Hello chatterbot, can you write me a short story? I’d like to see a young child befriending a talking squirrel who lives in the next yard. Please write from the perspective of the child. Use primarily simple language but make it accessible to adults too.
It was hot outside but little Katie was crying again. Her crying is too loud. I went to the backyard to play with my excavator. I used it to dig in the garden because the dirt there was the softest.

“Squeak, squeak! Hiya!” I heard speaking from somewhere. It was a very tiny voice. But there were no tiny people in our backyard. And I am definitely not tiny anymore, so it couldn’t be me.

“Squeak, squeak! Up here!”

I looked up to find a fluffy squirrel on the fence. It twitched its tail and squeaked again. “Hello!” I said, “What’s your name?”

“My name’s Sophie! What’s yours?”

“I’m Jordan. I’m six.” I giggled.

“Nice to meet you, Jordan! Are you digging for acorns? Acorns are the best!”

“I’m digging for dinosaurs,” I said, “But if I find acorns, I can give them to you.” 

“That would be wonderful! Thank you! Maybe I can help you find a dinosaur too.”

“Can squirrels find dinosaurs?”

“Yes! I saw one yesterday. Little Julia had a yellow one over in the Wilsons’ backyard. She didn’t dig it from underground, though.”

“Oh wow, maybe I should search in her yard!” I thought a bit and decided I should give my new friend, Sophie, a snack to say thank you. “Do you like gummy bears?”

“I don’t think so. Gummy bears are too sticky on my teeth. I like nuts and veggies!”

“Oh, ok.” I pondered a bit again. “Here, I’ll get some of my momma’s cherry tomatoes!” I tugged open the chicken wire surrounding Momma’s favorite bushes and pulled a couple of plump red tomatoes off the vine. “Here you go!”

“Thank you so much, Jordan! These are delicious!” We both smiled.