Shimma

It was the time when the sky was aflame in a sea of orange and yellow hues. The sun had dipped down behind the mountains and Maji's Hollow was buzzing with the evening's song of the crickets. A hungry bear stepped tiredly over the bridge from the whispering banks looking for a final snack before nodding off for the night. It had been several hours since he found some berries and was hopeful this new place would hold something delicious. As the final rays of the day shone in the hollow, a gleaming mushroom caught his eye. Eagerly he moved towards it, relief washing over him as his belly grumbled with excitement. A shy duskwing gasped and darted to intercept the bear. Terrified, she danced and twirled in front of the bear to distract him from her shiny friend. The distraction worked! The bear sniffed at the butterfly and chased after her as she led him away from the nesting bed of her friends, the shiny potato pods. Sensing he may lose interest soon, she led him to a meadow full of tasty onions and morel mushrooms. The bear had his fill of them and forgot all about the shiny mushroom in Maji's Hollow. Cappie the shinypod and all of his brothers and sisters would be safe for another night.