Believing in your abilities

Should he jump? It's a long way down to he ground. The fence is a little closer. And there is the tree a little ways to the left. He stood there frozen for about a two minutes, twitching occasionally, sticking his claws over the edge of the roof in anticipation. In the end, discretion won out over valor. He decided to look for a better way down. He was not yet sure of the limits of his jumping abilities.

-- steve buser