A tale for today

The sun shone so bright this afternoon calling the gnomes out for an emergency parade. The first in line held the flag high and began to sing. In a somewhat squiggly line they marched up over the hill and down the lane. As they reached the bridge the fish in the stream all jumped out of the water at once, bubbles floating from their open mouths. Upon cresting the next hill 1000 birds flew into the sky and spiraled upward toward the blazing sun and then down again as it became too hot. Soon, the gnomes were ready for a snack and a nap. They sat upon blankets and ate yummy muffins and drank refreshing lemonade, then lay their heads down upon their arms and went to sleep...