The Boy and the Flying Squirrel

Theo spends every afternoon in the forest behind his house, carrying a green canvas backpack with paper and pencil inside. One day he notices a small creature launching itself from a high branch, a loose flap of skin stretching between its wrists and ankles like a tiny cape so that it floats through the air. Captivated, Theo names the flying squirrel Pip and begins studying each glide, observing how Pip spreads his arms wide and steers with his flat tail.

Eager to build something that glides as well, Theo pulls out his folded paper and starts designing a paper glider. His early attempts wobble, spin and land in the bushes, but watching Pip teaches him about wing angle, curved wings and a small tail for steering. This gentle tale by Ebru Mina TOMURCUK follows Theo's persistence and the quiet friendship that grows between boy and squirrel, and it can be read on Onlinemasal Com.Tr.