The toddler was walking around the room with the usual brand of curiosity that a child of that age has. “Daddy, what’s that?”
“Granddad’s desk.”
“What’s that?”
“Granddad’s notebook.”
“What’s that?”
“Granddad’s chair, and look at this, it even swivels around!” The daddy pulled the chair so that it spun around and was stunned by what he saw sitting in the upholstery.
The toddler pointed excitedly. “Daddy, what’s that?”
“It’s a fox. Don’t go petting it though, because foxes belong in the wild and not in somebody’s house. They are not pets.”
“Oh.” Clearly disappointed, the child just gazed at the animal that seemed to be staring back towards him. He frowned in confusion. “If it isn’t a pet, why is it here?”
“No idea.” The father put his head around the door. “Dad? Did you there is a wild animal sitting on the chair in your office?”
“Yep.” The older man walked into the room and looked down at the animal. “I think it looks rather comfortable there, don’t you?”
“Why would you want it to be comfortable?”
“Relax, I am saving it from the hunt. Poor thing was on its own. I’d rather it was comfortable then dead.”
Written for Sunday photo fiction
AngieTrafford 
You are a wee softie, Angie!
Very sweet story, cleverly done.
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Only sometimes.Thanks for reading.
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Well done Grandpa – nice to have one story where the poor fox survives 🙂
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Aww, that nice! And I love the voice you gave the child – I could almost hear his questioning.
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Rescuing the fox. Hope Grandpa knows when it’s time to return the animal to the wild.
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Great dialogue, Angie.
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Hope there aren’t any ladies in the house eyeing the fox!
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I loved this, I only wished that it had been me who saved the fox. I have at least saved a racing pigeon
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Grandpa is a man after my own heart. The fox may be very confused now, but he’ll be happier later than he would have been! It seems you have rescued the fox from Keith’s story, so now I am picturing Grandpa feeding it the delicacies that the fox mentions in CE’s poem. 😉
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Go Grandpa! 🙂 Sweet story, Angie, well done.
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Hurrah for a sweet tale with a happy ending.
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Wonderful story! I like the grandfather.
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Well done. Glad the fox is getting help.
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I enjoyed that. Good story Angie
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