Sara was walking through the snowy woods when she saw a shivering fox.

The fox looked hungry and cold, so Sara gave him some of her sandwich.

As the fox ate, Sara noticed he had a hurt paw and looked very sad.

She decided to make a little splint out of sticks to help the fox's paw.

The fox felt better with the splint and wagged his tail to thank Sara.

Sara made a warm bed of leaves for the fox to rest in for the night.

The next day, they played in the woods, chasing each other and laughing.

When it was time to go home, the fox followed Sara to her doorstep.

Sara knew wild animals shouldn't live with people, so she hesitated.

She explained to the fox that he had to live in the woods to be happy.

With a heavy heart, she returned the fox to the woods where he belonged.

The fox looked back at her, and Sara knew she had made the right choice.