Ember's Secret Speed

Under the endless desert sky, a tiny tortoise named Ember discovered something impossible.

She could run faster than the wind itself. For years, everyone told Ember she was too slow,

too small, too different. The foxes laughed as they raced past her.

The meerkats giggled when she took hours to cross the dunes. But Ember had a secret.

Every night, when the moon rose high and the stars began their ancient dance,

her shell would glow with silver light and her legs would move like lightning.

One evening, a baby giraffe wandered too far from home and got lost in a sudden sandstorm.

The foxes were too scared to help. The meerkats couldn't see through the swirling sand.