Fennec J.A.M. Club Story
Abigail, the younger of the three fennecs, tried fitting white socks over her large, fox ears. She was finding that her ears had been a just a tad too cold all day. She thought the socks were the right shape to help cover her ears up and keep them warm. She managed to squeeze her right ear into one sock and would have put the second one on her other ear, when Jonas walked over to her. He seemed a little confused and asked her what she was doing.
"My ears have been cold all day. I want them to be warm again," She would explain.
Jonas carefully took the one sock off her ear, and picked up the second one from her hands. "These are called socks. They go over your feet, not the ears," he kindly told her. He even goes to show her what he means by sitting down and putting a sock on each of her feet.
Jonas got both socks on put on and sat back to look over his work. The socks fit nicely over Abigail's feet and half way up her shins. But when he looked up at Abigail's face, she seemed sad. Her ears were splayed out and her whiskers were drooping a little.
Meanwhile, Maria had overheard the little conversation between her two friends. In the time that it took Jonas to put the socks on Abigail, she had found a red toque in the toy box. "You can wear this if your ears are cold," she tells Abigail. But when she tried to fit the toque on the younger fennec's head, it wouldn't sit right. Jonas and Maria tried fiddling around with the toque, folding it up even more. But it still wouldn't fit.
After a few moments, Jonas had an idea. "Try folding your ears back all the way," he suggests. Abigail looked at them both in turn, then took her hands to push back her ears. The toque sat over her head properly, finally. It felt weird, sitting over the base of her ears. But at least it was staying on her head. Abigail felt a little silly wearing the odd hat. But it passed as she found her ears and herself would stay warm over time.
"My ears have been cold all day. I want them to be warm again," She would explain.
Jonas carefully took the one sock off her ear, and picked up the second one from her hands. "These are called socks. They go over your feet, not the ears," he kindly told her. He even goes to show her what he means by sitting down and putting a sock on each of her feet.
Jonas got both socks on put on and sat back to look over his work. The socks fit nicely over Abigail's feet and half way up her shins. But when he looked up at Abigail's face, she seemed sad. Her ears were splayed out and her whiskers were drooping a little.
Meanwhile, Maria had overheard the little conversation between her two friends. In the time that it took Jonas to put the socks on Abigail, she had found a red toque in the toy box. "You can wear this if your ears are cold," she tells Abigail. But when she tried to fit the toque on the younger fennec's head, it wouldn't sit right. Jonas and Maria tried fiddling around with the toque, folding it up even more. But it still wouldn't fit.
After a few moments, Jonas had an idea. "Try folding your ears back all the way," he suggests. Abigail looked at them both in turn, then took her hands to push back her ears. The toque sat over her head properly, finally. It felt weird, sitting over the base of her ears. But at least it was staying on her head. Abigail felt a little silly wearing the odd hat. But it passed as she found her ears and herself would stay warm over time.