Three children play near a waterfall, catching fish and trying to skip rocks in the choppy aqua-colored water. They all wear shorts faded by the sun, pastels of their original vibrant colours and patterns. Flashes of glare bounce up from the water and onto the dark rocks and as soon as the water splashes up, it appears to be dry again. The children giggle loudly as they chase fish and crabs through the shadows. They splash and shout to one another over the roar of the waterfall. The rhythm of the waterfall is suddenly interrupted by the emergence of a slimy beige creature. One child points and they all scream and scramble further up the rocks. The beige creature begins to amble over the rocks towards the three children, grunting. They scream and begin to pelt rocks at the creature’s head. One boy picks up the biggest rock he can manage and throws it at the creature, hitting it on the top of the head. It grunts and falls between two rocks and dies. The children cautiously approach, poking it with drift wood as it dies. They then push the body into the water and watch it float away. They look at each other and then run as fast as they can home before breathlessly and all at once telling an adult friend that they had found and killed a monster down by the waterfall. The adult runs with them down to the edge of the water and spots the body of the creature washed up on the shore.
Story courtesy of: News.com.au
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