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Quarantine Finds

In our haste to announce our new found treasure,

we did not see the two crabs walking nimbly up the

bank.

I guessed it smelled our frenzy and excitement.

The unfamiliarity of the situation had my brother

and I shouting with glee, after all, we found more

than what we were looking for: crawfishes and now
crabs.

The crabs were moving rapidly, but they were no

match for us. My little brother scrambled up the

bank and stood in the way of the crab. Making my

way up breathlessly, I stood at the back. It was
then that I learned that crabs do not like to be

cornered. I guess all creatures are super smart

because, once the crab figured out our intentions,

it started moving sideways. We mimicked the

crabs movements with delight. What was pleasure

for us must have been very upsetting for the
cornered crab.

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