Chapter 18
Chapter 18
Josh was woken up by screams from downstairs.He suddenly sat up from the bed, and Rigoletto beside him woke up and opened his eyes.
"Ah!! Come quickly, help!"
Josh could tell that it was the voice of the little chubby Brooke downstairs, but before he could think about it, there were several screams again. The combined voices of the four boys downstairs were harsh and mixed. Know the sound of something falling to the ground.Josh rolled over and got out of bed: "What's the matter, Rigg?"
"I don't..." Before Riggletto could finish his sentence, Josh had already ran downstairs, and Rigg had to follow behind.
In the downstairs room, the four boys stood tremblingly by the bed, all looking at the bed near the door—it was the little fat man's bed.Josh followed their gazes...it was a tan and spotted snake.
Josh frowned: "...Are you afraid of it?"
The little fat man moved further away and shouted, "Who's scared?!"
Josh curled his lips, and he didn't want to argue with them. He strode over and quickly put his hand behind the little snake's head. The little snake twisted wildly in Josh's hand twice, and found that it couldn't bite. Seeing this hateful human being, he stopped moving.
At this moment, there was a sound of running outside the wooden house, and then Jack used the key to open the door and entered the house. He raised his head out of breath, and was frightened by the snake in Josh's hand. He coughed twice, and asked stiffly: "So, it's this snake..." Jack already knew the cause of the scream, but he still looked confused, and there would inevitably be snakes near the forest. Some animals were infested. For the safety of the children, the camp had already been inspected and sprayed with drugs to disperse wild beasts, insects and snakes. The possibility of a snake suddenly appearing indoors was too small.
But the most important thing right now is not this...
Jack stared at Josh who was holding the snake, and swallowed: "Josh, this is a snake, it's dangerous. I mean, can you let it go while keeping yourself safe?" Jack didn't Knowing what he was talking about, he felt a little bit broken right now.So Josh doesn't look so courageous, is it because he has never seen a snake so he is not afraid?
Josh didn't look very scared. On the contrary, he explained very positively: "This is just an ordinary brocade snake. Look, its oval head is non-venomous..."
"Put it out of the window, Josh." Riglito came in time and interrupted Josh.
Josh has always listened to Riglito, he shrugged, and walked towards the window.The four little boys headed by the little fat man consciously dodged to the sides.
"Hey," Josh said a little dissatisfied, "help me open the window anyway."
The height of the window was beyond Josh's reach, and the boys next to him obviously didn't intend to get close to Josh and the snake in his hand.
Rigoletto walked over and opened the window for Josh.The moment Rigoletto approached, the snake, which was still quiet just now, twisted wildly again, and the moment Josh let go of his hand, the snake rushed out at a fast speed, and the figure was caught by Gao The tall grass gradually covered it.
Everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief except for the De Winter brothers.
"So, what's going on?" Jack folded his arms and looked at the little boys in front of him. He knew all of them were dishonest.
Little chubby Brook seemed to have just recovered from the fright he received. His face turned from pale to red, and he spoke loudly about his experience: "I fell asleep in a daze, and felt something cold and slippery on my face. As soon as Hong opened his eyes, he saw this damn snake!"
This is where Jack was just confused. Why did this snake appear indoors?This non-venomous snake, which feeds on bird eggs and frogs, generally rarely provokes humans, mammals that are much larger than itself.
Before Jack could finish thinking, the little fat man shouted anxiously again: "I don't want to share a room with the three of them, let those three brothers get out of this room!"
Seeing that the little fat man was about to utter obscenities, Jack quickly stopped him: "Hey, hey...Brook, calm down and explain things clearly first. I think there may be some misunderstanding between you two."
"Fucking misunderstanding!" The little fat man looked anxious and frightened, "It must be because of what happened to the farm yesterday, Riglito, oh, whoever he is, it was one of the three of them who threw me on my bed Let the snake go!"
The farm, things have to start from the day before.
The opposite side of the camp is close to the plain at the foot of the mountain. There is a farm there with a lot of free time. The enthusiastic farm owner always invites the children who come to the summer camp to visit.Most of the children participating in the summer camp are from very good families and have few opportunities to get in touch with farming. For them, this is also a very good practical opportunity.
In short, the children of the summer camp came to the farm in this way.The farm is like a small zoo. There are not many species, but the number is great, and most of the animals are very friendly.Whether it is the clumsy-looking cow or the small and nimble rabbit on the ground, they are all fed and stroked by the children.
The problem lies here.
When all the children were interacting with the animals on the farm, only the three Derwent brothers, the animals panicked wherever they got close, and they fled in all directions centered on the three Derwent brothers.Smaller animals like rabbits and chickens are fine, the frightened cows and sheep are a big commotion.
Several children were unable to dodge in time, and their hands and arms were scratched by the hard horns.
Those children also gradually realized that something was wrong. They looked at the three Derwent brothers with strange eyes, with puzzlement and fear in their eyes.Now, the three Derwent brothers, who were already very independent, no one wanted to approach them at this time.
The atmosphere reached a critical point in the little fat man's sentence: "It turns out that you are not only bean sprouts, but you are also monsters." It was like a balloon that was continuously inflated, and when it was blown in with its last breath, it suddenly exploded.
"Oh!" A low exclamation erupted from the group of children.
At this time, Jack and Kelly were taking care of the injured children, so they couldn't spare their energy, so they had to tell Brook one sentence after another: "Don't talk nonsense, be kind to your friends.".In fact, the reaction of those animals is not very big, but because of the large number of them, the movement of fleeing backwards is particularly obvious, and the distance that the hands of several children protrude from the fence is too large. When it was time, it rubbed against the wooden railing.
Although Jack and Kelly later stopped the children's discussion, the little fat man's words were still thrown into the lake like a stone, and even though the splash was suppressed, the outward ripples continued.
That night, during the bonfire party, the children automatically sat farther away from the three Derwent brothers.Josh looked at the other side through the bright firelight. The immature faces of the children became distorted in the smog. Their eyes glanced at him from time to time, and then moved away so unnaturally the moment they met his eyes. .They seem to be discussing something... Even if Josh is young and ignorant, he can probably feel the malice in it.
At this time, the Lone Ranger Betty and the nagging Annie became the closest people to the three Derwent brothers.
From the bottom of my heart, Betty still felt a little bit of revenge when she saw the three brothers being deflated, but the education she received told her that she shouldn't make trouble at this time, so she just raised her chin at Arman and snorted coldly.
How could he know that Alman was really a rough-natured person, concentrating on conquering the roast chicken in front of him, without paying any attention to the changes in the surrounding atmosphere. When he looked up, he would see the eccentric Betty, so he would naturally talk back unceremoniously.
The two quarreled again inexplicably.
Rigoletto was dividing the oversized meat into smaller portions for Josh. Josh was staring at the bonfire in a daze, when suddenly a shadow came into his field of vision against the light. Josh raised his head and stared blankly at Annie who came over .He really didn't expect that this girl would take the initiative to come to them.
It's not that Anne doesn't want to play with the children, but her speech is often considered inexplicable, such as witches and curses, if it's just for story time at night, it's fine, the problem is that she also said these during the day, it seems It can all be related to mysticism.This made her an oddball kid, and maybe that's why she was alienated.
"Hi." Annie greeted.
"Hi." Josh was a little puzzled. He looked at Rigoletto. Rigoletto was abnormally absent-minded. Josh couldn't get any hints from him, so he had to turn his gaze to Anne again, "You Is... came to look for me?"
"Hmm." Annie sat down on the side close to Josh, "You didn't have a good day today?"
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