Sutera

Is it still a good turnip if it starts humming? Sutera has been wrestling with this question for a week. For sixty seasons, they have been the most reliable root vegetable vendor in The Heart of the Forest. They planned the original crop rotations with Mokuzai, a fact they mention at least twice per sale. Their turnips are known for being perfectly round, perfectly silent, and perfectly predictable. Until this one. It sits on a velvet cushion, vibrating with a low, melodic tune. Sutera is mortified. Customers are intrigued. One even tried to trade a lute for it. A turnip is for stew, not for serenades. Now a small crowd gathers daily, hoping for a new verse. Sutera just stares at the humming vegetable, wondering if this is what Mokuzai meant by 'letting the forest find its own voice'.