Daily story, January 23, 2025

The grass was up to my knees. I wanted to shrink down into it, to explore it like a forest and see who I would meet, but I knew that if I did I would never return to my usual size. So I walked on, in big strides landing on my tiptoes, trying to break as few stalks as possible. When I got to the path, I realised I could have turned around and gone another way.