Tilly’s Stump-Window Parade — Under the round stump window, Tilly patted a flat acorn cap: tap-tap, shuffle-shuffle. She had invented the Stump-Window Parade, a game where every leaf got a silly marching sound. Read the full story →
Under the round stump window, Tilly patted a flat acorn cap: tap-tap, shuffle-shuffle. She had invented the Stump-Window Parade, a game where every leaf got a silly marching sound. The skinny leaves went swish, the big maple leaf went whomp, and Tilly’s paws smelled like dry bark and nut dust.
She lined three acorns like tiny drums and grinned at her own work. “March, my leafies!” she squeaked. Then—plink!—the red berries above her bobbed one by one, adding bright little bell sounds to her parade.
Tilly bowed to the berry bells, and the leaves danced down in circles. The next time you spot her round window, can you find the acorn drums that started tap-tap, shuffle-shuffle?
