Nova Peak merrily, merrily, merilly, merilly.

For the record, I may or may not have shoved my finger in my mouth and tried to say what he says out loud to see what it sounds like....

As Whit waited his Aunt's reaction to his bone, he felt as though his heart would simply burst from anticipation.  He was a loving boy - every inch of his extra fat seemed to be there to house his overabundance of affection.  And right now, his attention and yearning for adoration was completely on his strong, somewhat stoic Aunt - who was quick enough to deliver.

His entire body was wriggling with pleasure as she dropped onto her belly before him and began to comment on his mighty treasure.  He lifted his chin and ears proudly, giggling as she poked at the bone with her own nose, causing his head to tilt at the downward pressure.  Not dropping it from between his jaws, he grinned and gave the most coherent answer he could.  "Sth'bide!" he crooned proudly, "Ba gabe i'dobe ab'ow I buddy id!"  His eyes shining, completely unaware that he'd made no sense whatsoever, his hopped up onto all fours and turned back to where he'd been attempting to bury it before, dropping his bone onto the ground and then proceeding to shove whatever debris and foliage he could over the top of it with his stubby nose.