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No rain tomorrow

When the fisherman got home, he put the snipe and the mussel in the basket

By Steve BillupsPublished 2 years ago 4 min read
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No rain tomorrow
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When the fisherman got home, he put the snipe and the mussel in the basket, covered them, and went to bed.

  The snipe heard the fisherman's snoring and said, "Let's stop arguing and let's cooperate to escape or we'll both be eaten." The mussel said, "Okay, but when you get out, you can't eat me." The snipe said, "Between survival and life, I still have to choose survival first. I promise you, I won't eat you, let's run first!" After saying this, the snipe pecked holes in the lid of the basket with its sharp beak, and the mussel used its hard shell to push against the lid of the basket. As the mussel hit, the hole in the basket lid became bigger and bigger, and the snipe and mussel escaped through the hole.

  In the morning, the fisherman found that the snipe and mussel were gone, and regretted that he had not eaten them immediately that night.

  The Snipe and the Mussel Continued Essay

  Since the snipe and the mussel were caught by the fisherman, they were chagrined, they both tried to escape, but how do you know, each time the fisherman defused one by one?

  When the fisherman returned home, he put the mussel in a basin by the door, then put the snipe in a metal cage by the window, and went inside.

  As soon as the fisherman left, the mussel crawled out. The snipe thought to himself, "I can't let the mussel crawl away. The fisherman immediately came out and took the mussel back. The mussel gave the snipe a hard look, but the snipe was there to snicker.

  The fisherman went inside again, and the snipe immediately pecked the lock with its hard beak, looked at the mussel like a victor, and flew towards the window. The mussel could not let it fly away so easily, so it made a loud noise, and the fisherman came back out to catch the snipe and added a chain to the cage.

  Neither of them could get away, so they just stood there. The snipe suddenly spoke up: "I think neither of us got away because we were holding each other back." "Yes, I think so too." The mussel replied, "Why don't we run out together?" "Yes!" The snipe agreed with the mussel's proposal. The mussel climbed out of the basin, bit open the chain on the snipe's cage, the snipe pecked open the lock, grabbed the mussel with its claws, and the two critters flew out of the window together ......

  Since then, the world has never happened to snipe and mussel fisherman joke.

  The Snipe and the Mussel Continued Essay

  The sun shone warmly on the earth, and a mussel climbed happily onto the beach to bask in the sun. As the mussel opened its shell to enjoy the sun, a snipe flew across the beach and saw the mussel sunbathing, thinking, "It's great to have such a treat! So the snipe flew down and pecked at the mussel's flesh with a long beak.

  The mussel was so startled that the two shells came together and the snipe's long beak was caught inside the shell. The snipe said to the mussel, "If it doesn't rain today if it doesn't rain tomorrow, you will die from the sun." The mussel heard the fire in his heart and thought, "You're the one who wanted to eat me first, and now you're the one who's going to sue! So the mussel shouted in its shell: "If you are not released today and tomorrow, you will die of hunger." Another snipe saw it and urged them both to let go, otherwise, the fisherman saw the consequences would be unthinkable. The snipe and the mussel did not listen to him and remained the same. When the snipe saw them, he shook his head and flew away.

  In the evening, a fisherman passed by the beach, he saw the snipe and mussel fighting and said happily, "What a lucky day, I caught a snipe and a mussel." When the fisherman finished, he caught the snipe with one hand and picked up the mussel with the other, and headed for home.

  The poor snipe and mussel, because they do not know how to yield and both died.

  The Snipe and the Mussel

  The fisherman put the snipe and the mussel in the basket and went to sleep. Listening to the sweet sound of purring, the snipe and the mussel knew that the fisherman had gone to sleep, and the snipe said, "Let go of my mouth." The mussel strongly disagreed, saying, "No, if I loosen your mouth, you will peck at my flesh." The snipe got anxious and said, "I swear I won't peck your flesh. If I peck your flesh, you can pinch me again." The mussel was then relieved and said, "Okay. Let's talk about how to get out. The gate is already locked." The snipe had an idea and said, "Let's fly out through the window." Now the clam was anxious and said, "But I can't fly." The snipe was very kind and said, "I'll carry you out." So the mussel climbed on the snipe's back and they fled together.

  Halfway there, the snipe got tired of flying and took a break to peck at the mussel's flesh. The mussel did not show any weakness, and once again clamped the snipe's mouth. In this way, they refused to give way to anyone. As a result, they were once again caught by the fisherman.

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Steve Billups

On the way home, the roadside was full of flowers and plants, which was a delight to the eyes

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