Squirrel in the House by Vivian Vande Velde

Author:Vivian Vande Velde
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 2016-08-29T04:00:00+00:00

Once more he faces me. “Haven’t you gotten me into enough trouble?” he asks.

Me? It wasn’t my fault the other guests all turned on him.

But still, I feel sorry for him.

Even if he doesn’t have the sense to come in out of the cold.

Young squirrels are better trained than that. They would know to take cover in the cold.

But at least the boy is trained well enough that he doesn’t cross the street. He turns the corner and keeps walking. And walking and walking and walking.

Until he gets to the next corner.

It must suddenly occur to him that if he turns enough corners, he will be right back where he started.

“It’s too wintry a day to run away from home,” I advise him. “This is not a good idea. You can try again in the spring.”

I don’t know if he understands this or if he’s simply come to the same thought at the same time. His shoulders slump, a sign that he has given up. He turns around to face the direction from which he has just come.

I chatter encouragement.

He takes a step. And his feet slide out from under him. He lands flat on his back, one leg bent under him, the wind knocked out of him.

I chatter more encouragement.

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