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          PEACOCK;

          THE SCARIEST


          CREATURE                                                                  peacock was not as scary as other   Most people might feel that five minutes
                                                                                    birds, I was still scared of it. Therefore,
                                                                                                                  is only a short duration. However, if you
                                                                                    I decided to leave that area. I immediately
                                                                                                                  felt like you were running as fast as a
                                                                                    ran away from the swing, but unfortunately   cheetah, these five minutes would fly
                                                                                    the peacock was chasing after me. I   so slowly. It took me an hour to calm
               : NAPASORN SAENGTHONGSRIKAMOL                                        was freaked out, and I screamed out so   down, and of course, I became more
                                                                                    loud that the all people on the island   frightened of peacocks and birds.
             The peacock might be one of the   crystal sea was so clear that I could see   could hear. Sitting thereabout, my twin   From  that  year  until  now,  the
          most beautiful animals that Mother   the seafloor. The water in the sea was   brother didn’t even help me, instead, he   peacock has become the scariest
          Nature has created. People might be   shining because of the sunlight. On the   crazily laughed at me. “Help! Please   creature in my life. Every time I see a
          impressed with its colorful feathers, but   opposite  side,  there  were  plentiful   help me!” I kept shouting. I continued   picture of a peacock, it will remind me
          who would know that it also has a dark   verdant trees. The branches and leaves   running  around  the  beach  with               of that mishap which always makes my
          side. Since I have an ornithophobia or   on each tree swayed in the wind. The   the  peacock  following  me.  It  was               hair stand on end. Although I had a
          bird-phobia, at first, I wasn’t really   nature here was alive. Because of this   probably the fastest run in my life.   peacock nightmare that I could not
          scared of peacocks, because peacocks   beautiful and preserved nature, many   A few minutes passed, the peacock was   forget at Koh Mun Nok, I would like to
          can’t fly. I hate when the birds flap their   animals, including peacocks, chose to   still  chasing  after  me.  I  was  so                go back to that island again. The reason
          wings. As for me, the peacock was not   inhabit this island.              exhausted. My legs were so weary, and   is not only going on vacation, but also
          that scary, or so I thought.     After getting tired from scuba diving    I couldn’t even stand on my feet        facing my fear. As long as I can overcome
             Three years ago, I went on vacation   in the morning, I decided to sit chilling   anymore. I just wanted to sit down right   my fear, nothing in the world can ever
          with  my  family  at  Koh  Mun  Nok,  a   on the beach with my brother. As I was   away. However, the feeling of fright and   harm me.
          peaceful island in Rayong province. This   sitting on the swing, a giant peacock   shock told me to keep moving my legs.
          was where I had my most frightening   started to get closer and closer to me.   I had been running for about five minutes
          nightmare. When I arrived there, I was   Only in a minute, I could see it ambulating   until the hotel staff came to help me.
          fascinated by its amazing scenery. The   around the swing. Even though the   Eventually, I was safe from the peacock.
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