Bunny hopped through the meadow. Sunlight warmed his fur.
He heard a tiny peeping near the wildflowers. A baby bird was tangled in grass! Bunny freed it gently and offered a dandelion seed.
The wind howled suddenly. Flowers bent and stems snapped. Bunny dropped low and covered the petals with his soft fur.
Rain tapped on his ears. He stayed perfectly still, watching over them.
Bunny carried carrots and clover to his burrow. A shy squirrel watched from behind the oak tree.
He pushed the basket toward the squirrel and broke off his biggest carrot. The squirrel sniffled once, took a bite, and scurried away quickly.
Later, the same squirrel returned with mud-smeared cheeks and a crumpled leaf stuck to its tail.
Bunny stared at the muddy paw prints on the flowers. Then he picked a bright blue cornflower and tucked it into the squirrel's fur.
The squirrel wiped its eyes with a paw and scurried away.
That evening, the baby bird landed on Bunny's paw and chirped softly. Bunny hummed along as the sun turned the meadow gold.
