A little fox lived in a forest close to a dirt road, near to a popular hiking spot.
When Yan first met her, she was young and active. On one of the days when everything becomes yellowish-reddish, Yan was cycling to enjoy fresh autumnal air, and that red girl started chasing his bike until the man stopped.
The fox blocked the passage and started begging for food. Yan looked for what he had in his rucksack then shelled out a sausage to the insolent beast.
A few days later a group of quad bikers moved around and noticed the fox laying on a roadside. The boys intended to play with the fox and to do some crazy selfie shots.
One of the quad bikers—Alexander—tried to stroke the fox while doing a selfie photo. The animal grinned in response, showing her bare teeth, and growled a bit.
Alexander became so scared, dropped the phone, then picked a stick and started beating her. One of the stabs punched the animal's eye.
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A year later, on another fall, Yan surprisingly found her again.
The wound skinned over. And the fox was still trusting people…
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These photos and prose are my own. Copyright (C) 2022 Valerian Kadyshev.
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