Taro
the Purple Sloth
Slow, steady, and surprisingly wise.
Personality
Taro Root
A cozy underground root with pale purple flesh. Slow to grow, worth the wait.
Purple Sloth
Sloths are so slow that algae actually grows on their fur — giving them a green tint as a natural camouflage. Taro considers this a bonus.
Stories with Taro
Stories with Taro 
Taro's Perfect Sunbeam
Taro has found the best patch of afternoon sun in all of Wan Hundred Woods. It is warm, it is soft, and it will not hold still. Jackfroot has the fastest legs in the forest. Taro has something better.
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Tang's Wild Shortcut
The path to the Great Clearing goes all the way around the ridge, which Tang thinks is ridiculous, because straight lines are shorter. He is right about that. He is right about it all the way to the bottom.
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Jackfroot's Berry Run
Jackfroot has tunnels to everywhere and berries for everyone. He just needs to get there before the berries do.
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Super-Silly Lemonade
Blueberri knows exactly what everybody likes in their drink. So she is putting all of it in one jug. This is going to be a problem.
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Super-Duper Volcano
Taro has been building his volcano for eleven days. It is still not ready. Tang has a jar of fizzy powder and has finished waiting.
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The Wiggle-Waggle Tunnel
Jackfroot knows every tunnel in Wan Hundred Woods. Every turn, every junction, every shortcut. He is very proud of this. He is somewhat less proud of what happens next.
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Surprise Cake for Blueberri
Tang's hollow always smells like something good. Today it smells like bananas — and a small amount of panic. Blueberri works out what is going on in about four seconds, which is the whole problem.
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Kiwi's Bright Idea
The lantern line comes down across the race track, and Kiwi fixes it exactly right — which is how Kiwi ends up holding the lights instead of racing. Tang has an idea. It is not exactly right.
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