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Peace Leopard

Peace Leopard

By Phyllis A JohnsonPublished 3 years ago 3 min read
Peace Leopard
Photo by Gwen Weustink on Unsplash

The raging mud rolled down the sloping bed of the Ghost River. I was alone to feel the Ghost River dig dinosaur egg fossils, but I did not expect to encounter a rare mudslide I shouldered the duckbill hoe, ran a few steps, climbing up the double hump of the back peak rock. This is the center of the Ghost River two abrupt boulders, one in front of the other, bulging out of the ground about four or five meters high. Suddenly, I saw an adult money leopard lying on top of the front rock, with big bell eyes filled with fear. It also jumped to the double hump to avoid the mudslide, there was a mudslide between me and the leopard, it was unable to hurt me, but I still felt my scalp tingling. At that moment, I heard a bleating sound coming from under the double hump. Oooh, it was a baby goat that was running wildly in front of the mudslide. Suddenly, the little goat also saw the double hump, it bleated, leaped, and jumped to the front peak rock. Suddenly, I saw the goat shuddering and the hair on its back standing up, it saw the leopard!

The mud and rocks under the rock were rising hard, so he had no way to escape, so he bowed his head and bent his legs, and showed his tender horns. Alas, this little goat was dead. To my surprise, the leopard saw the goat suddenly appear in front of it, just turned its head to look, and then continued to observe the mudslide. I have never heard of a leopard that doesn't eat goats. But two hours had passed and the leopard and the goat were still living together peacefully.

The second peak of the mudslide arrived. The canopy was like a giant broom. Before long, the leopard and the goat would be swept off the rocky top by the canopy like garbage.

The balsam fir tree was gradually washed to the edge of the rock, suddenly, the money leopard roared, biting a branch, twisting the neck, desperately pushing forward. The balsam tree was too big and the leopard alone was not strong enough. The goat also used its two horns against the trunk of the tree and together they pushed the balsam tree into the mudslide, eliminating the danger.

When it was dark, the momentum of the mudslide began to weaken. I thought that the leopard must be hungry at this moment, and in the morning, only the leopard and a pile of white sheep bones would be visible at the front peak of the rock. When I woke up the next morning, I looked up at the rock, and I dare say I saw a unique shot in the world: the leopard was lying on its side, already awake. The baby goat was curled up in its arms, sleeping so peacefully and quietly.

Until noon, both the leopard and the goat were getting along well. When the sun was in the west, the mudslide had receded by a large margin. It was time to withdraw. The leopard leaped into the mudslide and steadily moved forward. The little goat also followed, but its body was too thin and was about to be swallowed by the mudslide. At this point, the leopard dropped its tail and let the goat hold it in its mouth, then they broke through the mud and ascended the right bank.

After a while, they both calmed down from the excitement and joy of being back from the dead and stood opposite each other in silence. I think, soon there will be another scene of goodbye moving scene. But I thought wrong again, the money leopard roared, jumped abruptly, the bloody mouth, a bite of a small goat. All of a sudden, I was blinded, really fragile peace ah.

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Phyllis A Johnson

I love writting.

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