then lots of other meerkats had the same problem. Then Mervin woke up and complained about the noise, then he too was told his face was pink. He knew he did not feel so well either. The noise was loud, the smell was bad, as tail after tail rose skywards out of control and noises followed.
Mother and Mervin, Marcos and Mario all had the same problem, and the air in our cave was dreadful. As the sunlight shone in I could see blue, and red, and yellow, and other colours rising skywards, and the smell! Willing hands rolled back the soft roof, and fresh air rushed in. I looked around and it was plain to see pink faces were returning to grey and fat meerkat tummies were gradually going back down to normal.
Some had to leave for a while; some just had to climb out into the clean air and breathe deeply. Tails went down and slowly the air, and the colours, began to clear. The worst was over. Many trips were made to find the sandy spots outside, but all anybody ever found was hard slippery places that nobody cared for.
CHAPTER FIVE
The roof was open, and gradually we dropped our guard, but then we were caught unawares. A human giant came along and peered in through our open roof space. First he looked surprised, then like all humans he showed his teeth.
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