Stone Circle and the day is done

Burr had never before encountered or even heard of a disability, so he didn't understand Keoni in the slightest beyond what was instinctive. She rose to her paws with a wag of her dusky tail that set Burr's curled one waving as well, but instead of verbally acknowledging him, Burr was left to puzzle over an inquisitive head tilt. He unconsciously mimicked the motion himself so that his large ears flopped sideways. Perhaps she hadn't heard him? Sometimes Rowana pretended that she couldn't hear anything he said. Burr didn't think Keoni had any reason to do that, but he couldn't put the possibility aside. With a timid smile, the boy asked, "what's your name? I'm Burr."