Tuesday, December 19, 2023

"Edwin and Saint Nick" a short story by Craig Zimmerman

Edwin the crow's friend Carrie was very sick, and he looked out on the frozen Walmart parking lot for someone who could help.

The humans scurried back and forth in their strange contraptions completely unaware of the silent creatures suffering around them.

As the night wore on a large human in a bizarre red and white costume caught Edwin's attention.

Edwin approached the unusual man, and in the crow language asked the man if he could help.

To Edwin's surprise the man understood and followed Edwin to the scraggly tree where Carrie was perched.

The human examined Carrie for a moment and then took a large cookie from his bag and indicated that she should eat it. 

As Carrie nibbled at the cookie, she seemed to grow stronger and eventually even her crippled leg was healed.

Edwin tried to thank the human, but he had already disappeared into the mist of the parking lot.