Friday Fables

The Fable of the Squirrelby Barry J. Northern There once was a young grey squirrel who became lost in the woods and could not find his way home. He spent a hard year alone casting about for food, for he was used to the help of his family, but in time he learnt well how to eat the spring buds, and later tofind and gather the summer nuts, so that by winter he knew he would live to see the new year.Though Grey had now learnt how to live, it was a lonely life, so when one day he met a black squirrel he became excited and desired to make friends with him."Hello there!" he cried, "How come you are alone in the forest?" But Black hid behind a tree and would not answer. Grey moved closer, slowly, not wanting to alarm the lone squirrel, and it was then he saw that Black was thin and starving.Grey ran back to his horde of acorns and fetched one for Black, hoping then that they would be friends, but when he returned Black was gone.The next day Grey spotted Black again, and this time he did not hide when Grey called out