not an Ostrich egg. He was passing Kundu. The, for some reason, Ywele felt insecure, as if he should let Kundu win, instead. Why he felt this way, he didn't know, but he felt as if he should hang back. He slowed a bit, letting Kundu catch up. Kundu was looking at Ywele.

"What?"

"Nothing," Kundu panted. He picked up his pace, and began to pass Ywele. Ywele watched him sadly. Why did he feel so afraid of his brother, why was he so scared of him? Kundu never did anything wrong. He tried to shake the dark thoughts from his mind, but couldn't succeed. He knew that something was going to happen, something in the future, but he didn't know what. The world was an insecure place, Ywele knew that. But his own brother was not something to fear. Ywele shook his head, and suddenlyu felt himself tripping, he picked up his paws, and they tangled together.

He felt himself tumble, down. He rolled through the dirt, covering himself in dust and scratches. Pieces of plants snatched at him, until Ywele finally tumbled to a stop. He landed on his side, panting hard. He sat up and shook his head free of dust. Dismayed, he watched as his sister and Kundu dissappeared off through the grasses, toward the water hole. Ywele tried to stand, and shakily shook himself. The dust washim like the wet pond grasses in the plains. "Later."

Ywele nodded. "Just don't stay out too long, you'll catch a cold." With that, Ywele walked away.

Just as he entered the mouth of the cave, he was certain he heard Kundu say, "Please, don't just forget me...."

 

 

 

The next morning, Ywele found himself in the tall grasses, chasing grasshoppers with his sister, Yani. Ywele was still bothered by Kundu's actiopns, and he was just beginning to think about what he had said, about not wanting to be forgotten. Ywele hoped that Kundu had not been speaking to him.

"Ywele, here!"

Ywele looked around, at Yani's sharp cry, and saw a brown grasshopper whizz past his head. Ywele shook his head. He wasn't concentrating very well.

"Ywele, it was right there!" Yani dissapointedly marched up to him. "That's the second time you missed one that was right in front of you."

"Sorry, Yani, I'm not concentrating."

Yani sighed. "Let's do something else. Oh, here comes Kundu!"

Ywele turned around to see his brother. Somehow, Ywele thought he looked much bigger, but leaner... almost more ferocious.

Yani darted toward him, calling, "Who wants to go to the water hole for a swim?"

Kundu smiled and said, "Sure."

Yani turned around. "How about you, Ywele?"

"Yeah, deffinately!"

"Great!" Yani turned and began to run. "Last one there's an Ostrich egg!"

Ywele and Kundu glanced at eachother then lunged forward. Ywele ran as hard as he could, wanting to stay a lion cub, not an Ostrich egg. He was passing Kundu. The, for some reason, Ywele felt insecure, as if he should let Kundu win, instead. Why he felt this way, he didn't know, but he felt as if he should hang back. He slowed a bit, letting Kundu catch up. Kundu was looking at Ywele.

"What?"

so thick around him, that he could hardly see anything except the grasses closest to him. Ywele was suddenly reminded of his dream, how he couldn't see anything, not until it had almost been too late.

Ywele looked about himself, feeling lonely and vulnerable. He coughed up some of the inhaled dust, and then cleaned his paws free of more. Finally, he began to get an instinctive urge to head onward. Something about the silence didn't seem right. Yani was in water with Kundu. Ywele knew that young creatures died by drowning in the water. Worse yet, the dream had informed Ywele that Kundu was plotting something!

"Itwas only a dream," Ywele told himself angrily. He began to walk toward the water hole, wishing that he had never fallen in the first place.

ke the wet pond grasses in the plains. "Later."

Ywele nodded. "Just don't stay out too long, you'll catch a cold." With that, Ywele walked away.

Just as he entered the mouth of the cave, he was certain he heard Kundu say, "Please, don't just forget me...."

 

 

 

The next morning, Ywele found himself in the tall grasses, chasing grasshoppers with his sister, Yani. Ywele was still bothered by Kundu's actiopns, and he was just beginning to think about what he had said, about not wanting to be forgotten. Ywele hoped that Kundu had not been speaking to him.

"Ywele, here!"

Ywele looked around, at Yani's sharp cry, and saw a brown grasshopper whizz past his head. Ywele shook his head. He wasn't concentrating very well.

"Ywele, it was right there!" Yani dissapointedly marched up to him. "That's the second time you missed one that was right in front of you."

"Sorry, Yani, I'm not concentrating."

Yani sighed. "Let's do something else. Oh, here comes Kundu!"

Ywele turned around to see his brother. Somehow, Ywele thought he looked much bigger, but leaner... almost more ferocious.

Yani darted toward him, calling, "Who wants to go to the water hole for a swim?"

Kundu smiled and said, "Sure."

Yani turned around. "How about you, Ywele?"

"Yeah, deffinately!"

"Great!" Yani turned and began to run. "Last one there's an Ostrich egg!"

Ywele and Kundu glanced at eachother then lunged forward. Ywele ran as hard as he could, wanting to stay a lion cub, not an Ostrich egg. He was passing Kundu. The, for some reason, Ywele felt insecure, as if he should let Kundu win, instead. Why he felt this way, he didn't know, but he felt as if he should hang back. He slowed a bit, letting Kundu catch up. Kundu was looking at Ywele.

"What?"

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