Derick the Draffée

Curiosity had a way of getting Derick into trouble.
…and today would be no exception.
What were the humans doing today? he wondered.
Peeking out, practically lying down behind some bushes.
“Why did my neck have to be so long?”
He spotted the little humans down by the creek again.
Oh, how he would love to join them.
Most Draffées were afraid of water.
Not Derick.
He thought of joining them but then remembered the last time.
He didn’t need pictures of himself showing up in the paper again.
Just then, he heard one of the big humans scream…