In the Night
The Collar and the Promise
October, a vote, and a bird who did not blink
William Vincent Carleton
October lays a gold coin on every leaf, and Nell the bear calls the meadow together before her long rest. She asks the animals to keep faith while she sleeps. In the front row sit two animals in cloth collars who call themselves good dogs. Dee the chickadee listens with her whole head. An In the Night story of a vote and a promise, with chickadee science noted at the end.
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