The Storybook of Wonder | THE END

Once Upon a Time… Story time is almost over. As we close The Storybook of Wonder, we realize that the lessons learned by our six charming animal friends resonate with us as well, and that each helps us to carve our paths forward. The new year starting soon offers us a moment for observation and reflection. What will we take away from 2024, and what would we like to bring into 2025? Are there things we prefer to leave behind? How do we keep alive this feeling of wonder that we find in times of celebration, but that we so easily forget? May this period of rediscovery and renewal begin gently with curiosity and gratitude. Chapter 6: Remy the Red Squirrel

There once was an old red squirrel called Remy whose caramel fur was slowly turning grey. Remy was the oldest squirrel in Quebec’s Cap-Rouge neighbourhood, and he was such an unfriendly grouch that few animals dared approach him.

On the morning that this story begins, Remy had stormed off on an unexpected journey.

His cousin had stolen from his precious stash of nuts during a recent storm and the old squirrel had had enough! Ignoring his family’s pleas, Remy had abandoned the nest in his leafless maple tree and struck out on his own along the city’s telephone lines.

The day was just how he liked it: bright and cold. Icicles cracked as he scampered nimbly along the wires that stretched above the snowy streets.

Cartoon squirrel

Remy only had three paws, having lost one in a terrible scuffle he preferred not to talk about, but despite his missing foot and old age, the squirrel moved gracefully, grumbling as he recalled his family spat.

“The audacity!” he thought. “Who needs friends or family? From now on, it’s me and me alone. Good riddance!”

While staring in awe at the twinkling in the air, he felt the wire vibrate beneath his feet and started hearing voices, despite the streets below being empty. “Am I going mad?” he thought. The voices belonged to a young man and an older woman, speaking in gentle tones...

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