Post by bluebird on Dec 9, 2006 9:19:11 GMT -5
Oatspot padded to the apprentices den. He was done sorting out the patrols for the day and now he wanted to fucus on Specklepaw and her training. Specklepaw was laying by the apprentices den trying to warm her fur. Without much success the ground was still covered with snow and it was cold. Specklepaw spotted Oatspot trotting over to her and she got up and touched noses with him. " Good morning Oatspot!"
" Good morning Specklepaw, so how about some training?"
" Sounds good!"
"Good the fresh kill pile is low so lets go hunting."
" Okay!"
" We should head to the woodland first because the rabbits wouldn't be so stupid to come out of their holes now. We might catch a vole or two.'' The two cats padded out of the camp and trotted left to the woodland. They were a good ways into the woods when specklepaw stopped. She flattened her body to the snow. Oatspot did the same. Specklepaw had scented a little vole. She stalked it slowly getting closer and closer until she pounced! Oatspot heard a tiny sqeel and then silence. Specklepaw picked it up and showed the vole to Oatspot. A flash of pride went threw him. " Okay Specklepaw because you are hunting so well you can hunt by yourself for the rest of the day okay?"
"Yes Oatspot."
" I have to go on the Sun high patrol so be careful and don't do anything stupid okay!"
" Yes Oatspot," she said with a hint of amusement. She buried the vole in the cold snow and padded of in the different direction. Oatspot headed back to camp. Meanwhile Specklepaw was heading accross the woodland. Suddenly she scented a pigen. I was thin and pecking through the snow for some measly morsel of food. She crouched low and stalked to the pigen. Her pawsteps were silent until she heard this big crack. She had stepped on a twig that was hidden under the inch of snow. The pigen immediatly looked up and started to fly away. Specklepaw leaped out at it and sprang into the air. She brought the pigen down and swiftly killed it. She buried it and then decided she would try her luck on the moor. Even though it was unlikley that there would be any rabbits or prey on the moor she wanted to try anyway. She ran right to the moor. She was starting to get cold and her fur was clumped with snow balls. But she headed on anyway soon she saw it a amazingly plump and juciey rabbit just a couple of foxlength away. She stalked ver carefully twoards the rabbit. Then when she was within a taillength away she leaped out of the bushes and takeled the rabbit to the ground. The rabbit struggled and almost got away, Specklepaw had never tackled something so big but she kept her grip firm and bit down hard on the rabbits neck. Soon the rabbit gave up and died. Specklepaw let go of the rabbit panting with pride. She picked it up and started her long trec back to camp. She was almost there when she saw the patrol about to head out with Oatspot leading it she ran as best she could to him and threw the rabbit down at his paws. Oatspot started wide eyed along with the other cats on the patrol. "Specklepaw did you catch this?!"
" Of course I did Oatspot along with a pigen and that vole."
" Very good Specklepaw everyone will be very proud that will feed alot of cats. And you have earned your rest go ahead and rest for the rest of the day. We will pick up the rest of the prey on are way back."
" Thanks Oatspot!"
Specklepaw padded very proudley into camp with her amazing catch.
" Good morning Specklepaw, so how about some training?"
" Sounds good!"
"Good the fresh kill pile is low so lets go hunting."
" Okay!"
" We should head to the woodland first because the rabbits wouldn't be so stupid to come out of their holes now. We might catch a vole or two.'' The two cats padded out of the camp and trotted left to the woodland. They were a good ways into the woods when specklepaw stopped. She flattened her body to the snow. Oatspot did the same. Specklepaw had scented a little vole. She stalked it slowly getting closer and closer until she pounced! Oatspot heard a tiny sqeel and then silence. Specklepaw picked it up and showed the vole to Oatspot. A flash of pride went threw him. " Okay Specklepaw because you are hunting so well you can hunt by yourself for the rest of the day okay?"
"Yes Oatspot."
" I have to go on the Sun high patrol so be careful and don't do anything stupid okay!"
" Yes Oatspot," she said with a hint of amusement. She buried the vole in the cold snow and padded of in the different direction. Oatspot headed back to camp. Meanwhile Specklepaw was heading accross the woodland. Suddenly she scented a pigen. I was thin and pecking through the snow for some measly morsel of food. She crouched low and stalked to the pigen. Her pawsteps were silent until she heard this big crack. She had stepped on a twig that was hidden under the inch of snow. The pigen immediatly looked up and started to fly away. Specklepaw leaped out at it and sprang into the air. She brought the pigen down and swiftly killed it. She buried it and then decided she would try her luck on the moor. Even though it was unlikley that there would be any rabbits or prey on the moor she wanted to try anyway. She ran right to the moor. She was starting to get cold and her fur was clumped with snow balls. But she headed on anyway soon she saw it a amazingly plump and juciey rabbit just a couple of foxlength away. She stalked ver carefully twoards the rabbit. Then when she was within a taillength away she leaped out of the bushes and takeled the rabbit to the ground. The rabbit struggled and almost got away, Specklepaw had never tackled something so big but she kept her grip firm and bit down hard on the rabbits neck. Soon the rabbit gave up and died. Specklepaw let go of the rabbit panting with pride. She picked it up and started her long trec back to camp. She was almost there when she saw the patrol about to head out with Oatspot leading it she ran as best she could to him and threw the rabbit down at his paws. Oatspot started wide eyed along with the other cats on the patrol. "Specklepaw did you catch this?!"
" Of course I did Oatspot along with a pigen and that vole."
" Very good Specklepaw everyone will be very proud that will feed alot of cats. And you have earned your rest go ahead and rest for the rest of the day. We will pick up the rest of the prey on are way back."
" Thanks Oatspot!"
Specklepaw padded very proudley into camp with her amazing catch.
