I could hardly forget ya bein' the reason I almost fell in the first place.

[That's his story and he's sticking to it. He's less fussy after a few more successful steps of not falling on his ass, at least, and they will make it to the bucket without more embarrassing incident. Then Hazel will be able to let go and slide himself over to peer down at all these weird ball things.]

Do ya think they do the same for things besides the slime?