Encanto: The Soothsayer and the Butterfly

Chapter 7 - The Toucan and the Leopard

Before nighttime...

Outside of the casita, Mirabel ran east to the forest.

Then she scurried north of the trees. Mirabel halted midway between the casita and the mountains. She was in a clearing. Mirabel was surrounded by trees, plants and rocks.

She positioned herself from behind. Something in her mind goes wondering. Mirabel looked bewildered.

If she stay near the casita, maybe her Tio Bruno will find her whereabouts.

Mirabel has two sisters. She has two cousins. A prima and a primo. Her mama and papa. Her Tia Pepa and Tio Felix.

There was actually one person in her Madrigal family that Mirabel loves so much. Her Tio Bruno...

She sighs emotionally. "If Abuela would just open her eyes...Like I have...Really..." Mirabel said sadly.

She goes to one big boulder. Mirabel sat on a patch of grass. She hides her face near the boulder. Mirabel was sobbing.

In a matter of seconds, the leopard arrived close to her.

She got startled by its movement. Mirabel was looking at a cute spotted animal astonishingly.

The leopard was meowing at her. It was comforting her.

Mirabel got smiled from the big wildcat. She patted the leopard's head smoothly.

It was purring in reassuring at her.

"You looked so cute. You know that, Jose?" Mirabel complimented at the leopard.

It meowed at her. The leopard nuzzles at her head.

She giggled and hugged it.

"You do understand me...You big sweetheart..." Mirabel said quietly. She was eased.

The leopard stayed with her.

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When the evening arrives, Mirabel naps with the kind-hearted spotted animal in the forest.

Jose the leopard was keeping her warm in its curl.

She slumbered on its upper body.

The toucan lands on the big rock after gliding. It squawks at the leopard.

The big spotted wildcat woke up. The leopard faced the bird.

They both stared at each other. Their mouths do not move. But they seemed to communicate in their peculiar ways. They read each other's thoughts.

"Can't you see I'm napping here, Pico?!" Jose thought.

"Sorry, Jose. The Madrigal family are in distress anyhow." Pico thought.

"What happened today?" Jose thought.

"It's Abuela. She doesn't approve Bruno to get Mirabel back in her family. She has no gift." Pico thought.