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Out on the vast arid plains of S Africa.
There were a family of Gnu`s, Daddy Gnu, Mummy Gnu and little Baby Gnu.
One day they were on their long yearly migration trek south, seeking green pastures to graze, when they were confronted with a raging river.
They MUST cross this river, for the land of the lush green grass they were bound for lay many miles further on the other side.
The river was flowing extremely fast due to the heavy summer rain from the mountain regions adding to the waters.
It was hard enough in its self for the Gnu family to swim across this raging muddy torrent, but there was yet another added hazard to overcome.
Lurking just beneath the murky waters awaiting for the migrating Gnu`s were dozens of hungry Crocodiles.
The Gnu`s had no options open to them they had to cross the river or starve to death on the dry dusty plains they had just travelled across for many days.
Father Gnu urged Mummy Gnu and Baby Gnu into the fast flowing waters keeping just behind them so as to urge them on should they falter.
After struggling and near to exhaustion the Mummy Gnu clambered up the steep bank on the far side of the river closely followed by a stumbling and very tired Baby Gnu, and just as Daddy Gnu was about to step on to the welcoming soil ahead of him, a giant 15ft Alligator reared its head up and clamped its jaws onto Daddy Gnu`s rear leg and pulled him beneath the frothing murky waters.
There was nothing Mummy Gnu could do, both her and Baby Gnu stood for a while staring at the seething reddening water.
Mummy Gnu and Baby Gnu realized they were going to have to finish their perilous journey without Daddy Gnu.
Whilst picking their way through the thorny bushes and dusty plains on their way to the much needed food supply they came across another predator... Man. These were the hunters in search of meat for their families and to sell on the local markets.
I wasn't long before the hapless Gnu`s were spotted by one of the Hunters Mummy Gnu spotted the hunter raise his rifle and point it in their direction. Mummy Gnu snorted at Baby Gnu to run as fast as they could to reach the tall grass and bushes in the distance which would afford them some little protection for to hide in.
Both had just about reached this offered haven, when Baby Gnu heard the crack of rifles being fired.
Mummy Gnu never heard the sound of the shot that killed her.
Meanwhile Baby Gnu had reached the comparative safety of the tall grass.
Being so small the hunters would not track him down, they preferred their kills to be large and meaty a more lucrative target.
Now Baby Gnu was all alone, but still there was all this lush green grass for him to graze upon, so starvation would not be his main problem.
Whilst he was nibbling away and savouring the taste of the much needed sustenance Baby Gnu was totally unaware of the lion that pounced upon him and snapped his neck in one swift movement.
Well... thats the end of the Gnu`s...
Next we have the Weather Forecast for Nottingham and out lying districts...
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Hello, How do you do? I,m a Gnu.How are you?After that tale I,m feeling Blue. :-D
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:-| tsk groan...I wish I'd stuck to reading Merlin's post re "What's the weather like....'
I was about to add on that what it always reminds me of, and it's singularly (in)appropriate for here
Hedgehoppers anonymous
It's good news week
Someone's dropped a bomb somewhere
Contaminating atmosphere
And blackening the sky
It's good news week
Someone's found a way to give
The rotting dead a will to live
Go on and never die
Have you heard the news
What did it say?
Who's won that race?
What's the weather like today? <<<<<<
It's good news week
Families shake the need for gold
By stimulating birth control
We're wanting less to eat
It's good news week
Doctors finding many ways
Of wrapping brains on metal trays
To keep us from the heat
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Horrible things gnus.You keep away from them.
You know what they say............"No gnus is good gnus!"
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Rose, Was that the "Good Gnu,s " or the Bad Gnu,s? :-D :-D
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