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056 creative sparks a collection of creative writing by EPTS 057

THE DUCKS OF herd ducks and collect their eggs. Our came down. “YUCK!!!” I screamed and
mission at first seemed to be very exciting,
jumped. Luckily, they had tap water not
as I am an animal lover. I opened the
far away so I was able to wash my
WRATH cage, and ducks came out running hands not long after.
toward the rice paddy, quacking as they
Nevertheless, while my cousins
tried to push each other out of their way. continued to collect duck eggs, I chose
It was such a mystifying experience not to. I stood back and watched them
: TRIN KANCHANAVASITA : JIRAMET KINCHAGAWAT and PANNITA PARADEEVISUT
witnessing this massive flock of avian bring back a big bucket full of them.
moving before my eyes. However, there Obviously the disgust from the event
For most people, having to touch was a problem. There was one duck stayed with me for the rest of the day,
animal droppings is an absolutely which seemed to refuse to cooperate. and throughout that time I didn’t feel at
horrible experience. Unfortunately, I am No matter how hard we tried to expel all very well.
one of those who have experienced it. it, it didn’t leave its cage. So, we If there is anything to be learned
It was when my cousins and I were decided to enter and collect duck eggs from this experience, it must be “Never
visiting our uncle’s ranch in Sukhothai with that duck still around. No sooner trust animals you don’t know.” Even
a couple of years ago. The place was had I squatted down than it began those who work with them can’t always
very pleasant, with clean air and swaths walking towards me. I was a little bit predict their behavior. In my case I dealt
of green surrounding us. A perfect frightened, because I didn’t know with a potentially harmless animal, but
pastoral idyll, to say, until something whether it was going to attack me. how about those such as tigers and
went very, very wrong. we arrived there, so we needn’t wait While I was trying to make up my mind lions? It clearly shows that you should
On that fateful morning we woke very long until the sun came up. The of what to do, the duck continued be careful with everything, even if you
up pretty early. We did so because I scene was marvelous, the golden light walking, getting closer and closer as believe it is not dangerous. But what if
wanted to photograph the sunrise, of the rising sun reflecting off both the each second ticked by. Finally, I I had a chance to go collect duck eggs
something I hadn’t done for a very long clouds above and the water in the rice decided to be brave and braced myself again? I would probably take it!
time. We got on our bicycles and then paddy below. It was then that I thought to reach out to touch the animal. It didn’t
my cousins and I headed off from the it was going to be a perfect day, and quack or bite, so I began to feel quite
house where we were staying into the that nothing could have gone wrong. comfortable. I continued collecting the
rice fields in order to get the best view The next activity we would do was eggs, but just as I reached out to pick
possible. It was just before dawn when to help the farmers who worked there up one near its bottom, the droppings