Not as strong as us

Oh, no he didn't. Mort ran straight into the water. He spun to look at her and she stopped far, far away from the waters edge. The small girl shook her head and backed away a few step. Her lower lip jutted out and she looked as though she might cry. Falling into the water had been the scariest thing that had ever happened to the girl. The area where she'd fallen in had been one of the rare, deeper spots. She'd had to push off the bottom with her tip toes to keep her nose above water. Had her mother not been there...

"I can't, " She said, her voice wavering. The water terrified her. Shaking her head again, she continued to back away. I looked as though their game of tag was over. Seating herself, the small girls ears fell flat and she wined pitifully.