Day 3: Diagram
Today’s plot is so complex I believe it requires a diagram.
Observant readers will clearly see the high-tension cable flinging human and attached crocodile into the air.
Those of an artistic bent will see much more. The billabong (that’s Australian for “pond”) has the characteristic Australian greenish hue, while the eucalyptus is the kind that turns pink in summer (overseas readers may not believe it, but there are some on my street*).
The narrator is coloured purple to represent the many colours of multicultural Australia. He and the crocodile both have blue eyes, which represents man’s close relationship to nature, and our global responsibility toward our planet.
The crocodile’s red teeth represent blood and gore as he clamps down on the narrator’s leg.
*Okay, they’re mostly white.
Day 2: Gory tale
If you have a sensitive disposition and a vivid imagination, you may not want to read this one (it’s not graphically written, so let’s call it a rather gentle PG rating):
On February 19, 1945, nine hundred Japanese soldiers retreated across a swamp in Burma. The swamp was sixteen kilometres wide and filled with saltwater crocodiles.
I bet you know where this is going.
Twenty soldiers were captured by the British. Five hundred escaped.
The remaining three hundred and eighty men were never seen again.
Felicity Banks 