Just One More Question

acorn faerie flitted out of the way of the giant tail. in for a landing came a flying squirrel with a sail. where did you come from? Asked Cousin Dale. thought you were in the hoosegow, the county jail. interested acorn faerie is enthralled. A jailbird! she has never met one, or gotten to have a word. she quizzes the squirrel the way cottage cheese follows a curd. ignoring their protests, as if they have never been heard.