The Boy and the Fox

Every evening Sam stands at his window with a small green notebook, watching a rusty-orange fox with a white-tipped tail pass the houses across the street. He studies its black ear tips, white chest fur, amber eyes and the little blue tag on its left ear, and fills the pages with drawings he shows to his mother. The neighbors, a lady in a lavender cardigan and a man in a green flannel shirt, all know Sam and his notebook.

One evening Sam sees the fox nosing through an open bin with trash spilled on the ground, and he remembers that foxes are wild animals, not pets. He knocks on doors, holds up his notebook and explains why closed bins keep the fox healthy and the street clean. This gentle tale by Çınar BİBER follows quiet observation turning into responsible action, and it can be read on Masalcı Baba.