Taiga+Fiction

Marek S. It was a cold snowy day in the taiga when the wolverine started to chase his prey. The prey was a young snowshoe hare. No matter how fast the hare ran or how loud he screamed no one came to his aid and he couldn’t escape. After a long chase the wolverine lunged and that was the end of the poor young snowshoe hare.  Down the path was a large, old white fir. This tree was home to many birds and small animals. There was a bee’s nest, a rabbit’s burrow by the roots, and an eagle’s nest in the top branches. All of the animals loved having the tree as their home. The tree didn’t mind at all.   Another organism that living on the tree was moss, the tree provided a home for the moss while the moss protected the tree. This way both organisms benefit from one another.  Then the good times ended when the tree became infected with the maniacal criminal of the taiga, the Spruce Budworm! These parasitic in sects began to devour the poor old tree. “Stop!” cried the birds as the terrible menaces continued to feed on their home. These parasites would cling to their host until there was nothing but a small twig left.

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