14 – Taro, the Cunning Tiger

14 – Taro, the Cunning Tiger

14 – Taro, the Cunning Tiger Taro, the Cunning Tiger Branches cracked, a movement in the shadow. Eyes sparkled in the twilight. Then a new figure stepped into the light – large, with graceful movements and a knowing look. The dark stripes on his fur looked...
13 – Sienna, the critic

13 – Sienna, the critic

13 – Sienna, the critic Sienna, the astute critic, speaks up. The companions—Baxter, Jasper, Leo, Luna, Milo, and now Zuri—continued on. The painted forest lay quietly around them, as if it were waiting for an answer itself. Yet within this silence, there was no...
12 – Zuri, the Philosophical Tiger

12 – Zuri, the Philosophical Tiger

12 – Zuri, the Philosophical Tiger The Encounter with Zuri, the Philosophical Tiger The five companions – Baxter, Jasper, Leo, Luna, and Milo – followed Nala’s advice and ventured deeper into the painted forest. The colors around them became paler, the...
11 The Departure and Nala

11 The Departure and Nala

11 – The Departure The Departure – The Search for the Origin of Color Milo asked a question that no one had ever asked before: Who made the first brushstroke? The four others – Baxter, Jasper, Leo, and Luna – react differently to it: Baxter, the laid-back...
10 Angelica and the Birth of the Festival

10 Angelica and the Birth of the Festival

10 Angelica and the Birth of the Festival Angelica and the Birth of the Festival The studio smelled of oil and turpentine, of wet brushstrokes and drying canvas. Angelica sat on an old stool, one hand loosely on her knee, the other hovering in the air with a fine...
09 Naima and the Colors of the Night

09 Naima and the Colors of the Night

09 Naima and the Colors of the Night Naima arrives in Borgo Feliciana While the painted animals in the painted forest are pondering the first brushstroke, Naima has arrived in the little town of Borgo Feliciana.She was used to being alone.She was a traveler between...