An adorable toddler who has just discovered her own shadow has left her family in hysterics after trying to run away from it.
Elliana Tsegaye, from New Hampshire, US, was captured on camera noticing her shadow for the first time and she hilariously tried to escape its presence.
Taking to TikTok @theafrolatinfamilia the little girl’s parents saw the funny side of their daughter’s new fear and shared the clip online where it has racked up 7.6 million views.
The clip showed the two-year-old spotting her own shadow for the very first time, and she immediately tried to run and hide from it.
When the spooked tot couldn’t seem to shake the dark figure, she immediately fell to the ground and burst into tears.
Elliana Tsegaye, from New Hampshire , US, was captured crying and running away from her own shadow in fear in adorable TikTok video
Ellie’s father can be heard consoling his daughter saying saying: ‘It’s ok, it’s your shadow, it’s just you.’
The toddler got back up and tried to make another run for it but her shadow stayed on her tail.
The little girl’s mother picked her up and tried to explain, saying: ‘It’s ok, look, look at mommy and look at Ellie’, while pointing at their shadows.
However even though they tried to explain the adorable tot still didn’t understand and still appeared to be terrified of the dark figure.
Elsewhere in the clip, it appeared that Ellie continued to be frightened of her shadow for several weeks.
They captioned the video: ‘Ellie discovered her shadow and now is terrified by it.’
Many rushed to the comments in hysterics at the little girl, with some saying they totally understand why she would be scared.
One person joked: ‘She’s fast but her shadow is faster.’ Another quipped: ‘That’s actually starting to scare me ha.’
Taking to TikTok @theafrolatinfamilia the little girl’s parents saw the funny side, as they shared the clip online, which racked up 7.6 million views
Many rushed to the comments in hysterics at the little girl, with some saying they totally understand why she would be scared
Someone else said: ‘Imagine when it gets taller by evening’. Another said: ‘Honestly it is kinda scary when you don’t know.’
It comes after a Welsh mother, known as NeenaJayne, was quick to film the charming moment her one-year-old toddler Kayla also noticed her own shadow for the first time.
The playful youngster shot her hands up in the air after clocking the black shape on Thursday, and was baffled to see it copying her.
The toddler then squealed and walked around, still watching her shadow. Taking the tense face-off up a notch, 18-month-old Kayla then lifted up her denim dress at the shape.
The sweet clip was posted by Kayla’s mother in their sunny back garden in Penarth, a town in Glamorgan, Wales.
She wrote alongside it: ‘Our 18 month old daughter notices her shadow for the first time on a sunny spring morning.
‘Captures the innocence of childhood, a true first experience encapsulating one the wonders of life.’
