The forest spirit

The forest spirit

A 10 year old, homeless boy was playing with a ball on a grassfield. After a while he kicked the ball to hard and it flew into a small and fast moving stream. He cried out in alarm. The ball was his only possession and his most valuable treasure. Immediately he raced after it. When the ball, floating in the stream, reached the edge of a nearby forest and was carried inside of it, the boy stopped. He had heard rumors about this forest. The farmers said a ghost was haunting it. After a few seconds the boy shrugged and entered the forest. He had made the ball by himself, tying rugs together with a short rope and he certainly wouldn't lose it to some fairytale-forest.
He followed the stream through the undergrowth, occasionally catching a glimpse of his ball. Suddenly he stood on a small clearing. He looked around and his face lit up with a delighted smile, when he saw that his ball had reached a small pond and floated near the edge of it. He stooped over in order to retrieve it, when suddenly he heard something rustle behind him. He spun around and saw a white fox jumping out of a bush. The fox eyed him with interest and said "Hello."
The boy couldn't say a word, so surprised was he. 'A talking fox!' He thought. "Yes, I can talk." The fox said "And I'm no fox. I am a forest spirit. And I'd really like to know what you are doing in my realm." "Ball … err … stream …" The boy managed to croak out. The spirit sighed "Yes, I gathered that so far. But I'd like to know why you are not at home with your parents. The sun is already setting you know." The boy eyes started to fill with tears, as he looked at his feet. "I don't have any parents or a home at all." He said. The spirit eyed him with renewed interest. "I could give you a new home…" he began, but got no further. "Yes, please!" The boy replied eagerly. The spirit sighed again. "Let me finish my offer please. Yes, I can give you a new home. But you would have to pay a price." "I'll do whatever you want, as long as I'm not alone anymore" The boy answered. "Very well." The spirit said and, without further warning, it launched itself at the boy. The moment it hit the boy it disappeared in a bright flash of light.
The boy was shocked. Then, suddenly, he could feel his body change. His arms and legs became more slender and his hair started to grow, until it reached his butt. His hips widened a little and his ass expanded. His hair color changed from dark brown to slightly orange and he could feel his manhood being sucked inside and replaced by a new hole. Two small breasts formed and pushed her white dress outward a little. Suddenly a long white foxtail emerged from under it. Her ears started to itch and when she reached for them, she noticed that they had changed into fox ears, peeking out of her hair.
A tiny white light appeared in front of her and spoke with a hollow voice "Now you are the guardian of this forest and will be so, until someone takes your place. This is the price you have to pay." The light started to fade away. A split second, before it vanished completely the girl heard its last words "Thank you for freeing me…"
After the light had gone the girl suddenly felt very lonely. But then a bird descended from the air, landed on her shoulder and started singing. At that point the girl realized that she had found what she had been looking for all her life: A home.
And she was happy.