The ball and tail

I've drawn out my initial idea for this animation and have been disscussing some of the feedback from rafal's work (a colleage) about their animation.

 A big question that popped up about the animation was "What is the goal/target/meaning"?. This was a valid point as the motive of the character would presumably shape and define the personality of the ball tail making it perform differently. 

With this in mind i decided to give the ball a little background and setting, i have a few ideas and want to keep it as simple as possible, i like the idea of a young ball and tail following the parent across the river.