Cricket Creek Bog dude, that story can go anywhere.

Sugar didn't argue the point any further, which left Pox to 1) feel super triumphant and superior and 2) now have to figure out how to kill the rabbit. He turned back to look at the creature, a feeling of uncertainty sinking uncomfortably into the pit of his stomach, when suddenly, it sprang free. 

It didn't move very quickly, but unfortunately that didn't prevent Pox from reacting poorly to it. In an ideal world, the boy would've sprang straight into action and snatched the animal as it darted by with one deft, swift, silent movement. Unfortunately, the exact opposite happened. He moved, but it was not deft, nor silent. It wasn't the right direction either, for the rabbit's sudden jump startled Pox so badly that he threw himself backwards with a panicked squeal.

It was, at least, swift, but that wasn't exactly a blessing in this scenario. It simply added to the embarassment he felt immediately upon tripping over his own legs and falling into the muddy pit the rabbit had just freed itself from with a splat.