The Persimmon Tree
A fable for today
A purple sunbird hovered in the air, its beautiful purple and blue feathers glinting like tinsel as it sipped delicately from a bright red hibiscus. He was happy to find the flower blooming in a balcony in someone’s third floor flat in the crowded, sprawling city.
“Wish I could hover like that!” said a sparrow to his mate. The two of them were perched …
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