Kies. 〈FULL — 2024〉

So, one Tuesday, Kies made a . He took a long bamboo stick, tied his mother's lightest cotton scarf to the top, and went to the highest hill in the town. He climbed the tallest tree, wiggled his ears, and waited.

Kies was small, fuzzy, and had ears that wiggled when he was thinking. More than anything in the world, Kies loved to collect things. He had jars filled with firefly whispers, boxes of shiny blue pebbles, and a pocket full of whisper-grass. But Kies wanted something better. He wanted a . So, one Tuesday, Kies made a

He went to the window, opened the jar, and let the cloud float back up. Kies was small, fuzzy, and had ears that

"Clouds are too high, Kies," said his friend, Bella the Bird, shaking her head. "And they are made of mist! You can’t put them in a jar." But Kies wanted something better

" The Boy Who Cried Wolf " or "Clever Monkey" stories focus on lessons like honesty and thinking before acting.

Kies didn't believe her. He thought, If I jump high enough, I can catch one.

Kies went back to the high hill. He waited. A small, gray, drizzly cloud floated by. Jump!