Taiga+Fiction

Josh B.



Mrs. Sparrow

The Large Billed Sparrow was flying home north after a long winter. Mrs. Sparrow was flying over the forest when she spotted a White Broadleaf Birch Tree. “Hi Mr. Birch Tree can I make my nest here?” said Mrs. Sparrow. “Why certainly,” said Mr. Birch Tree. While Mrs. Sparrow was out finding materials to make her nest, she saw an injured bear. “Oh Mr. Bear what’s wrong?” said Mrs. Sparrow. “I have a roundworm,” replied Mr. Bear. “What can I do to help Mr. Bear?” “You could go find help,” Mrs. Sparrow quickly flew off to go find help. As she was flying she spotted some wolves surrounding a young caribou. “Help there is an injured bear, come quickly!” The wolves and the caribou immediately ran into the woods after Mrs. Sparrow. Soon after that they approached the bear. “Oh Mr. Bear I have brought help but none of us have any idea what to do,” said Mrs. Sparrow. Then Mrs. Sparrow had an idea. “We’ll go to wise Mr. Birch Tree and ask him what to do.”

“Oh Mr. Birch Tree, our friend Mr. Bear has a roundworm, and none of us have any idea what to do,” said Mrs. Sparrow. “You must find a June Berry tree and feed Mr. Bear five berries and one leaf,” said Mr. Birch Tree. The friends thanked Mr. Birch Tree.

Soon after Mr. Bear ate the “medicine”, he was feeling better and was cured of his roundworm. To thank his friends he went out to go find some flowers for each of his friends. He soon came across a nice patch of Siberian Yarrows. When he reached down to pick a flower, he heard a strange buzzing noise. He picked his head up to see a group of bees flying at him, threatening to sting him and bite him if he took their precious flowers. He quickly told them the story of his friends who cured him of his roundworm and saved his life.

As Mrs. Sparrow approached her nest after a long day of hunting, she found a beautiful Siberian Yarrow in her nest. She wondered who that could have been. While she thought about her friend Mr. Bear, she heard a low moaning coming from some nearby bushes. She looked down only to see Young Rabbit limping from a leg injury. “Oh no not again,” thought Mrs. Sparrow.

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