Heroic Owl’s Words of Caution Save Three Lives in Serenia
Cedric the Owl receives medal for saving three lives
In Serenia, the quick words of warning from a local owl saved a farmer and his two children from suffering potentially fatal bites by a snake.
While taking his two children for a walk, Jeremy Flaxenwheat was startled by the call of an unfamiliar voice, beckoning him to watch where he was going. “I was surprised when he told me to look out--especially when I saw it was an owl speaking!--but then I looked ahead on the path and sure enough there really was a poisonous snake there. This owl saved my life, and my children’s lives!”
When interviewed, Cedric the Owl had this to say, “Ooohh, I was just trying to help. You can never be tooooo careful with those pooooisonous snakes around! Some people just don’t listen, but this man has a good head on his shoulders.”
After telling the local townsfolk of Cedric’s deed, the owl was honored by the mayor of Serenia with a medal of
“My advice,” said the bespectacled owl at the ceremony, “is to watch your step, and don’t go traveling anywhere that looks unsavory! I always avoid strange forests, seedy inns, the desert to the West, the icy mountains to North--I had a bad experience there once--and I never go out when it’s dark, or getting dark. Even though I am an owl, it’s better to stay safe indoors!”
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