The Meadow lay before them
The meadow lay before them in the sunshine when they stepped out of the main entry. It looked inviting and soft. A few puffy clouds sailed lazily through the afternoon sky, no sign of any impending rain that Tutu was always so worried about. The air caressed them gently, little sounds of normal life reached them. “See over there where the cluster of princesses chews their pellets, that is where I tend to harvest the best clover blossoms. Come with me, I'll show you how to get to the sweet nectar.”
They moved over to the spot in the little dell where the clover grew. Bees and butterflies busied themselves with the harvest of the tempting sweet. Princess Clover stopped and turned to all the giggling young does sitting close together. “This is Pink Cotton Candy Tutu Girl, young ones. She is our guest. And tonight, when the moon is full out, she is going to perform a dancing and singing show for us. Please go around to everybody and tell them. I want to make sure nobody is missing out. The event will take place on the stage that we just built for your Name Giving Day.”
The young does hopped off into all directions to spread the news. “What is Name Giving Day?” asked Tutu.
“We do not name our young ones before we know who they are. Then we have a big celebration with everybody present, and the name they receive is either of their own choosing, or it is a name that is suggested to them by others, which in turn they can reject. But that young one has to wait till the next Name Giving Day to make his or her choice. We had that happen only once, and it was a little ill one that died without a name. Now let me show you the clover - by the way that is, why my name is Clover. I have chosen this name because of what I like to do best. And you can just call me Clover, that is not so formal, we are friends now, right?”
“Thank you, Clover. How pretty those clover flowers are. They look just like the pompom fringe on the tapestry tent of my friends, the Flying Carpets. Except those little balls are black and white. I do wonder where they all are now.”
“Don't worry too much about that, you will find them in the future. Now here is what I do with the blossoms. See how each is made up of many little trumpets? You pluck one out just so, put the little end into your mouth and suck on it. Try. ”
“This is so wonderful”.
Tutu tried and twirled with joy. This was the very best she had ever tasted. Now I will have plenty to eat on my journey home, where ever that is now. She continued to feast, bringing up her energy. She wanted to be the most sparkling tonight. “This is so wonderful, in a way I am glad that Dunk took me, I probably would have never learned about this clover, Clover. ”
They laughed and strolled on. “The stage is over there, see? Right there in front of the thicket of blackthorn. There is enough room for all of us to sit in a half circle. I do so look forward to your performance.” They ambled back to the big burrow.
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