Boo-boo 〈COMPLETE - Workflow〉

"Now," said a voice from above. It was Mama Squirrel, who had come scurrying down when she heard the commotion. She didn't scold Pip for jumping too high. Instead, she sat him on a flat stone and began to hum a low, vibrating tune. Scientists might call it "comfort," but in the Whispering Woods, they called it the Healing Hum. It distracted Pip’s brain from the throb in his knee and focused it on the warmth of his mother’s fur. Step 3: The Leaf of Protection

Pip didn’t fall all the way to the forest floor—squirrels are far too springy for that—but he did tumble awkwardly, his back leg catching on a rough patch of bark before he tumbled into a soft pile of moss. boo-boo

For a moment, the woods were silent. Then, Pip let out a tiny, shaky squeak. He looked down at his knee. The fur was ruffled, and there, right on the joint, was a bright red scrape. It wasn't a giant wound, but to a small squirrel, it felt like the end of the world. It was his first real boo-boo. "Now," said a voice from above

Mama Squirrel found a broad, soft Lamb’s Ear leaf. She wrapped it gently around Pip’s knee and secured it with a bit of sticky pine sap and a strand of sturdy spider silk. "This," she whispered, "is to keep the world out while your body does its secret work inside." Instead, she sat him on a flat stone

"Nonsense," Barnaby said, patting Pip’s paw with a heavy, cool flipper. "A boo-boo is just a badge of bravery that hasn't faded yet. But it does need the Three-Step Treatment." Step 1: The Magic Wash