"Okay Cinderkit, Honeykit, Poppykit it is time for a story!" called Sorreltail.
"Yay! Mama's telling us a story!" squealed Cinderkit tumbling up to her mother.
"You tell the best stories!" mewled Honeykit.
"Come on, tell us!" squeaked Poppykit
"Okay, be patient, kits," chided Sorreltail. "Once upon a heartbeat there was a little kit."
"Like me?" asked Cinderkit innocently.
"Yes she was as innocent and lovely as all three of you are," mewed Sorreltail tugging all of her kits closer to her with her tail. "The little kit decided that she would go exploring in the forest even though her mother told her not to."
"Well what's wrong with exploring a bit?" asked Honeykit.
"The forest is a very dangerous place for kits," explained Sorreltail. "It is full of things that want to eat them!"
All the kits gasped and withdrew a bit.
"But you don't need to worry because you are safe in this camp," Sorreltail mewed soothingly.
"What happened to the little kit?" asked Poppykit.
"I hope she did not get eaten," mewled Cinderkit looking down at her tiny gray paws.
"Well," began Sorreltail. "There was a big bad fox that wanted to eat her all up!"
"What happened?" asked Honeykit.
"The big bad fox came up to the kit and said, 'my, what a tasty looking little kit I'm going to eat you, you little morsel!'" meowed Sorreltail doing her best fox imitation.
"Oh no!" squeaked Poppykit.
"But the kit was a clever one," mewed Sorreltail. "She meowed to the fox, 'Okay you may eat me, but can I just play with this moss for a little while so that I can make my final moments the best they can be?'"
"What did the fox say?" asked Cinderkit.
"The fox thought it would be amusing to watch a kit play before he ate it so he allowed the kit play with the moss," mewed Sorreltail.
"Then what?" asked Honeykit.
"The kit squeaked and squealed happily," began Sorreltail. "The sounds of her happy playing carried far through the forest to the ears of a patrol of brave warriors."
All three kits looked up at their mother with large expectant eyes.
"The warriors then followed the sounds to the kit, found the fox, and drove it off," explained Sorreltail. "The kit was safe and she was returned to her loving mother and she never went out into the forest alone ever again. Just like you three should," meowed Sorreltail looking down at her litter.
"We won't," chorused all three of the kits.
"Good," Sorreltail mewed licking all of them between the ears lovingly.
"Now go to sleep my kits. I promise I'll tell another story tomarrow."
Up Next: Bluefur (As suggested by: KittyLovesManga and *Pen Names Withheld*)