Chippy The Chipmunk

Chippy

Once upon a time there was a happy chipmunk named Chippy. He lived in a neon green tree located in a vast forest among other chipmunks. The forest smelled of earth and fresh flowers. One spring morning, Chippy awoke to a terrible screeching and grunting noise. Worried, he cautiously peered over the side of the tree. He saw a strange animal hacking into the side of the tree with a machine unfamiliar to him. The machine was certainly loud, it had a long thin rotating blade and a bright red handle. Spooked by the machine, Chippy jumped out of his bed and ran down the length of the tree just before it toppled over. Chippy stood still for a moment and looked at his fallen home. Had Chippy paid more attention to his surroundings he would've noticed the odd creature that destroyed his home had snuck up behind him with a net. When Chippy turned and saw the creature, he gasped, leaped over a branch and ran away as fast as he could. Chippy sighed with relief. He had almost been caught.

Confused, tired and hungry Chippy sobbed. Now he has nowhere to go and his home had been demolished. Chippy's only option was to look for a new home. He walked through the forest for hours and eventually made it to a nearby pond. He sat down to take a break by the pond and then there was a crack of thunder. BOOM! It was raining. Chippy took shelter under a rock overhang. Unbeknownst to him, the place where he took shelter was the home of a snake. The snake slithered up next to Chippy.

"how do you do?" the snake asked.

"I'm ok." Chippy said. "I was trying to escape the rain. I'm sorry, I didn't realize this was your home." The snake told Chippy not to worry and that he could stay until the rain lifted.

A short while later the sky cleared and the rain stopped. All the pond animals came out of hiding to celebrate the sunny weather. The snake introduced Chippy to a few of his friends. He met Rib who was a green frog, a black-and-white skunk named Skyla and an orange and yellow dragonfly named Sparks. "What are you all about?" Sparks asked Chippy. Chippy relayed the story of how he lost his home in the tree and almost got captured. The animals sat wide-eyed with open mouths as they listened to Chippy's story. After listening to everything that Chippy had been through the other animals offered to help him find a new home. Rib, Skyla, Sparks and Chippy searched all day and all night for a new home and during the search they had become good friends.

Finally on a sunny day, Chippy had found a new home. He called everyone by the pond to announce the location of his new home but his newly found friends were sad he was going to be leaving. "I know all of you put in a lot of time and effort to help me. I appreciate that." Chippy said "Which is why I decided to stay here on the pond with all of you." The other animals laughed and cheered! They danced and sang songs. Chippy had found happiness once again in an unlikely place, a place he can now call home.