Her daughter was so full of curiosity and it made the mother happy. She wanted Di to never lose that curiosity. Happily Oksana explained about all the things before she was being asked more questions. "Pretty ones," she replied, "Reds and oranges and yellows. It makes the forest look like its on fire." Oksana loved to see the leaves change and the smells that filled the air. "Its what happens before the leaves fall off the trees for the winter," she went on to explain. Then the questioning moved on to snow. "Snow is frozen rain and looks like tiny white flakes falling from the sky. It will come after the trees lose their leaves and the air become much colder "
Her daughter was so full of curiosity and it made the mother happy. She wanted Di to never lose that curiosity. Happily Oksana explained about all the things before she was being asked more questions. "Pretty ones," she replied, "Reds and oranges and yellows. It makes the forest look like its on fire." Oksana loved to see the leaves change and the smells that filled the air. "Its what happens before the leaves fall off the trees for the winter," she went on to explain. Then the questioning moved on to snow. "Snow is frozen rain and looks like tiny white flakes falling from the sky. It will come after the trees lose their leaves and the air become much colder "
Her mother was patient as ever as Di asked question after question, answering all of them once the girl finally paused for breath. Her eyes sparkled at the idea of seeing the trees without leaves and the forest on fire-but-not-fire. She didn't know what 'frozen' meant but her mind whirled with ideas of what it might look like. Rain coating the ground and the trees and sparkling in the air - like the fireflies. Her tail wagged in excitement. "I can't wait to see!" she said, bouncing at her mom's side. "I bet it's so pretty and there's so many fun games to play!"
She couldn't wait to share this new knowledge with her siblings. Already she was trying to come up with new games, even though she didn't actually know what snow would be like when it came.
She was sure she would love winter!
It would be another opportunity for her to impart more of her knowledge on her children. She also had the pack to help her get them through the winter too. Despite her worries she was also comfortable feeling that they woukd get through fine.