Cedar Sweep If she can do it, why can't I?

Grown up life brings you grown-up problems and responsibilities. While Elfie was happily digging away at a mole-hill, pausing here and there to either sneeze the sand out of his nostrils, or sniff at the unearthed tunnel, he did not realize that about a minute later, his rock-solid belief that he knew everything all there was to know in life would be shaken. 

The combined stench of mud, wet dog and stale water made him alert. He looked up to see a wolfoid form loping his way. Faced with a person his own size (alright, slightly smaller, but Elfie was startled and fear tends to inflate things and creatures) and having no idea of their intentions, made him freeze. He looked over his shoulder as per habit of always having adults around, remembered that he was all alone, cursed to himself and then did the only thing that came to his mind.

He screamed at the creature: "YEEEEEEK!"