Chapter XI
Beyond the ravine
At the same time Littlefoot got up quickly. He was not as tired as he had been before, but he was still very hungry and thirsty and that forced him on. A bit dissatisfied he established that they had wasted much time with the rest; the bright circle neared the horizon where it would set. Littlefoot gave up the hope to find Cera already today. He looked around and saw Ducky, Spike and Petrie who were awake more or less already. "Come on guys, we must go!" Littlefoot said faintly. Ducky, Spike and Petrie didn't stir they just looked at Littlefoot sadly. "What direction we should go?" Petrie asked quietly. Littlefoot looked at him blankly. "That way of course!" he pointed over the ravine with his head. "Where else? Come on we must hurry up to find her!" By Littlefoot's last words the others listened up. "You've come to find Cera?" Petrie asked hopefully. And Ducky and Spike stared at him expectantly too. "Certainly! Come on!" His friend's doubts were embarrassing to Littles and small rothe cheers they gave now made him embarrassed even more. Littlefoot had changed his terrible mind! Ducky and Petrie performed a real joyful dance on Spike's head, while Spike himself faced Littlefoot giving him the most beautiful smile Littlefoot had ever seen and passed his tongue through Littlefoot's face. Spike could speak louder than with words in his own way. Petrie flapped over to his favorite place on Littlefoot's head. He hadn't been there since the beginning of the quarrel. Ducky followed him. "We must find her! And we will find her!" Littlefoot said with a smile and Spike hummed agreeing. First time since the beginning of the quarrel they were really friends again.
Petrie flapped across the ravine, which blocked their way further. He surveyed it carefully with his eyes. At one point, not far away the ravine narrowed a bit. Petrie circled over this point appraising the distance and landed after all on the other side calling his friends: "Littlefoot! Spike! Here you can do it too." A bit at a loss he looked at Ducky. She was far smaller than Spike and Littlefoot so it was very doubtfully if she would be able to do the jump on her own too and it was also uncertain if she would be able to hold on Littlefoot's or Spike's back during the jump. "Me help you Ducky!" Petrie called and flew over to the others. Ducky shuddered when she looked down the ravine she and the others had nearly fallen down before. But then Petrie seized her shoulders with the claws of his feet. Ducky hold on to his feet, took a run and jumped. Petrie flapped with his wings as fierce as he could, and together they managed to reach the other side with a rough, but save landing. Littlefoot took a run and jumped over the ravine in a high arc landing safely on the other side. Spike hesitated and looked down the terrible abyss, but then he jumped too. He brought only his forelegs over the brink on the other side. Ducky shrieked terrified: "Spiky!" He hung just like he had hung before on the other side. But this time fears were unnecessary, Spike propped up himself over the brink. Ducky ran towards him. "Everything Ok little brother?" Spike nodded and lifted her on his head carefully. "Let's go on!" Ducky shouted happily and they went on all together firmly determined to find Cera. Littlefoot's return had cheered them all up and it seemed to have given them new strength. The sun neared slowly, but definitely the horizon and began to tinge the sky reddish.
Beyond the ravine
At the same time Littlefoot got up quickly. He was not as tired as he had been before, but he was still very hungry and thirsty and that forced him on. A bit dissatisfied he established that they had wasted much time with the rest; the bright circle neared the horizon where it would set. Littlefoot gave up the hope to find Cera already today. He looked around and saw Ducky, Spike and Petrie who were awake more or less already. "Come on guys, we must go!" Littlefoot said faintly. Ducky, Spike and Petrie didn't stir they just looked at Littlefoot sadly. "What direction we should go?" Petrie asked quietly. Littlefoot looked at him blankly. "That way of course!" he pointed over the ravine with his head. "Where else? Come on we must hurry up to find her!" By Littlefoot's last words the others listened up. "You've come to find Cera?" Petrie asked hopefully. And Ducky and Spike stared at him expectantly too. "Certainly! Come on!" His friend's doubts were embarrassing to Littles and small rothe cheers they gave now made him embarrassed even more. Littlefoot had changed his terrible mind! Ducky and Petrie performed a real joyful dance on Spike's head, while Spike himself faced Littlefoot giving him the most beautiful smile Littlefoot had ever seen and passed his tongue through Littlefoot's face. Spike could speak louder than with words in his own way. Petrie flapped over to his favorite place on Littlefoot's head. He hadn't been there since the beginning of the quarrel. Ducky followed him. "We must find her! And we will find her!" Littlefoot said with a smile and Spike hummed agreeing. First time since the beginning of the quarrel they were really friends again.
Petrie flapped across the ravine, which blocked their way further. He surveyed it carefully with his eyes. At one point, not far away the ravine narrowed a bit. Petrie circled over this point appraising the distance and landed after all on the other side calling his friends: "Littlefoot! Spike! Here you can do it too." A bit at a loss he looked at Ducky. She was far smaller than Spike and Littlefoot so it was very doubtfully if she would be able to do the jump on her own too and it was also uncertain if she would be able to hold on Littlefoot's or Spike's back during the jump. "Me help you Ducky!" Petrie called and flew over to the others. Ducky shuddered when she looked down the ravine she and the others had nearly fallen down before. But then Petrie seized her shoulders with the claws of his feet. Ducky hold on to his feet, took a run and jumped. Petrie flapped with his wings as fierce as he could, and together they managed to reach the other side with a rough, but save landing. Littlefoot took a run and jumped over the ravine in a high arc landing safely on the other side. Spike hesitated and looked down the terrible abyss, but then he jumped too. He brought only his forelegs over the brink on the other side. Ducky shrieked terrified: "Spiky!" He hung just like he had hung before on the other side. But this time fears were unnecessary, Spike propped up himself over the brink. Ducky ran towards him. "Everything Ok little brother?" Spike nodded and lifted her on his head carefully. "Let's go on!" Ducky shouted happily and they went on all together firmly determined to find Cera. Littlefoot's return had cheered them all up and it seemed to have given them new strength. The sun neared slowly, but definitely the horizon and began to tinge the sky reddish.