One of our fellow missionaries (Tracy Singleton) has had a rather exciting week. It first started downtown on Cairo road when he was almost the victim of a pick-pocket. He was walking through a crowded section of the street when a gentleman passing in front of him grabbed his shoulders. Instinctively, Tracy grabbed his back pocket where his wallet was located and found that it was already half-way out. Another guy, standing behind him, was trying to steal his wallet. When Tracy realized what was going on, he yelled "Thief! Thief!" The two men just walked away.
Later in the week another interesting thing happened to Tracy. He was standing in front of his house when he noticed what looked like a snake on the other side of the yard. So, in curiosity, he walked towards it to get a better look. When he got about 10 feet away, he saw that it wasn't one snake, but two. They were Cobras that were mating. Here's where the fun began. Cobras become highly aggressive during mating season. These two particular snakes were no exception. They stopped what they were doing and started chasing Tracy! Unfortunately, he didn't have anything to defend himself with, so he just back-peddled as fast as he could. When he reached the door of his house (snakes still chasing him), he picked up a container that was on the ground beside the door and hurled it at them. This was enough for the snakes to stop the chase and allow Tracy enough time to open the door and get inside of the house.
So, all that to say, it's been quite an interesting week for our friend Tracy.
1 comment:
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I didn't used to be all that afraid of snakes, but I also never envisioned people being chased down by them.
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