The Badger Who Would Not Share
The idea, spoken aloud
“I want a badger who says everything is mine. He has loads of acorns, but then they all roll away. Can the little mouse help him?”
Badger has a wonderful pile of acorns and a very firm idea about who may touch them. But his tallest tower is about to wobble…
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Every single one
Badger found an acorn beneath the old oak tree. Then he found another. Then he found a lot. He carried them to his favourite stump and made a great big pile. “Mine,” said Badger. “Every single one.”
May we play?
“May I roll one?” asked Mouse. “No,” said Badger. “They’re mine.” “May I balance one?” asked Robin. “No,” said Badger. “Every single one.” Mouse sat on a leaf. Robin sat on a twig. Badger sat on his pile.
Higher and higher
Badger built a tower on the stump. One acorn. Two acorns. Three. Up it went, higher and higher. “Look at that!” he said. Mouse leaned closer. Robin stretched his neck. “Don’t touch!” cried Badger. The tower gave a tiny wobble.
The tumble
It wibbled. It wobbled. It tipped… “OH!” The acorns bounced off the stump and rattled down the hill. Badger ran after them. Mouse ran after Badger. Robin flew ahead. At the bottom of the hill was the stream.
One last acorn
Mouse caught one in a curled-up leaf. Robin stopped another with a twig. Badger scooped up an armful. But the biggest acorn kept rolling. It bumped over a root. It bounced past a stone. “Stop!” called Badger. It rolled right to the edge.
Caught!
Robin swooped down. Mouse grabbed the twig. Badger held the other end. Together, they nudged the acorn onto the grass. “Caught it!” squeaked Mouse. For a moment, nobody spoke. Then Badger let out a long breath. “Thank you,” he said. “Both of you.”
A new game
Back at the stump, Badger spread out the acorns. “Mouse,” he said, “would you like to roll one now?” Mouse’s whiskers twitched. “Yes, please!” “And Robin, will you help us build?” They made a tiny acorn town, with towers, tunnels and a curly-leaf slide. This time, everyone could touch.
Room for everyone
Their tallest tower wibbled. Their tallest tower wobbled. Their tallest tower fell. And all three laughed. “Shall we build it again?” asked Mouse. “Yes,” said Badger, moving over. “There’s room for you beside me.” So they did.
An illustrated example of the experience we are developing. Talebrix is still in development; this book was not printed by the device.