Canary was so thankful for every friend and special person that came into her life while she was chasing her dream. Sometimes she thought her dream was choosing her friends for her which ever way it ran. She learned something new about herself and about the world with each new passing comrade, which is how soulmates work. They come into your life to show you something about yourself, then they leave.
One day, Canary met Grasshopper. Grasshopper was a brilliant green and had long legs and loved to jump in and out of every day. He was adventurous and creative and made Canary laugh while they played in a field of hay bails and paint. They were such good friends and one day they realized they knew each other from a long long time ago, when Canary was pretending to be a hummingbird, and Grasshopper was pretending to be a tigerlily. So it was no wonder they met this time.
Grasshopper taught Canary how to jump, too. But she couldn't jump the same way that Grasshopper did. She had feathers and was meant to fly. Sometimes when she'd fly, Grasshopper would jump alongside her and they'd laugh about how it was a shame the world didn't laugh as much as they did. And even though he would jump far away, Grasshopper would always jump back.
But one day Grasshopper didn't jump back. Canary thought she was supposed to jump after him, but didn't know which way to go. So she practiced flying but the higher she flew, the less chance she had seeing Grasshopper. So she waited for him in the field and soon enough, Grasshopper jumped back.
"You should have seen all of the amazing things I saw and the creatures I met and the adventures I jumped into!" Grasshopper exclaimed.
"I bet they were great. But I like the adventures we have here." Canary confessed.
"Me too. They're the best. But can't we jump together on new adventures with new creatures? I promise I won't jump too far."
Canary sadly shook her head. "What kind of a grasshopper would you be if you never jumped far?"
Then she remembered her running dream and realized she couldn't chase it and Grasshopper at the same time. So it was best to let Grasshopper jump, and remember how he taught her to jump. And maybe next time they met, they'd remember the time they pretended to be a grasshopper and a canary.
