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At autumn morning, a small red squirrel with warm russet fur, a cream-colored muzzle and belly, bright black eyes, a fluffy russet tail with a cream tip, and a tiny blue scarf carried a golden-brown oak leaf to the pond.
The Floating Leaf That Carried a Whole Pond MealA fallen leaf feeds bacteria, insects, snails, and fish as it softens and breaks apart in pond water.
1. At autumn morning, a small red squirrel with warm russet fur, a cream-colored muzzle and belly, bright black eyes, a fluffy russet tail with a cream tip, and a tiny blue scarf carried a golden-brown oak leaf to the pond.
2. The squirrel wanted to give the leaf to the pond. It was too big to swallow, but surely the pond could use it.
3. Plop! The leaf floated. It bobbed beside the reeds like a little golden boat.
4. The water touched the leaf and softened it. Tiny bacteria gathered on the damp edges and began nibbling.
5. The leaf grew softer. A tiny water insect found the softened edge and took a nibble too.
6. Then a small pond snail arrived. Its rasping mouth made a tidy path through the leaf.
7. The squirrel watched from the bank. The leaf was not one meal anymore. It was becoming many.
8. The leaf began to break apart. A small fish snapped up a loose piece, and the pond kept its share.
9. Piece by piece, bacteria, insects, snails, and fish shared the fallen leaf. Nothing went to waste.
10. By sunset, the leaf had softened and broken apart in the pond water. It had fed bacteria, insects, snails, and fish—a whole pond meal from one fallen leaf.
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