00:00A tiny baby fox is lost all alone among the tall reeds, and he cannot find his way home.
00:07But do not worry, little one, because a kind friend is already on the way to you.
00:13This is Rusty, a baby red fox with bright orange fur, big curious eyes, and the fluffiest tail you have
00:21ever seen.
00:22He lives at the edge of Willow Creek Meadow, together with his mama fox.
00:28Rusty's favorite game in the whole world is chasing falling autumn leaves, and one golden afternoon, he spots the reddest,
00:37prettiest leaf he has ever seen, dancing and twirling in the breeze.
00:43He chases it, and chases it, straight into the tall reed bed by the creek, the reeds tower high over
00:51him like a giant green forest, and just like that, the red leaf is gone.
00:57Rusty looks left, he looks right, every direction looks exactly the same, so he sits down calmly among the soft
01:06grass.
01:07He is safe and completely unharmed, just waiting patiently for help.
01:13Nearby, Sam, a kind young wildlife volunteer, is walking along the meadow path with his camera, when he hears a
01:22faint rustling sound.
01:23Then he spots something wonderful, tiny orange paw prints in the soft mud.
01:30Sam follows the little paw prints deeper into the reeds, and there is Rusty, calm, safe, and so relieved to
01:38see a friendly face.
01:40Sam gently scoops the baby fox up in his warm, soft cat.
01:45Back at the little ranger cabin, Rusty gets the coziest warm-up ever, a soft, fluffy blanket, a tiny bowl
01:53of warm milk, and a gentle check-up to make sure our little friend is perfectly fine.
01:59As the golden sun begins to set, Sam carries Rusty all the way back to the meadow, and there, right
02:07at the edge of the reeds, Mama Fox has been waiting.
02:10Their reunion is pure, happy joy.
02:14Mama Fox nuzzles Rusty again and again, and then they chase leaves together across the golden meadow, their tails waving
02:22like little flags.
02:25Tonight, Rusty curls up beside his mama under the old oak tree, safe, warm, and home at last.
