Fallen in the line of duty

One minute he was standing there

the next he was lying at the bottom of the slope.

The Schadenfreude (obvious glee in his mishap) in the other fellows face is due to the fact that the fallen guy was the one who was responsible for the trail going that way – as witnessed by the bag of flour in his hand.

But the others did help him in the end.

He suffered a few bruises, to his leg and to his ego, but after administering some strong medicine, aka beer, he was able for his next jig.

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Fallen

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