"What was that?" Jimmy whispered. He stopped, listening to the woods beyond them, waited for the water to stop sloshing in the bucket. He looked down, making sure the fish was okay. It flapped up through the water, looking like it would leap out.

The boys listened.

"There's somebody out there."

"Shh! Listen."

The bushes rustled and panted. Panted?

"It's a bear or something. Let's get out of here!"