The Mole's Miniature Circus

In a garden's underground world, a mole wearing a red ringmaster jacket creates a miniature circus for tiny creatures. He digs a round room with a grassy stage and pebble seats, then sends invitations written on flower petals. Ladybird hands out tickets cheerfully, Snail arrives in round spectacles, and the show opens with Ladybird's looping flight and a cricket's fiddle music. A shy beetle in a leaf scarf watches from a shadowy corner, sure he has no talent.

When volunteers are called, the beetle holds back, afraid of making a mistake. During intermission he rolls a smooth acorn cap between his legs, and it spins perfectly, revealing a skill he never knew he had. Encouraged by Ladybird, he steps onto the stage and turns the trick into a dance. This gentle tale by Ebru Mina TOMURCUK follows the beetle from hiding to applause, and it can be read on Onlinemasal Com.Tr.