By the time Ennis Greenlea reached the edge of Butterfield, he had three things in his wagon that nobody had paid him to haul.
A wool shawl.
An empty pie plate.
And a small boy’s left boot.
The boot concerned him somewhat.
He could account for the other two.
Jeffrey the Rabbit mentioned it while Little Red Bear was helping him put away a few things from the garden.
“Mrs. Clover has been bringing in her Winter bedding,” he said. “There’s still a bundle beside the path that was there from yesterday.”
Little Red Bear set an empty basket beneath the shelf.
“Everything all right?” he asked.
“I expect so. She’s been carrying smaller loads lately. I didn’t know if you might want to stop by to check in on her if you’re going that way later, Red.”
Little Red Bear looked toward the trees beyond the garden.
“I could go that way,” he agreed.
By afternoon, he did.
Mrs. Nettie Clover, an elderly rabbit neighbor, lived in a snug burrow home a short walk from Little Red Bear’s cabin. She kept her doorway swept, her belongings in their proper places, and a firm opinion about what those places were.
Little Red Bear found her beside a bundle of dried grass nearly as broad as she was.
She pulled it a little way along the path, stopped, and adjusted her grip. Then tugged at the resistant bundle again.
A few loose stems escaped. Nettie looked down at them.
“Well, that’s not very helpful,” she admonished.
Happy “National Good Neighbor Day!”
Do you remember the days when someone new would move into the neighborhood and folks would bring them warm casseroles for dinners or a basket of things to
welcome them into the neighborhood?
Or, the tradition of bringing a loaf of bread and a bottle of wine as a blessing to ensure everyone would have enough to eat in the home? Some would bring salt and a new broom along, too.
Good Neighbor Day celebrates the importance of both having and being a good neighbor, and provides an opportunity to go out and get to know our neighbors a little better.
It is a blessing to have a good neighbor, and even more important to BE one. Oftentimes, neighbors become friends and help to look out for each other, especially if
one or the other happens to be elderly or somehow impaired or challenged in any way.
Being a good neighbor helps to make good neighbors. Like so many things in life, it is simply all about kindness, isn’t it? A kind word, gesture, and a helping hand. Being there for someone and them being there for you in times of need.
I encourage you to call or take the time to visit with a neighbor today. We never know where it may lead, perhaps to a wonderful new friendship.
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