Oolie and the Fox

I found inspiration for this tale in the inexhaustible curiosity and imagination of my four-year old neighbor. After sharing with her countless stories about the clipart characters found on my computer, I took her as my model for Oolie, the little girl who discovers a wise and caring fox living in the trunk of a front yard beech tree. Through a telescope high in the tree Oolie and the fox bear witness to a gathering storm of epic proportions which pits the bright forces of the world (wizards, flying horses, Vikings, Valkryies) against those with more sinister intentions (dragons, sea serpents, giant mosquitos and monsters of every hue). Their front row seat on this unfolding drama is not without its price, however, as they in turn become the target of the losers wrath. Lightning strikes the tree and the fox is forced from his home as Oolie looks on in horror. In time the two are reunited ..... but things will never be the same again.