<div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/H5ejoei.jpg)<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 15pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><strong>Start of Year One. <br/>When the Snow Melts.</strong></span></span></div><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 13pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><em>It is the time of the thaw. The cold of the darkest nights of winter has come to an end, and the days are starting to get longer. Where the snow is melting little sprouts are starting to show again. Soon the world will turn from white to brown to green. What a happy time!<br/><br/>The creatures that hunkered down for the winter are starting to emerge again as well. Among them, the herd of elephants that lives on this island! <br/><br/>By and by as this season turns, you will be approached by the <strong>Wise Old Elephant</strong>. You have seen her many times before. You can tell her apart because she can always spot you no matter how cleverly you try to hide, and she has painted herself with bright colors so that the spirits and little ones know she is a friend. She seems to be moving slower every time the snow melts. This time she has some little ones with her, stumbling little baby elephants that still play curiously with the world around them and don't seem to know quite what to do with their trunks.<br/></em></span></span><br/><br/><hr/><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/KnfrIGL.jpg)</div><strong>Wise Old Elephant</strong>(She/Her)<br/><strong>Time:</strong><em>Year 1, Thaw</em><br/><strong>Tags:</strong><em>All Happy Little Spirits!</em><br/><strong>Actions:</strong><em>Asking to See Your Favorite Place!</em><br/><br/><hr/><br/><strong>"Hello Happy Spirit!"</strong>The Wise Old Elephant speaks to you. There is a fondness in her voice, and you can sense her gentle and loving nature. But yet you also sense in her eyes that she is tired. The winters feel longer to her than they once did, and her children have children of their own now. Her eyes are heavy, her feet are slow.<strong>"It is always so nice to see you!"</strong><br/><br/><strong>"My friend I have a request of you."</strong>She speaks slowly. But that is no bad thing. You always understand every word she says.<br/><br/><strong>"I am watching these babies for my daughters, while they rest. I know you are a happy spirit and have explored much of this island. I would like for you to show these little ones your favorite place. Will you do that for me?"</strong><br/><br/>Three little elephants play about the wise old one's thick legs, chasing butterflies and bumping their heads against each other, and their mother. They do not seem to be aware of how important this request is!<br/><br/>Will you show the Wise Old Elephant and her grandbabies your most favorite place on this happy island?<br/><br/><hr/><br/><em>Using this map as a reference, choose where your favorite place is, note that in your Action, and write a description of your spirit's favorite place on the island! It can be a certain tree, a hidden little cave, a nice spot on the beach, anything you can imagine that might exist on an idyllic little island. If you would prefer NOT to show the elephants, that is okay too, but do write your description out anyway, and perhaps include why you would like to keep it to yourself!</em><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Numbered Map</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://i.imgur.com/FKZYNnx.png)</div></div>