Lavender Forest was an unusual place. It was a very small part of a regular sized woods, barely noticeable by people walking through. Nobody had every bothered to look closely, but if they had, they would have seen a very tiny flurry of activity.
The citizens of Lavender Forest had lived there for many generations. The heart of Lavender Forest was a purpose that united each and every one of them, their sole mission to ease the worries of the world outside the miniature evergreen wood.
As in any society, there were all different personalities. Some were very calm. Some were more nervous than others. Chickpea the elephant was one such elephant. He was a worrier, and felt nervous about many things. Chickpea was small for his age. His best friend Chad the giraffe was an average height for a giraffe in Lavender Forest.
Chad had great difficulty sitting still. He had more energy than a regular sized giraffe. He never worried about anything. However, this would not prove very helpful with his dream of one day becoming a Forest Reader.