Hana the Hedgehog and the Basket of Bread

Hana is sent through the snow with her mother's bread, and a mouse named Moss huddled by the stone wall makes the straight-there-and-back rule hard to keep.

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In a snowy village called Frostwillow, there lived a young hedgehog named Hana. Hana had a warm den, a cozy bed, and a mama who baked the softest bread in the whole village. Every morning, the smell of fresh loaves drifted through the windows and made Hana's tummy rumble with joy.

But Hana had never really noticed that not everyone in Frostwillow had a warm den or a full tummy.

One chilly morning, Mama handed her a basket. "Hana, please carry these loaves to Mrs. Plum's shop. Walk straight there and straight back."

"Yes, Mama!" said Hana, and off she went, trotting through the snow.

Halfway down the lane, she noticed a small shape huddled beside the old stone wall. It was a little mouse named Moss, wrapped in a thin, tattered scarf. His paws were blue from the cold, and his tummy was so empty that it grumbled loudly.

Hana hurried past. She didn't want to be late. Besides, she told herself, it wasn't her business.

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Hana is sent through the snow with her mother's bread, and a mouse named Moss huddled by the stone wall makes the straight-there-and-back rule hard to keep.

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Nimra Khan — original fiction published on RapidTale.