Shadows

The tale Hargila told

A flock of sparrows spied a stretch of grass starred with wildflower seeds, and swooped down excitedly. It had been a while since they had found so many plump, fresh seeds to feast upon. They twittered and chittered happily to each other, and lost all track of time. They did not notice that the shadows had lengthened. As the sun was about to set, an eno…