Ollie’s Snowflake Listening Game — Under the snowy display tree, Ollie pressed his fluffy earmuffs tight and invented a game: listen for the softest snowflake. “Shh, tiny snow,” he whispered. Read the full story →
Under the snowy display tree, Ollie pressed his fluffy earmuffs tight and invented a game: listen for the softest snowflake. “Shh, tiny snow,” he whispered. The pine smelled sharp and green, and round ornaments above him held little dots of lamp-light.
First he heard fwip on a branch. Then tick on a glass ball. Then hush on his scarf. Ollie counted each sound with his toes tucked in the snow piles, wondering how many quiet noises winter could hide.
Then a red bauble gave a tiny hum. A striped one answered, mmm. They had been playing too, catching snow-sounds and sending them back. Ollie smiled up at his listening friends; can you find the baubles that hummed above his fluffy earmuffs?