Fuzzly

Red sneakers. He makes it zoom.

Fuzzly is a green-yellow caterpillar in red sneakers. He is a he — always. (Spanish: Pelusín. Romanian: Pufoșel.) Soap boats that ZOOM alone. A tiny tree that grows a forest. Sticky, transformy, lunch-table tricks with a mute-wow beat.

He dabs soap in the notch, whispers “Go,” and laughs when the meadow lines up boats. He does not need a fancy title. He needs a tray of water and one clean WHOOSH.