Matt the African Meerkat and Friends: Short Stories, Fuzzy Animals, and Life Lessons

Mathlo the Meerkat had very good eyes. His friends called him Matt for short. Matt could spot danger from far away. Some said he was the best guard in the whole clan. Therefore, he was given a lot of guard duties. He never fell asleep on duty. He never left his post. He was an excellent guard. Matt knew he wasn't supposed to leave his guard duty that day. But his replacement never showed and as the sun began to dip down, his impatience got the better of him. He got tired of waiting and decided to leave his guard post. Almost all of the meerkats had already returned to the burrow. He figured it wasn't that big a deal.