I cannot remember a time, even when I was barely born, when we were not moving. Up. Higher and higher up the mountain. I am a Pika. My name is Soner. I am a cute hamster-like animal (though I am technically related to the hare), with brown fur, and I am 6½ inches in length, (small for and American Pika). I live in a burrow in the rocks on a beautiful mountain. Father says we are near the peak of the mountain, but I certainly can’t see where it ends, even when I stretch as tall as I can on my back legs. I live with my brother named Amadi and a sister named Naira, as well as Father and Ma. I am a bright young pika, almost fully grown, and full of energy and love for the world. The only thing I hate is heat. I can’t stand being hot.