They flew for sometime when suddenly Rosalie’s left ear twitched and she and the Horse were pulled in the North direction. Sensei saw them flying away from the group
and followed. They flew for several
minutes not knowing exactly why they were flying in that direction. Rosalie scanned the sky and the ground below
then said, “There, there it is”.
They flew downward and landed near a lake embankment. The water was murky. Rosalie, the Horse and Sensei were bewildered as they silently stepped around fish that were lying dead on the bank. They scanned the distance and could see hundreds more fish lying dead or flapping wildly as they gasped for air. Rosalie said, “Something terrible is in the water that caused our fish friends to jump onto the shore and die. We have to go into the lake and see what is down there.” The Horse sniffed and snorted, wondering how they were going to breathe underwater.
Sensei said to Rosalie and the Horse, “Come stand next to me”. The three stood closely next to each other. Sensei began turning its head slowly, as it did so fluid came from its beak that surrounded them. With its head 180 degrees rotated it breathed forcefully and fluid suddenly surrounded them. They were encased by a transparent bubble. Sensei said, “This is an oxygen emitting bubble that will allow us to breathe in the water. We must act quickly since there is a limited amount of oxygen available to us.” The 3 walked as a unit into the dark water. They were completely submerged but protected by the bubble. As they descended, the light from the water surface penetrated less so that it became darker and darker.
Suddenly there were two very faintly glowing icy blue lights dangling in the water several meters away from them. The lights would turn on and off every second or so. The glowing lights came closer and closer until they could see that they were two blinking eyes. Rosalie took from the Horse’s saddle a flashlight. She turned on the flashlight to see that the eyes were that of a menacing crocodile, with a long reptilian tail. The crocodile swam close to the bubble and without warning it slapped its immense tail against the bubble forcing it to move some distance. The crocodile followed and then slapped the bubble again. The bubble deformed but did not break.
The crocodile then swam quickly toward the bubble with its jaws wide open and its teeth exposed. Rosalie directed the flashlight into the crocodile’s mouth and she could see many fish and Owls staring back at her. They were horrified. She suddenly yelled at the top of her voice, “Stop! You stop right now!”. Just as the crocodile was ready to bite into the bubble, it stopped. It listened for a moment. Rosalie continued, “Crocodile, you have many fish and Owls in your stomach. You have to release them.” The Crocodile thought for a moment and said, “My stomach has been terribly upset since I landed in these waters. Do you think its because I have many fish and Owls in my stomach?” Rosalie said “That could very well be the case. Let’s surface and see what we could do.”
Suddenly, without warning the crocodile gave out a huge burp and fish and Owls were released into the open water. The fish were dazed, but they gathered themselves and swam off in all directions. The Owls’ eyes widened as they gasped for air. A flurry of wings and feathers beat the water. Rosalie was terrified as yelled out “What should we do, we have to help them!” The Owls began to lose consciousness without air. They then saw the the crocodile had circled round and came at them with its mouth wide open. It scooped up the Owls and engulfed them. Before swimming off, the crocodile used its long tail to punt the bubble toward the water surface. Both the bubble and the crocodile began to quickly ascend.
After bursting through the water surface, the crocodile climbed onto the bank and opened its mouth. After several seconds, the Owls emerged damp and frightened. Sensei, Rosalie and the Horse rolled their bubble onto the shoreline. Sensei used its sharp claws to tear open the bubble and they all tumbled out of the bubble and onto the shore. Rosalie approached the crocodile and said “Why did you help us? Why didn’t you eat the Owls and fish?” The crocodile said “My stomach feels better now that I’ve purged myself of feathers and scales. They aren’t my food. But I don’t know what my food is. I’m afraid I will starve.”
They flew downward and landed near a lake embankment. The water was murky. Rosalie, the Horse and Sensei were bewildered as they silently stepped around fish that were lying dead on the bank. They scanned the distance and could see hundreds more fish lying dead or flapping wildly as they gasped for air. Rosalie said, “Something terrible is in the water that caused our fish friends to jump onto the shore and die. We have to go into the lake and see what is down there.” The Horse sniffed and snorted, wondering how they were going to breathe underwater.
Sensei said to Rosalie and the Horse, “Come stand next to me”. The three stood closely next to each other. Sensei began turning its head slowly, as it did so fluid came from its beak that surrounded them. With its head 180 degrees rotated it breathed forcefully and fluid suddenly surrounded them. They were encased by a transparent bubble. Sensei said, “This is an oxygen emitting bubble that will allow us to breathe in the water. We must act quickly since there is a limited amount of oxygen available to us.” The 3 walked as a unit into the dark water. They were completely submerged but protected by the bubble. As they descended, the light from the water surface penetrated less so that it became darker and darker.
Suddenly there were two very faintly glowing icy blue lights dangling in the water several meters away from them. The lights would turn on and off every second or so. The glowing lights came closer and closer until they could see that they were two blinking eyes. Rosalie took from the Horse’s saddle a flashlight. She turned on the flashlight to see that the eyes were that of a menacing crocodile, with a long reptilian tail. The crocodile swam close to the bubble and without warning it slapped its immense tail against the bubble forcing it to move some distance. The crocodile followed and then slapped the bubble again. The bubble deformed but did not break.
The crocodile then swam quickly toward the bubble with its jaws wide open and its teeth exposed. Rosalie directed the flashlight into the crocodile’s mouth and she could see many fish and Owls staring back at her. They were horrified. She suddenly yelled at the top of her voice, “Stop! You stop right now!”. Just as the crocodile was ready to bite into the bubble, it stopped. It listened for a moment. Rosalie continued, “Crocodile, you have many fish and Owls in your stomach. You have to release them.” The Crocodile thought for a moment and said, “My stomach has been terribly upset since I landed in these waters. Do you think its because I have many fish and Owls in my stomach?” Rosalie said “That could very well be the case. Let’s surface and see what we could do.”
Suddenly, without warning the crocodile gave out a huge burp and fish and Owls were released into the open water. The fish were dazed, but they gathered themselves and swam off in all directions. The Owls’ eyes widened as they gasped for air. A flurry of wings and feathers beat the water. Rosalie was terrified as yelled out “What should we do, we have to help them!” The Owls began to lose consciousness without air. They then saw the the crocodile had circled round and came at them with its mouth wide open. It scooped up the Owls and engulfed them. Before swimming off, the crocodile used its long tail to punt the bubble toward the water surface. Both the bubble and the crocodile began to quickly ascend.
After bursting through the water surface, the crocodile climbed onto the bank and opened its mouth. After several seconds, the Owls emerged damp and frightened. Sensei, Rosalie and the Horse rolled their bubble onto the shoreline. Sensei used its sharp claws to tear open the bubble and they all tumbled out of the bubble and onto the shore. Rosalie approached the crocodile and said “Why did you help us? Why didn’t you eat the Owls and fish?” The crocodile said “My stomach feels better now that I’ve purged myself of feathers and scales. They aren’t my food. But I don’t know what my food is. I’m afraid I will starve.”
Rosalie left the crocodile to ponder its situation. Meanwhile she rubbed down the Owls to dry
them off.
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