Shireneko and the Mischievous Wind🌬️🍃

One morning.

Shireneko was doing laundry while humming a tune.

"It's such a nice day today, meow~♪"

Shirokuma was folding towels right next to him.

"It looks like everything will dry quickly today."

That was when it happened.

WHOOSH!!!

The wind blew with all its might.

"Oh!"

One towel.

One shirt.

A hat rolling away.

And then...

Even Shireneko's favorite pair of underwear,

floated up into the sky.

"AHHHHH!!"

"My lucky underwear!!"

Shireneko dashed off at full speed.

Shirokuma chased after him too.

The pants fly over the trees,

over the river,

over the flower field,

flying along as if they were having fun.

Wait for meeeeeee!!

Just when I thought I finally caught them,

once again,

whoosh!

You're still flying?!

Shireneko flops onto the grass.

Shirokuma flops down too.

The two of them are covered in grass.

Watching them,

from somewhere,

tee-hee...

tee-hee...

a laughing voice was listening.

When they looked up,

on a tree branch,

a small, fluffy, translucent child was sitting.

Their hair is a cloud.

Their clothes are tree leaves.

Every step they take makes the sound of a small wind chime.

"Hello!"

"I'm Mr. Wind!"

Shire-neko puffed up.

"It's not 'hello', meow!"

"Give my pants back, meow!"

Mr. Wind's eyes go round as he laughs.

"Sorry, sorry!"

"But you see."

"Everyone was walking around looking down today."

"I wanted them to look at the sky."

"Huh?"

Shire-neko looked up at the sky.

The pure white clouds,

look just like ice cream.

A large bird flies in circles,

and the leaves are dancing in the light.

"Wow..."

"It's beautiful."

Shirokuma, too,

was captivated before he knew it.

The Wind laughs.

"You see,"

"I don't blow just to blow things away."

"I want to lift everyone's spirits just a little bit."

Shire-neko felt a little shy.

"But..."

"I don't think you need to blow away people's pants, meow."

"That is..."

The Wind felt shy too.

"I just couldn't help it."

The three of them laughed out loud.

After that,

they decided to walk through the forest together.

Every time the Wind walked,

he showed them all sorts of things.

"Look."

"This dandelion."

The fluff flies away softly.

"It's going to the next town."

"And this one?"

"It's carrying the scent of flowers."

"What about this leaf?"

"It will go on a journey when autumn comes."

Shire-neko was surprised.

"The wind is so busy, meow."

"Yes."

"I walk all over the world every day."

"To children who are crying."

"To children who are laughing."

"To those who are thinking of people they can no longer meet."

"I blow the same way for everyone."

Shire-neko,

was silent for a moment.

The wind continued quietly.

"On sad days."

"The wind feels cold."

"On a happy day."

"Even the same wind feels pleasant."

"I do not change."

"What changes is that person's heart."

The polar bear nodded slightly.

It became evening.

Just as he was about to go home.

Once again,

Whoooooosh--!!

"Ahhhhh!"

His underwear flew off again.

"Not again!!"

Shire-neko chases after it.

The wind is laughing out loud too.

Everyone in the forest is laughing too.

However, this time,

when the wind snapped its fingers softly,

the underwear,

spun around,

and landed on Shire-neko's head

Plop.

It landed on his head like a hat.

Shire-neko didn't notice for a while.

"Where are my pants?"

Everyone in the forest was rolling with laughter.

The polar bear held his stomach and said,

"Your head! Your head!"

When Shire-neko looked in the mirror...

"Whoa!"

"I'm wearing my pants as a hat!"

The loudest laughter of the day

spread throughout the forest.

On the way home.

Looking at the sunset sky,

Shire-neko muttered to himself.

"The wind..."

"I thought it was just full of mischief."

The polar bear laughed.

"But today, it brought something important to you, didn't it?"

"Yeah."

"Time to look at the sky."

"Time to laugh."

"And, a feeling that becomes just a little lighter."

At that moment,

from somewhere,

a gentle breeze blew.

Whoosh.

"I'll come back again!"

Only the voice of the wind could be heard.

Shire-neko waved his hand broadly toward the sky.

"But next time!"

"Please, anything but my pants, meow!!"

Instead of answering,

the wind made a single leaf,

dance in a swirl as it left.

The End. 🐾

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