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Originally Posted by Elementals
Mouseleap nodded to her apprentice. “I believe you are ready to hunt. Don’t worry if you don’t catch anything, our lesson was a bit rush. Meet back with the others when you are done or we call you.” Mouseleap gave Ribbitpaw a wink and leapt after a frog. She crouched low and then pounced on the frog. She sat on the legs to make it now hop away and killed it. Mouseleap dragged it to a place to hide it and thanked Starclan.
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Ribbitpaw sat, puzzled, as Mouseleap simply ended the lesson and went off hunting on her own. Was that it? Now what was he supposed to do? Sure, now he knew how to do the hunters crouch and jump onto prey, but that was it. He didn't know where to begin in locating the prey itself. Oh well. Maybe if he tried then something might happen. Looking around, the apprentice began listening intently and sniffing the air for a scent of prey. At least, he assumed that was all there was to it, and in a way, he was right. It wasn't long before he caught the scent of something. A lizard? It sure smelled like one. And so, the tom padded carefully along, heading in the direction of the scent. Not long after, the reptile came into view, scuttling a little on the ground. It seemed tense, as if it had already sensed his presence. Ribbitpaw knew he'd have to be quick. Sneaking just a few tail-lengths closer, the apprentice suddenly sprang forward, slamming his paws down on the lizard and giving it a quick killing bite. He'd done it! He'd actually caught it! It was quite a surprise to the tom, since he hadn't been expecting to catch anything. But, here he was, holding his first catch in his mouth. Sliding it behind a rock, he scraped some dirt over it to conceal it, before going off, scenting the air for some more.