Shumi Mouseherder

Shumi Mouseherder is a member of the Falling Leaf Clan. Her clan lives high in the mountains on the edge of a meadow. They have lived there for nearly 150 years. Like all of the Tiny Folk, Shumi is only 6 inches tall. Well, ok, 5.75 inches tall in her case. Other than that, she and all the other Tiny Folk look pretty much just like humans (or as they call us, Giant Folk).

Shumi is, as her name implies, a mouseherder. Tiny Folk mice are different from the mice we know. They are more than twice as large, have longer fur and are much calmer and slower moving. Mice are raised mostly for milk and fur, but they also provide meat and hides. Shumi manages a herd of 20 mice with the help of her sister, Skomi, and their trusty watchchipmunk, Boncha.

Shumi is 16 years old and has white hair and green eyes. During the long days of tending her herd, she often thinks up stories, which she writes down at night. One day, perhaps, she will be known as Shumi Storyteller.