Chapter 1: Opening Image
James ambled between rows of carrot tops that reached above his shoulders, spearing fleshy orange roots with his long front teeth. This was his favorite pasture in the expansive Green Haven; but as his hunger abated, apprehension flickered in his tawny-gold eyes.
James knew he had to get out fast before Farmer Brown showed up and began his chores. The trouble was, it was so hard to resist nibbling on such a lush feast as Green Haven held below.
The vibrant foliage and ripe, taut carrots were a permanent invitation to indulge and forget himself. He had told himself time and time again that he would leave this place once his appetite was sated, but could not seem to turn his back on this paradise.
With one last bite of the particularly appetizing carrot he had been relishing, James finally mustered up the strength to pull himself together. He took a quick scan for any intrusive human forms before dashing as quickly as his hind legs would take him.