Among the Chimps
Cormac Mulloy
We are standing in a village on the edge of the Amazon the
trees are looming over us. I was feeling thrilled, we are in the
Amazon. This is so
cool, I thought! We are
living here for three
days I think it’s
awesome! Tobey, my
little brother was
pretending to shoot a blowdart. I pretended to get struck in the
head and fell to the ground. We carry our bags to the boat and rev
the engine. As we zoom through the Rio de Janeiero on the boat I
see numerous birds such as a
rare orange and black one
which is a sort of oriel.
“We’re here,” says my
dad! I’m bursting with
excitement! I start up the steps and venture into a leafy tunnel.
The mist is growing the further we tiptoe
and all the sudden it breaks away into
village built into the trees.
“Wow,” I mutter. We stroll into the main
meeting place and the hand out strange food. It is some herbal
tea and a assortment of cool berries. It’s all great! All of a sudden
a jade green parrot swoops in and lands with a thud. Its starts
waddling around pecking us. We burst into laughter! “Whats
going on” Snorts my sister through burst of laughter. “Dunno, but
it’s ”!Then it walks up to Tobey gives him a clueless look and
starts eating his food in huge gulps! And there you have an
average day in the amazon.
This story matters to because at point in time I was so
happy that nothing, not even the ISEE could bring me down! I
learned that every so often you should have a good laugh and a
good day!
Pictures from h ere