The Big Red Barn

The Big Red Barn has stood at the centre of The Farm for as long as anyone can remember. Its wide red doors have swung open on the coldest mornings and the hottest afternoons, welcoming every animal that needed shelter, every friend that needed a place to think, and every plan that needed somewhere to be hatched. The walls have heard a thousand arguments and twice as many apologies. They've held the noise of celebrations and the quiet of hard days. Farmer Brown painted it red the year he took over the farm — he said red was the colour of warmth, of welcome, and of something worth coming home to. The animals didn't argue. They just moved in.