ent oak, turned to the assembly of animals gathered below. “Dear friends,” he hooted solemnly, “our festive joy was not marred by malice, but by a simple act of curiosity and hunger.”
The snake, coiled comfortably around a warm stone, nodded in agreement. “Indeed,” he hissed with a smile, “the sweets were irresistible, and the shoes—oh, the shoes! They were not of our world, but of a realm where humans tread.”
A murmur of agreement rustled through the crowd as the rabbit hopped forward, her nose twitching with excitement. “But worry not,” she exclaimed then a pixie said delightedly from her oak tree in the wood when she saw the business shoes