The Cwiny

The Cwiny (Short story 1)

I’m Luna, and I'm an arctic fox. I’m the only in left in my family. The rest were killed by bears, polar bears. I snap back into the present, and I look behind me.

I growl at the advancing cluster of bears and think, I'm about to die. 

“Surrender!” Grumbles the biggest bear. 

“Never!” I shot right back. 

The bears glance at each other. Then one bear steps forward and tramps toward me. 

I race into my home, my tunnel and about to risk it all. The bear lumbers into the tunnel, confusion written in his face. 

“Follow me,” I mock, “or are you scared?” 

“Never!” He yells, charging at me. I quickly ran behind him, and out of my home. 

The ground rumbles, and billowing snow dust falls onto me. 

“Jari!” Yells a young female bear, “No, Jari, no!” she wails. I realize with a sickening feeling, that bear, was her mate. 

“I’m sorry-” I start, but I'm interrupted by a scream. 

“Marina!” yells the biggest one. “What have you done!” he snared, glaring at me. 

“What?!” I bark. “She just collapsed! What could I have done?” I'm going to start calling him Big Mouth.

"You shouldn't have killed her mate, you foolish fox!" Big Mouth yelled and raced away.

Suddenly my heart starts to race, and the Cwiny start to race around me, creating a whirlwind of noise.

"Argghh!" I shriek as a Sabertoothed Tipu roared in my ears.

"Easy prey for the Lukwo, eh?" A tiny snowshoe hare whispers from the shadows.

"What?!" I cry and turn around to face him.

"Welcome to Boro pa cwiny!" He exclaims. "I'm Hipps of the snowshoe hares, you?" He declares, bowing his head.

"I'm Luna." I reply calmly and repeat his bowing head ritual.

"Pleased to meet you-" He pauses, then continues. "Wait, Luna acel keken?"

"Yes? I'm Luna? I mean I guess I'm the only one, but am I important?" Luna whispers.

"Oh yes, hasn't anyone told you? No? Oh my, but I must tell- " Hipps said, but before we could finish, he disappeared from sigh, so did the others.

"Hipps?"

"Yes, my master?" The faint voice of Hipps said.

"What were you going to tell me?" Luna whimpered.

"I can't say it in this realm." Hipps whispered, drifting away into the starligh.

Glossary (For the non-English words)

Luna acel keken = The one and only Luna

Boro pa cwiny = The cave of spirits

Lukwo = Thiefs