Milo clutches his yellow backpack and peeks from behind his mother's leg. The playground is full of other animal kids sliding, climbing, and laughing.
Milo's paws stay glued to her fur. A loud squeal from the swing set makes him shrink back, but his mother squeezes his shoulder gently.
A small red fox cub trots over holding a crinkly paper bag. "Want a cookie?" The fox holds the bag out toward Milo.
Milo reaches out and takes the crinkly paper bag. The sweet smell of cookies drifts up to his nose.
Milo loosens his grip on his mother's leg and takes one small step forward toward the sandbox.
Milo sits on the bright yellow slide. The fox cub scoots next to him and offers the last cookie.
A tiny ladybug crawls across Milo's paw. He giggles and wiggles his toes in the warm sand.
Milo slides all the way down with the fox cub's paw in his. A group of animal kids wave from the swing set.
Milo lets go of his backpack and walks toward the group. His ears perk up as a joyful shout escapes his lips.
The other animal kids wave and giggle. Milo's ears twitch and he runs to join them.
