WATCH: 5 Patchiest Stories Of The Week

Patchy: adjective | full of local character and heart; amusing, inspiring, uplifting, shareable, quirky, downright weird

#1 300 Flash Mob Dancers Help Cheer Up Royal Oak Girl With Cancer

"The group ended up performing two dances after Tessa asked for an encore. Too weak to walk outside to watch the dancers, the 9-year-old’s cousin, William Prothero, held her in his arms."

Read the full story on the Royal Oak, Michigan, Patch

#2 Watch: Police Respond To Runaway Llamas In Minnesota

"While ice is fairly common in Minnesota this time of year, runaway llamas are not, but that's what police from a Twin Cities suburb reported on Twitter just after 8 a.m. Wednesday."

Read the full story on the Eagan, Minnesota, Patch

#3 Sean Spicer Used To Be The White House Easter Bunny

"Spicer, who was working in the U.S. trade representatives office at the time, donned the eggs-cellent costume for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll in 2007 and 2008. In photos, he can be seen standing awkwardly next to the president and First Lady Laura Bush, silently suffering inside the miserably hot suit."

Read the full story on the Washington, D.C., Patch

#4 Watch Live Stream: April The Giraffe Close To Giving Birth At New York Petting Zoo

"Still, there's no way to predict exactly when the big moment will arrive. 'If we knew the date, we'd let you know,' one zookeeper said in a live Q&A. 'We're waiting just as patiently as you are.'"

Read the full story on the New York City Patch

#5 Iconic Carlsbad Flower Fields Open For 2017 Season

"Mother Nature has transformed the rolling hills of North County into one of the most beautiful displays of blooming flowers for decades. The nearly 50 acres of Giant Tecolote Ranunculus flowers that make up The Flower Fields in Carlsbad are in bloom for six to eight weeks each year, bringing the famous fields back to life."

Read the full story on the Carlsbad, California, Patch

Image credit: Sean Spicer via via Voice of America; Easter Bunny by LynnB via Pixabay