31 Days of Spook – Devil’s Pool

Squeals!  I have another guest submission today from my Auntie Sharon who lives in Australia.  Oh my friends – this is definitely a scary one.  Will someone hold my hoof please?

An Australian Ghost Story.

Aussies are not known for their timid nature or of being easily scared. When you share your home and garden with flesh eating spiders and snakes that can kill in several minutes one tends to get a bit desensitized to the horror side of life.

However there is a place in Australia that the thought of gives me the creeps. There are signs every where advising people not to swim and even have signs with pictures showing how people could drown if they swim.

Alas some people seem to see the “do not swim” because you will get drowned or eaten as a challenge.

Which brings me to the many mysterious deaths at Devil’s pool. Wouldn’t you think a water hole called Devils Pool with signs everywhere would deter people from swimming there? No! People go there in droves and unfortunately, not every one leaves. There is talk of people drowning there WHO WERE NOT SWIMMING at the time??

This story goes way back to the story of our ancestors before European settlement and it seems Devil’s Pool is haunted by a young native girl called Oolana who lures young men to their death as she tries to find her lost love.

The story may or not be true but the drownings are very true.

Tell me, would you risk it a have a swim on a red hot day in this pool?

 

 

Dear Bacon

Dear Bacon – All I can say is meow!  What we do for our humans to see the smiles on their faces.  Sometimes a line needs to be drawn.  Me wearing a sock is where that line comes into play.  At least they could have washed the sock first.  Eeow Meow.  Help.  Signed Helpless

Dear Helpless – Let’s look at this in a different way my friend.  Looking at your arms, I don’t see a lot of hair.  Perhaps – and this is stretching it a bit – but perhaps they were thinking of you and your needs.  Perhaps they thought you were cold in this weather?  Yeah, that’s it.  They were trying to comfort you and keep your warm.  Okay, they have a funny way of showing it by using a stinky sock but tell me this.  Did it do the trick?  Are you all snug as a bug and warm in that cocoon?  And hey, you may look like that the little guy from Harry Potter but you do look kind of cute there.  It’s in the eyes my friend.

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Dear Bacon –  Can’t stop right now.  I’m playing G-Force on the PlayStation.  You know what G-Force is, right?  It’s a game with guinea pigs that have awesome skills – just like me.  Humans don’t understand the game because well they are not us and us have secrets to the world.  You understand right Bacon?  Signed G-Force in Action

Dear G Force in Action – I understand perfectly my little friend.  We take all of gaming very serious.  You should see me on Mario Brothers or Tetris.  I can do wonders in high scores in these games.  What the humans don’t know won’t hurt them.  I gotta go now.  I’m working on some signs for “BACON FOR PRESIDENT 2016”.  What do you think?  Can us anipals pull together and make this happen?  I think we can.  I *know* we can!

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Dear Bacon – I found this wonderful creation in the home the humans live in.  It’s white and very soft.  So soft that I think it needs to go in my pouch.  Have you ever seen this puffy wonder?  Signed Roo with No Clue

Dear Roo with No Clue –  Oh my friend.  That marshmallow white puff is something that the humans hold close to them in their scratch box room.  It’s like sacred to them for something – I’m not sure what though.  If you are going to take it, take it fast before they catch you.  Awesome find!

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Dear Bacon –  There I was walking in the jungle, minding my own business and I got a little thirsty.  When what did I see?  I saw this home that some crazy human built in the trees.  I was like WOW that’s fascinating.  So I walked over to it and looked over the edge.  BINGO!  Winner winner this elephant is a winner.  I found a watering hole just for me!  I don’t think they would mind.  Have you ever seen anything like this?  Signed Bingo

Dear Bingo – Awesome find my friend.  I’ve seen this guy on television make these homes in the tree.  I would love to have one.  I’ve been trying to talk my dad into it but somehow he doesn’t think it’s a great idea.  I can’t imagine why it wouldn’t be.  Have fun my friend.  Say hey to the humans for me. .

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