The Search for Shiny Things: Part 23

In the chaos of the discussion, the moth was almost stepped on, so the panda bear planted a candle on its head to make sure it didn't disappear among the colors, as it appeared only the teddy bear possessed the power of moth-sight.

Just like that a big gray face appeared in the window.

“Greetings,” said the elephant. “It appears your house is too small for an elephant, but that is fine, I can stand here outside since Christmas is surprisingly warm and cozy in nowhere.”

When the teddy bear opened the door to carry a table outside, so the elephant could at least get food set out, in poured a variety of animals from the League of Extraordinary Animals, one stranger than the next, and all of them happy and carrying beautifully wrapped presents of all shapes and sizes. The presents were stuffed in under the tree one by one, until it wasn't so much a living room with a tree in, as a pile of presents with a tree on top. Luckily by then the presents had ran out, and the next animals brought food instead, that eventually covered the kitchen table as well as the table outside for the elephant and other animals better suited outside.

Everyone started to mingle, and the place got quite warm and noisy. The pony watched in fascination as the wolverine made friends with the rabbit. The panda bear and the plush greyhound bonded over exclusive sodas. The scarecrow and the quiet jaguar spoke in a corner.

Then with a loud bang, the door swung open and in marched the water buffalo – at great difficulty forcing itself through the door – with the heron riding its back.

“Heron commander,” said the elephant, “as you see this place is not at all white and drab but quite colorful. But don't you think it is missing something?”

“Sparkles,” the peacock suggested.

“Sparkles!” the heron exclaimed. And it spread its shiny white wings and the water buffalo huffed and puffed and poof! Glitter rained down on all of them, some who rejoiced and some who just tried to protect the food from this sudden assault, and spread all over the rooms and the floors and the walls until the once white and drab house was literally sparkling with all colors of the rainbow.

And sparkled did the moth too, and the teddy thought that perhaps, perhaps it could excuse this glitter-attack on the food just this once, since it was, after all, Christmas.

Besides, it was a minor miracle that the entire place hadn't caught fire yet, so better just be thankful.