The Little Hedgehog and the Blue House
The little hedgehog was born in a big blue house. The house was built by the water, safe and cozy. The little hedgehog lived in the blue house, spending each day in a wicker cradle or sitting by the warm fire, waiting for his father to return with food, always accompanied by his mother.
When the little hedgehog learned to walk, his father was about to leave, and the little hedgehog wanted to follow him outside.
His mother picked him up and put him back in bed, saying, “It’s dangerous outside. You must stay in the house.”
“But won’t Dad encounter danger?” the little hedgehog asked, puzzled.
“Dad is an adult. You’re still small. When you grow up, you’ll be able to protect yourself.”
The little hedgehog nodded, half understanding.
One morning, the little hedgehog was awakened by several sharp cries. He recognized his parents’ voices and hurried to the window, climbing onto a stool to see outside.
The sight terrified him. A red fox was circling the blue house, and his parents were curled up on the ground, not moving.
The red fox noticed the little hedgehog in the house and reached out its paw to grab him, scaring the little hedgehog so much that he fell off the chair. Fortunately, the window was small, and the red fox couldn’t get his paw inside.
“Your parents are already my meal. You’d better come out obediently,” said the red fox.
The little hedgehog thought his parents were dead, and no one would play with him anymore or feed him. He started crying sadly.
The red fox kicked the door and pounded on the window with its paws. Luckily, the blue house was sturdy and remained undamaged.
“If you don’t come out, I’ll flood the house. Let’s see if you’re afraid then!” threatened the red fox.
The little hedgehog was terrified and shrank into a corner, not daring to move. After a while, the red fox indeed brought a bucket of water and poured it through the window.
“If you don’t come out, you’ll drown!” the red fox shouted. In reality, he didn’t want to drown the little hedgehog, as he still wanted to eat him.
The little hedgehog still didn’t dare to speak. Then he noticed that the water spread across the room but flowed toward his parents’ bed, and the water level didn’t rise. The little hedgehog crawled under the bed and discovered a tunnel. Without hesitation, he crawled inside.
The red fox stopped after pouring one bucket of water. He sneaked around to the side of the blue house without a window, pretending to have left.
The little hedgehog crawled and crawled through the dark tunnel, eventually poking his head out from a pile of straw, cautiously surveying the surroundings. It was his first time leaving the blue house, and for a moment, he forgot his fear and sorrow.
“It’s so beautiful outside,” the little hedgehog couldn’t help but exclaim.
Suddenly, a mother raccoon jumped down from a tree and landed in front of the little hedgehog, making him so scared that his legs went weak.
“Don’t be afraid. I won’t eat you,” the mother raccoon said gently, reminding the little hedgehog of his mother. His tears began to flow again.
“Are you sad about something? Tell me, maybe I can help.”
“My parents were bitten to death by a fox, and it wants to eat me,” the little hedgehog cried even harder as he recounted what had just happened.
“Your parents might not be dead, and I can help you drive the fox away,” said the mother raccoon. “But you’ll have to do me a small favor.”
“What can I do for you?”
“Is your house very big?”
“Yes, it’s a bit bigger than that fox.”
“That’s good. I just had several babies, and their father injured his leg a few days ago and can’t move. I need to go find food for them. Can I put my babies in your house for a few days? I’ll stay nearby, so I can protect you too. Is that okay?”
The little hedgehog nodded eagerly.
The mother raccoon followed the little hedgehog along the river to find the blue house. The red fox was still lurking by the house, but the mother raccoon rushed over and gave a loud roar, scaring the fox so much that it trembled all over and quickly fled.
The little hedgehog went to the front door, looked at his parents lying on the ground, and called out, “Dad, Mom.” Before he could feel sad, his parents’ bodies started moving in unison. They carefully uncurled and peeked out. When they saw the little hedgehog safe and sound in front of them, they jumped up to hug their child.
“Thank goodness our child is safe.”
“Dad, Mom, you weren’t bitten to death by the fox?” the little hedgehog asked, smiling with joy.
“Silly child, we hedgehogs have spines on our bodies. When we encounter danger, we just curl up into a ball, and no one can hurt us,” said his father.
Afterward, the little hedgehog’s family all thanked the mother raccoon. The mother raccoon placed her babies in the blue house, where they stayed for several days. After making sure the fox wouldn’t return, she said goodbye to the little hedgehog’s family.
Later on, the blue house hosted many other guests, including a little turtle, a little kangaroo, and a little rabbit.
When the little hedgehog grew up, with the help of a family of monkeys, he transformed the blue house into a blue boat. The little hedgehog took his parents and many other little animals, and together they sailed down the river to the sea. The little hedgehog’s father had said that the color of the sea was the same as the color of their house.
Thank you for reading! ” Sitestorys “
