ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE / o, gifts

ROSEMARY ROUX

The ocelot carefully took hold of her present, afraid of accidentally breaking a shell or ripping Goldie's doodle. Without her noticing, her lips turned up in the barest hint of a smile as she read Goldie's note and imagined she could almost feel the sincerity in the girl's tone. Slipping on the pouch necklace, she murmured her thanks, "This will definitely be useful - I love all of the gifts, Goldie, and you'll become a great artist if you keep practicing!" She thinks she might need to hang up that little doodle in her treehouse, if she can get a picture frame for it.

© MADI