Swiftcurrent Creek snips and snails

The neardeath experience of almost falling flat on her face was too much for the little red girl to handle. If her life wasn't so miserably short it may have flashed before her eyes. Now Maera gave a worried whine to signify her fear of falling back on her butt which only grew louder when Bazi kept telling the girl to do it again.

"EEO" she shouted as she casted her eyes at the ground where her pudgy paws wobbled uncontrollably. The pressure was on her. Part of her just wanted to drop everything and curl next to mommy until she decided to open her eyes, but the other side of her wanted to see for once and for all who was the mysterious face behind the voice that had commented on her every move.

With her stubby tail trembling behind her she tried to reposition her paws in order to prepare for another step but things didn't work as planned. Giving a mighty shriek as her front paws lost their grip, Maera slided forward unable to brake and ended up laying on her belly with her paws stretched ahead of her.

Oh well, she had a good run --or step if you will.
Her cheeks deflated like a ballon that was caught in a tree and her little ears dropped against her head. A clear sign of defeat..

If she wasn't so absorbed in her failure she would've noticed her unfortunate fall had actually accomplished the mission. She was now able to see the end of the den from where she had fallen..