungry and only Owl had the most food. She was out all the time in the day looking for food for fear of looking for it at night in the dark.

          Anyway Fox was very hungry and would love some of Owl’s food for he didn’t know how to hunt.  Fox decided to play a trick on Owl.  Fox tied a rope between the two trees and dug a hole.  He wanted to trap Owl so he could get her food.

“AHHHHH!!!!!!!” screamed Owl as she tripped over rope tied between the two trees and fell into a dark hole.  Fox was sorry, but he was hungry so he went away to eat Owl’s food.

          Owl grew accustom to the dark and began to like it.  As she did her eyes started to grow so she could see in the dark well.

          AND THAT’S WHY OWL’S EYES ARE BIG!

AFTER THE STORY:  Owl was never friends with another fox or any one really, but after two days of being in that hole she began to scream for help and along came frog and turtle.  They said, “We can’t help,” they said together, “but we know who can.” 

“Thank you very much,” said Owl itching her foot while looking up at the sky and realizing all this time she had forgotten about her wings and that she could fly.  “ I think I can get out myself, though,” and off she went soaring high.

          Sometimes if you find a clearing and are quiet you can hear Owl telling her children to watch out for foxes and their tricky ways. Maybe if you are super quiet you can hear Fox still eating all of Owl’s food.  That’s only if your quiet, though.

          THE END