A Short Story

I'm back from hiatus after 4 months! I will be writing an article about Once Upon a Time soon...
but in the mean time... Here is a short story I wrote!

The Fate of the Fox and the Owl

       The rabbits of Louloudhi Meadow feared two predators. They feared Koukouvaya, the owl, for her fortune of flight; and they feared Alepou, the fox, for her fast, flowing footsteps which foreboded fear of being forever frittered by the fox’s ferocious fangs.

One day a rabbit named Asphalia frolicked through the flowers in the field. She found Alepou, the fox, caught in a nearby farmer’s trap. 

“Please, little bunny,” said the fox, “I beg you. Chew off these ropes for me.” 

“Oh, I don’t know,” said the rabbit. 

“Oh, please! I promise if you let me go that I’ll never hurt you or the other rabbits again!”

“What will you eat?” 

“Well, I’ve thought about switching to carrots. If the farmer’s dog eats them, maybe they might not be so bad.” 

Asphalia knew the risks, but felt sorry for the fox. She walked away, returning to her home and found a few carrots. She returned to the fox and offered her some of the carrots. 

“Here you go,” said Asphalia. 

“You brought me carrots?” 

“Yes, try some.” 

The fox took a bite and enjoyed the crunch of the carrots. 

“Thank you, little rabbit.” 

“You can call me Asphalia.” 

“And I’m Alepou.” 

“Yes, I know. All the rabbits know about you.” 

“Well, even if you don’t release me, at least you were kind enough to feed me something.” 

“And at least you looked like you really liked the carrots.” 

A few hours later, the fox fell asleep. Asphalia crawled towards the fox and chewed off the ropes, but did not want to wake Alepou, for fear that she might attack. Lucky for her and for all of the rabbits of Louloudhi Meadow, when the fox awoke and found that the rabbit had freed her, she jumped for joy and vowed never to hurt the rabbits again. The rabbits had acquired a friend in the field from the once infamous fox. 

One day, however, Koukouvaya, the owl, caught herself in a trap. A rabbit named Kindhinos passed by her. 

“Hey you!” said the owl.

“Who me?” said Kindhinos. 

“Yeah, you, rabbit. Let me out of this.” 

“Well, maybe.” 

“Well, why not?” asked Koukouvaya. 

“Well, you might eat me.” 

“Hey look, creatures can change. Look at Alepou.” 

“That’s true.” 

“If a fox who is the most untrusting creature of all can change, why not an old wise owl?” 

“You know… I think I shall!” 

Kindhinos freed Koukouvaya, who fluttered her wings and flew forward towards the rabbit. 

“It looks like you made the wrong choice!” said the owl. 

Kindhinos fled as fast as he fretted from the owl, but to no avail. Koukouvaya came closer to Kindhinos and clutched her claws on the critter. Kindhinos cried as he clung to the claws of the quelling Koukouvaya, killing him. The rabbits of the field could never forgive or forget the owl’s falsehood. The owl continued catching rabbits. 

One day, a human hunter preyed on the animals of the field. Both Alepou and Koukouvaya tried to flee. Alepou begged the rabbits for protection and they accepted their friend, but did not have room for anyone else. Koukouvaya tried to ask for the same shelter, but the rabbits refused. The owl fled from the hunter, as she fluttered her feathery wings over the field. The hunter shot. She fell onto the field, and so flew her feathers all over the flowers. 

Being mean and dishonest leads people to scorn you and never trust you.

Being kind and sticking to your word will cause praise and friendship.