JINGLE IN*
Peter lassled his rope around one of the spikes of the gate, and pulled himself higher, higher, and higher off the ground until he was on the other side.
As Peter strode across the green fields, he couldn't help but smile at the sight of the singing birds chirping, as well as the magnificent sweet scent of the sunflowers. But when he saw the hut, his eyes went wide.
Peter felt lightning crackle through his veins and time slowed down. His body slightly jumped up and away from the vicious scene right in front of his own eyes. He was too stunned to move. No, This shouldn't be possible, it can't be possible.
He saw a group of armed hunters, about 7 of them, surrounding Andrea the wolf, the cat, duck and bird. 5 of them were capturing Andrea, beating and torturing her with a whip and stick. Peter could clearly see Andrea kicking her legs and howling desperately as she squirmed in the hunter’s grip. She showed her sharp teeth and claws, and even her dangerous green eyes, trying to threaten or scare away the hunters, but no one seemed to ever notice. Andrea also tried to act weak and fragile, relaxing her limbs to minimize her size and showing the hunters her watery eyes. But all the five hunters continued their job mercilessly, preparing the strong metal cage they will be putting the wolf in.
Meanwhile, the other two hunters were capturing the cat, duck and bird. The first hunter whose job was to capture the cat, kept on running in circles trying to catch the mischievous cat. It looked quite entertaining at first, until the hunter threw his web in the cat's direction and tangled the cat up. Cat meows loudly, and scratched the hunter several times and whacked him with the fluffy yet strong tail. All was no use, and the situation turned even more futile when the hunter started firing loud noises and bringing the metal cage over to the cat’s direction.
The second hunter whose job was to catch the duck had a harder task. The duck waddled faster than lighting and splashed in the pond, diving very deep down.
Peter’s heart lifted. Yes, smart decision, there is no way the hunter can follow the duck.
But Peter’s hope immediately fell a hundred feet when he saw the hunter diving in and chasing the duck, not even thinking twice about his thick suit soaking wet. The hunter swam much faster than the duck, and grabbed one of the duck’s feet in no time.
No, they are taking this too far. Way too far. I have to stop this. Peter thought. But wait, Peter you have to think smartly. There are seven hunters out there, all armed with weapons, and you have nothing but a scared little face. There is no way you can stop or do anything in the crowd. Perhaps you might even get yourself into trouble, Peter deeply reflected.
Ok, maybe I can find some tools in my house that can help this situation improve. But there is no way I will have time to rush back and come back here again. Ugh! What do I even do!
“Hey, don’t give up so easily, I can help you,” answered someone.
JINGLE OUT
*this podcast features my friends Anneya and Johnny who both play the voice of Peter