His jaw ached from the large chunk of gem and rock in his mouth, but he was almost back up to his tower. This shiny thing was something he definitely wanted for his own, and so he trotted up the staircase, head high.

Once he reached his den, he looked around, trying to decide where to put it. Finally, he noticed a well-sized divot next to the wall. Carefully, he maneuvered the gem chunk into it, so that the shiny side was facing him. There, that looked nice!

Nodding his head, the cheetah turned around, intent on finding more shiny things for his home.

"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.