Ride the waves

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What was it about the water seemed to draw young life to it?  Kotori stepped into the water, feeling how it climbed up his paws and then slid away. Kotori had found numerous funny things by the shore.  The best of which he had taken back to the den. It included both the pincers from a crab he’d run into and the shell of a turtle.    What else came from the ocean that he could find?  Kotori high-stepped another stride into the water.  He was careful that his feet could still touch the soft sand below.  Animals swam in the water like it was natural but Kotori had early learned that if you duck your head underwater breathing became a problem.

Kotori strode forward again but as the water rose so that it would have hit along the top of his chest Kotori backed up.  The pup’s ears pricked forward as he turned to look at his new pet.  The mongoose was in the water and swimming out towards Kotori.  Fang made it look easy.  Kotori let out a huff looking from the tiny predator to further out in the water muttering “show off”  The pup took another half step forward, feeling the water lick up his chest further when it hit.  He was fine right there, but it seemed the next step would determine if he could figure out the swimming thing.