In the pond.
The Fat Catfish and other creatures looked up, occasionally seeing villagers walking past outside the fence holding bundles of grass.
Two Little River Otters perched on top of the fence, gazing at the faint orange lights that had sprung up in the fields. They tumbled down and grabbed the tail of the Big River Beaver.
After some thought, the Big River Beaver picked up a piece of wood and, in the blink of an eye, gnawed it into four handles, distributing them among the four.
The Little River Otters grasped the wooden sticks, tied them with grass ropes, and lined up to mimic the villagers of Yixing Town swinging their grass bundles around the pond.
The Fat Catfish wanted to join in, but alas, it lacked limbs.
In its sadness, Long Pingjiang and Long Pinghe poked their heads out, looking around before finding Otter Kai, who was fighting with the young otters for the grass bundle, and indicated they had important matters to report to the Dragon Monarch.
After a while.
