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River/Stream Submission

Oh, Mumblemuzzle.. why did you have to go and walk on the ice? A bone-chilling thought as the icy cold water gave him a shiver. His head broke through the water's edge and he gasped wildly for air. AIR! The tom coughed and gasped as he dragged himself out of the water. Hooh.. that was terrible. Be careful, you idiot! The warrior shook out his fur before remembering what he came here for. Right.. clovers. The hottest craze in the clans.. Collecting clovers. Sigh. Oof, cold.. He definitely wasn't falling in again. Oh, there were still more places to search.. better start!

Carefully creeping along the edge, the tom looked below him searching for any kinds of clovers. Nothing yet.. Continuing on, he made it to the end of the river. Which was a pond and a waterfall. Wow.. Amazement at this beautiful sight rippled through him. So cool.. Mumblemuzzle shook his head and continued to search, eventually.. finding a single clover! Yes! Now he just needed moree! This was.. oddly fun! He could understand the craze now..

The tom could see a little opening behind the waterfall, so slowly, he crept up a path leading to a ledge behind it. And into the dark cave he went! Hopefully there was nothing bad inside.. He squeezed through the hole and was welcomed into a large, dimly lit cavern. Woah.. There were little crystals in the cave, seemingly absorbing the sunlight to light up the area. Gingerly, the warrior took a step forward, and another, and yet another. Until he was deep into the newly found cave. He searched and.. found nothing. But that was alright, he'd found this beautiful paradise instead.

Leaving the cavern, he continued back down the river. Down and down and down. Until he reached an even LARGER river. This one seemed to have a current. A strong one too. He'd definitely have to be careful so he.. wouldn't be swept away! Staying a ways away from the edge, the warrior continued until he found.. another clover! But it was right next to the river.. he would have to be VERY, VERY careful.. Leaning forward, Mumblemuzzle reached for the clover with his claws and snagged it. Quickly pulling it to him, it was yanked out of the ground and he caught it in his mouth. Great! Now he had two clovers! Woo hoo!

With a smile on his face, the tom turned and returned back home, proud of the two clovers now in his possession.