Dust emanated from the wood as he stirred the great barn doors to life. Long ago, a corner of the roof had collapsed, and the birds have found sanctuary in the rafters. Giggles remembered playing here as a child, before the building had fallen to such a state of disrepair. They used to store the equipment for slaughtering the cows in this barn. Before the roof had collapsed, it had held a haunted feeling, with sharp instruments hanging everywhere you turn, and the smell of death all about. But those sentiments had long since passed, and now the barn held sort of a pathetic endearment to him. As he sat upon an old anvil block, he whipped out the satchel of mushrooms he had been picking.
"Just one quick bite, and back to work!" He mused, as he popped one of the plump morsels into his mouth. "Well, maybe one or two more bites..."
Before he knew it, the sack was empty, his belly full, and promises of a nap danced into his thoughts. That's when he remembered all the fresh straw they used to store in the loft for soaking up the blood of the slaughter. He'd napped there as a child, and the straw began to call to him as he made his way over to the wooden ladder leading up to the loft.