Koala Reads

"To find out the reason for the missing hens, eight-year-old Asa didn't tell his parents. Instead, he crouched behind a tree beside the woodshed by himself, wondering if it was a fox, a weasel or some other wild animal that had stolen the hens."

"He held a firewood knife in his hand, thinking that as long as those little beasts came, he would chop them to death with one knife, skin them and avenge the missing hens!"

"On this snowy day, although it got dark early, the thick snow reflected the sky light, giving a hazy red glow. It wasn't completely dark."