Field guide No. 050
Burning ambition
The only way is up.
Tiny climbers wind up a staircase cut into a dripping red candle toward the flame. The summit gets lower by the hour.
Field noteTiny climbers and carved candles both exist. The summit retreating is how wax works.
Also possible, also breaking scale
After hours at the colanderPerforated domes make good restaurants and better lanterns. The pasta never had to know.
Someone has been hereAnything pressed into snow leaves its shape. A fern this size is the improbable part.
In a nutshellA dollhouse library fits a walnut if the books are small enough. Reading them is the hard part.
Under lock and leafGardens shrink to fit almost anything. Glass padlocks are rarer, and lock very little.