Sin-Ci

Chapter One

As everyone knows, red pandas are rare and hard to find. It has reddish-brown fur, a long, shaggy tail, and a waddling gait due to its shorter front legs. Red pandas may seem harmless to humans or better yet small animals, but red pandas can eat birds, eggs and insects. 

Cinci, however, is a vegetarian and only chews on bamboo and other plants. Now, who is Cinci you ask? (Sin-See) Cinci is also a red panda, but instead of having a long, brown body, Cinci is mainly black from the neck down. His tail is surprisingly long and fluffy, striped with white and orange.

Cinci has the longest claws in his pack, but he does not use them to fight. He mainly uses them to cut the hardest bamboo and cook his favorite meals. His eyes are usually droopy and extremely tired all the time. As for his fur, it is very messy and he usually has a few hairs sticking out, making him look like a stray. 

Cinci, however, is not a stray. He was born in a cage with his mom and 6 sisters. However, Cinci hates being in a cage, he was always scared to go to the outside world. His mother constantly warned him about the beasts that live in the wild and how they could harm or even kill him and his sisters. 

Cinci wanted more than anything to leave this cage, but his mother has taught him the horrors of the deep forest. Many times, the humans dragged him and his family outside to get some fresh air, but Cinci would always refuse. Though he did not fight, he always hid in his tree and watched high above as his sisters explored the outside world. 

His mother was proud of him, however, she was worried for his future. She knew what was gonna happen to him if she didn't teach him how to fend for himself. One night, she made her decision. 

"Cinci, dear, could you come here for a second?" His mother softly asked as Cinci slowly hopped over to where she was standing. The first thing Cinci noticed was that the fence was cut just big enough for a small panda to sneak under. It looked and smelled as if his mother purposely cut it.