The overpowering smell of pig dung made Nabi's eyes water and her nose crinkle, but she ignored the stench as she slowly crept forward on hands and knees. The tiny bug with the rainbow wings was just standing there on the edge of the little puddle in the corner of the pig pen. Nabi had never seen one so close before, and she wanted to get an even closer look, but she didn't want to spook it, so she was doing her best to be as sneaky as possible. Inch by inch, she moved closer, expecting the little bug to go fluttering away back into the air at any moment, but it remained where it was. She really got excited when she managed to close within less than two feet, and she was about to reach her hand out and try to touch the bug's pretty wings when . . .

"Nabi! What are you doing?"

The young female goblin jumped at the sound of her sister's voice, and that startled the little bug so that it took off into the sky. All Nabi could do was rest her chin in the palms of her hands as she watched the bug flutter away towards the forest. Then she shot to her feet and gave her sister a dirty look.

"I was trying to do something, Gabi."

"You were trying to avoid work . . . as usual," Gabi said, placing her hands on her hips. She then held out a shovel with the spade end all bent and chipped. "Go take this to Olric the blacksmith. He told me he would repair it if I brought it in today. And don't wander off exploring after either. There's still plenty of work to do here."

"Whatever you say." Nabi grabbed the shovel from her sister and then left the pig pen behind as she made her way down the dirt streets of the goblin village towards the blacksmith's forge. All the while, her mischievous mind wondering what she might end up doing today other than what her sister wanted her to. And when she finally reached the blacksmith's hut, she came to a stop just outside and peered in. "Hello? Olric, are you in here?"

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