Hey Sparky!

Dagrún grinned proudly and gestured to her companion. "Sperla showed me! Now watch this, I can get it started." She was eager to show what she could do now that she had an audience. Dag took a mouthful of dried leaves and deposited them on top of the pile of sticks to act as tinder for the spark she'd try to produce. Next she scooted a rock near the fire that was about as tall as her pile of sticks. She set down the piece of flint and held it steady with her paw. She then took a piece of steel in her mouth and swung her head to strike the steel against the flint. Nothing happened for the first several tries. She then got a few sparks but none of them took hold. She felt suddenly embarrassed. Why couldn't she do this when someone was watching her? Finally, a spark landed amongst the tinder and slowly it grew until she had a small fire going.