Chapter 4
Sighting
The group of five, two men and three women, stared at the three marshmallows floating on the water’s surface. “Careful, everyone,” warned them dramatically. “Don’t bend too far over the boat. You never know what’s lurking below.”
At that instant, an alligator appeared, lunging straight upward. Its jaws snapped over the white marshmallow, leaving the blue and green ones alone, and vanished back into the water’s depths. The tourists let out a couple of shrieks of horror and jumped back in surprise. Pressing his lips together, stoically remarked, “And that’s why you never wear white when you go out on the swamp. Gators are also attracted to anything bright and shiny, like jewelry.” As he anticipated, everyone checked their clothing, although they already knew what colo
