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Literature

Beyond the Den Part 1

(Illustration credit DoodlAnne (https://www.deviantart.com/doodlanne)) The Beginning Underneath the great Oak tree, Mother Sky and her five newborn cubs lay silent and safe in their den. Being a badger, Sky had little to fear, but her cubs were quite vulnerable. Deaf and blind, they lay next to her in the deepest part of their home, quietly sleeping. She hadn’t named them yet, but she had made up her mind on what their names would be. “Well now,” she said softly to her children, “It’s about time you know who you are.” She looked at her eldest, who was born a f