LITTLE BLACK BALLS (4)

LITTLE BLACK BALLS (4)

The chain came away from the bush and Billy tried to escape.
He shoved between me and cliff.

I tottered on the edge. If it hadn't been for the root of a dead tree I would have tumbled to my death. I hung on like crazy.

The ungrateful goat pushed past and bolted up the track. With the opal still in its belly.

I managed to crawl back up the cliff on my knees. I stood up and looked around. Just in time to see Billy clip cloping in the distance.

I felt cold all over. I began to shake as I realised what had happened.
The opal was gone. THe goat was going. And poor little kangaroo would miss out on its operation.

I would die. And it was all my fault.
I couldn't go back and face the Paper Man.
I couldn't look into his trusting brown eyesand tell him that I'd ost his opal. The opal I was supposed to have sold for two hundred dollars.

The goat.
I had to catch him. I belted after Billy as ast as I could go.
I tore alomg the clifftop.

Billy was heading for town. Flat out. You might not think it but goats can run fast.

I tried to keep up but I couldn't.
My side ached. I had a stitch.My lungs hurt.

I slowed to a fast walk.
It was the best I could do. As I went I thought about the opal. How could I get it back ?

I could take Billy to the vet's. I coud ooffer him half the opal to operateand take it out.
Or I could say, " Operateon the goat and get the opal back. Then you can fix the little kangaroo and keep the opal. Two operations for one opal."

But in my heart I knew he would just laugh.
I was just a kid. And what if the opal had gone ? Move on, so to speak.

No, i had to catch that goat and get the opal back myself.
But how ? What goes up must come down.What goes in must come out.

All I had to do was catch Billy and collect the droppings.
Sooner or later the opal would appear in a little ball of poo.
And every thing would be all right.

Then I started to worry. How long would the opal take to complete its journey ?
Goat eat quickly. Maybe the opal would pass through before I could catch up with Billy.

Slow motions wouldn't be Billy's style. I had to hurry.

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コメント 1

ビタースイートさん、入院＆検査、おつかれさまです。
検査や病室でのおすごしで、熱がだいぶ出られたようですね。しばらく、本当に安静にお過ごしくださいますよう、お願い申し上げます。

うどん風一夜薬で、本当にうどん＆薬で一夜でケロッと熱も下がられると良いのですが。
全国的に、ヤハリ寒いようですので、暖かくしてお過ごし下さい。
by 足立sunny (2012-01-29 22:41)