The Woodpecker

The Woodpecker

Tap tap. It was 5: 30 in the morning. Keenan slowly opened one eye. He was dreaming about pounding a giant rock into smaller pieces.

That is no dream, he thought. Someone is at the door. Keenan jumped up and opened the front door. No one was there.

A tap tap came from above. Keenan looked up. A woodpecker was hanging off his favorite tree near the roof. “ Shoo! ” yelled Keenan. The woodpecker kept tapping.

This went on for days. Every morning, the woodpecker woke him early, tapping on his favorite tree. Every morning, Keenan tried to shoo the woodpecker away. Every morning, the woodpecker kept tapping.

Keenan tried earplugs. They helped, but they did not stop the tapping, which continued to find its way into his dreams.