The Forest Pines stretched far beyond the horizon, and on their summits there was a daily leaping chase of squirrels. One of these was the red-haired Fox - the most curious of all the squirrels inhabiting the old oaks and tall pines. Whenever a breeze brought new sounds into the forest, Lisa was the first to climb to the highest branch to see where they were coming from. One afternoon, as the sun's rays were breaking through the grey clouds, Lisa overheard an unusual conversation between Gustav the rook and Felix the hedgehog. - Did you see what appeared over the pond? - whispered Felix, looking around nervously. - 'Not yet, but I've heard it glowing at night and making strange noises,' replied Gustav, glancing at the glossy feathers. The fox shook with excitement. What could have moved the quiet hedgehog and the brave rook so much? Without a moment's hesitation, she decided that she would go to the pond at night - alone, despite her trembling paw and slight anxiety. Evening was slowly descending on the forest. Lisa prepared her fur, combed her tail and slipped a few nuts into a pocket in her bark - in case she got hungry. She dashed through the thick moss, avoiding the pinecones that would clatter loudly to the ground. On the way, she noticed Balbina the owl circling very quietly and looking intently at the path to the pond, and two young hares hiding under the ferns. The closer she got to the shore, the more Lisa felt that something unusual was happening. Suddenly, a pulsating blue light came to her from behind the rushes. There was something rustling among the reeds, and the echo of the forest carried an indistinct but rhythmic sound, as if someone was drumming on wooden boats. Was it the wind, or something more? Lisa stopped, huddled against an old trunk and looked cautiously through the leaves. Everything around her seemed to be waiting in suspense. The whispers of an owl and a rook were coming from far away, and over the water the light grew brighter and brighter in the night. Just then, in the thick, impenetrable silence, a quiet laugh rang out - completely alien, as if not from this forest. Lisa held her breath and felt her heart begin to beat faster than ever before....