AN INCIDENT : ATTACKED BY CROCODILE

           Terrance lives in the interiors of Sabah. One day, he went to visit his friends. His friends lived at the other side of the river, so he had to go there by boat. Terrence left the longhouse, which was his friends' house hurriedly when the day was getting late and dark. He started paddled down the stream slowly.

           After rowing for about a moment, Terrance noticed something was moving in the water. It was a ferocious looking crocodile. At first, Terrance was panicked but he tried to calm himself down. He tried to paddle as fast as he could to avoid the fierce creature. Unfortunately, the crocodile kept on following him. Suddenly, the crocodile attacked him. He nearly fell into the sea / fell overboat. Luckily, he managed to steady himself. He quickly took out his shotgun and fired the crocodile.

           However, he missed to shoot the ferocious looking crocodile. It struggled and attacked Terrence again. He shot the second time. This time he was able to shoot the crocodile in its head. The nearby villages heard the sound of the shotgun. They hurried run towards Terrence to lend a hand.

           The helpful villagers found that the crocodile had died. They helped Terrance out of the boat and pulled the dead crocodile out from the sea. They tied the crocodile on a bamboo and carried it to the village. Terrence felt relieve that he managed to save himself.

Vocabulary

hurriedly : 匆忙地

ferocious :凶猛的

struggled : 挣扎