Know Your Roots

Splash! Aureus dived into the rain puddle, sending a cascade of water and mud into the air. This was great! Bounding through the underbrush he hit puddle after puddle before scampering underneath a fallen branch. His little hind end wiggled as he spied an imaginary enemy. With a might battle cry he tackled a stick. Seizing it in his jaws he whipped his head back and forth until he heard the satisfying snap of his would-be enemey's neck. "Victory!"

Aureus paused in his antics when he heard his mother's call. Curious, he scampered through the underbrush until he found her sitting beneath the canopy of a large tree. "Hey mom! Did you see all these neat puddles? Do you want to play with me? I bet you can make the best splashes!" He shook himself out, sending a spray of water and mud around him before he looked up at his mother with a big grin on his face.

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