Blacktail Deer Plateau Homeland

Cat and mouse - or 'catch the thing!' - was a game Pura knew well, though his adversaries were usually much smaller. He copied Blue Willow's play bow - hind legs quivering with pent-up energy and puppy blues locked on the prize. Three, two..

Suddenly, Blue Willow swung to the left - in the heat of the moment, Pura flung himself in the opposite direction. He was sensible enough to realize his mistake whilst still flying through the air and scrambled to rectify the situation, scrabbling at the ground as soon as his big paws found soil again. He ran at Blue Willow's side, squeezed under her belly and came up snapping and pawing at the feather on her other side.