“Chi-chirp, chirp.”

“Oh, I know,” Fluttershy replied happily, holding up a small pile of seeds as a purple-feathered friend rested upon her hand. “It is a nice day out today. I just love spring so much, I figured it was as good of a time as any for a peaceful walk in the woods.”

As the bird continued to peck away at the food, a second one suddenly flew up within Fluttershy’s view, to which she offered a chubby finger for it to land on.

“Why, hello there,” she said with a smile. “Did you want a little snack, too?”

The little red bird fluttered its wings and shook its head to decline before finally replying. “Chirp. Chirp chi-chirp chirp chirp chi-chirp.” Finishing off with a whistle, the bird then gestured a wing towards Fluttershy’s whole body.

“Oh?” Taken aback by such a kind compliment, Fluttershy took a look down at her hefty body. Being over 600 pounds, it was certainly difficult for her to really see the progress she was making. But now that she really stopped to notice, not only did she look a bit smaller than she was last spring, she actually felt a bit lighter on her feet too. “Well, thank you,” she said, trying to hold back her blush. “I guess my diet really has been working wonders.”

The purple bird looked up from its food and tilted its head. “Ch-chirp… chi-chi-chirp?”

But Fluttershy just giggled and shook her head at the silly question. “Oh, no, no. I was not hibernating. Trust me, it’s kind of a long story.”