Semi annoyed and amused with my son's English composition assignment..
"Mama, why don't I see Papa around anymore?" said the baby snake.
Mama snake sighed and said, "Let me tell you a story".
One fine day, Papa was sunbathing on a tree branch. Minding his own
business, until a young hairless ape spotted him and let out an
ear-piercing scream. Papa was terrified and tried to slither away.
Unfortunately, he didn't warm up enough and he could only hide nearby.
Soon, the young hairless ape came back with an adult hairless ape in a
blue uniform. It was strange, the uniformed ones usually don't catch us.
So Papa let his guard down.
It was a mistake.
Papa
was caught and placed into a gunny-sack. Papa could have bitten the ape
as it was silly enough to use his bare hands. Papa was too kind.
From that day onwards, we have not seen Papa again. His story was told to all the snakes in the parks.
Beware, child. Beware.
Slither
away when you see the hairless apes. Even the young ones. Our homes are
shrinking, so it's harder to avoid them but we must. It's the only way
we can survive. Even though the apes do not prey on us, they make so
much noise and leave their litter after eating food from outside of the
forest. The apes are different from the other animals in the parks, they
don't understand the concept of sharing and co-existing in peace. They
make so much noise and leave their litter after eating food from outside
of the forest.
