Meanwhile, Stickly-Prickly Hedgehog and Slow-and-Solid tortoise knew that Painted Jaguar would be back. So they came up with a new and clever plan. Slow-and Solid tortoise taught Stickly-Prickly Hedgehog how to swim. Stickly-Prickly Hedgehog loosened Slow-and-Solid Tortoise’s back shell plates so he could curl up in a ball. As they each practiced curling up and swimming, a curious thing occurred. Slow-and-Solid Tortoise’s back plates started to overlap instead of lying side by side. And Stickly-Prickly Hedgehog’s prickly began to blend together