Snow Trapping - Winter Olympics, Year 14

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Settling beneath the pines Mæva eyes the rabbit tracks that crossed over the freshly fallen snow. They looped over the terrain but so far she didn't see any rabbits. The sky above her was gray and sullen but there didn't seem to be a storm brewing, at least not yet. Mæva got back to work carefully piling snow and dirt over the opening of a rabbit den. She'd found it by luck but there was no rabbit in it. Fine. With luck maybe the rabbit that was leaving all these tracks was also the rabbit whose den this was. If that was the case maybe she could trap it outside its den.

Mæva stalked away seeking another area of cover to wait until she caught sight of the rabbit. The wind picked up but apart from that the land was silent. She wasn't sure how long she waited but eventually she caught sight of a little gray rabbit hopping through the snow. Mæva moved slowly and deliberately as she coiled her legs beneath her. The rabbit paused. So did Mæva.

Leaping forward she charged toward the rabbit sending snow flying into the air. Mæva twisted and turned with the speedy creature and grinned as she saw it swerve suddenly toward the pines. Mæva put on a burst of speed. The rabbit skittered as it tried to dive into a den entrance that was no longer there. In that moment Mæva had the creature in her jaws. It bleated and squealed its last breath then fell silent.

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