A tale for today

Where am I? wondered Gloria. She had been on a leaf when the storm struck and now found herself, well, she had no idea where she was except for that wherever it was was way up high off of the ground. Carefully she moved to peer over the side. "Oh!" Gloria exclaimed. She decided the best thing to do would be to take a rest. Suddenly someone was there. It was a giant! He came closer and reached out and picked Gloria up. She was so scared there was nothing to do but shut her eyes and hold her breath. Then she felt a cool leaf beneath her. Opening her eyes, she saw that she had ever so gently been placed on a low leaf near the ground. She breathed a sigh of relief. She looked up at the giant who was smiling down at her and said a silent "thank you". She watched as the giant was scooped up by another much, much larger giant and taken back inside...