He stretched himself, raised his head for an instant, and then curled himself into a ball again.

Vainly Miki protested that it was day, and time for them to be moving.

Neewa made no response, and after a while Miki returned to the mouth of the cavern, and looked back to see if Neewa was following him.
Then, disappointed, he went out into the snow.

For an hour he did not move farther than ten feet away from the den.

Three times he returned to Neewa and urged him to get up and come out where it was light.