Then the child's face lit up with a huge, delighted smile. "A rainbow!"
A beautiful rainbow appeared above the mist-shrouded waterfall.
Its brilliant colors lit up the child's eyes.
When he thought back on it later, he wondered if this experience was what had set him on the road of "wandering"—traveling far and wide to seek out beautiful scenery.
Happy times always seemed to pass quickly.
It wasn't until his stomach rumbled that the child realized the whole morning had gone by.
Remembering that he had suddenly run off, the child gave up on the idea of going home in the evening instead.
Grandpa and Grandma would be worried.
Besides, he had achieved what he'd set out to do.
Tigers were real.
Whenever he thought of that, the child couldn't help grinning foolishly.
"Roar~"
The tiger lowered itself.
The child slid off its back.
"Tiger, I'm going home to eat."
The child was reluctant to leave. "Can we play together this afternoon?"
His eyes sparkled with anticipation.
The tiger watched him for a while.
Then it nodded.
It would spend a little time playing with the child, before things got complicated.
"Great!"
The child cheered.
"Then I'll come find you in the woods this afternoon."
"You have to show up earlier this time."
Remembering how anxious he'd been that morning, the child couldn't help reminding the tiger.
Then he muttered under his breath, "You're such a huge tiger. How are you so hard to find..."
The tiger rolled its eyes.
It used its tail to nudge the child toward the edge of the woods.
The child looked at the tiger's tail with interest.
He reached out to grab it.
But in a flash, the tail slipped away from his hand.
The child looked disappointed.
How could such