Chapter 4

Prior to flying on birds, many children of the Yorl clan and surrounding clans enjoy a learning period, playing and practicing with squirrels, preparing for the time when the young kirins will fly. As Hut left the meeting in Speckarin’s apartment, one of the squirrels on the gathering platform approached him, then became quiet and attentive.

    Hut was small for his age, but made up for it with verve, determination, and daring. He was always interested in something adventurous in the forest, even if it bordered on perilous. He sometimes had to be dissuaded from activities by friends or elders. Though disapproving, Ruggum and Diliani hadn’t been surprised by his snatching the morel mushroom from the humans.

    Hut greeted Stala, his squirrel, with a hand o...

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