Li Du's education had led him to believe that Africa was just a bunch of dry land with water shortages everywhere .
Of course, this was true for many parts of Africa . After all, the Sahara desert was here . But beyond that, there were plenty of places with plenty of water .
Abdo found a swamp, came back, waved, and the group of people followed him .
This swamp covered a very wide area; it must have been hundreds of hectares . Water became more sparse during winter, and many parts of the swamp still had water . During spring and summer, the swamp probably swelled into a lake .
Li Du spoke his hypothesis, and the lion hunter said, "Yes, it will . In another month, when there is heavy rain, there will be a large reservoir of water here . "
There were many animals living in the swamp; not only crocodiles but pythons, big spiders, and so on lurked in the waters . They needed to be careful .
Abdo walked in front . The lion hunter warned Li Du and the others that they must follow where he stepped . One wrong step and they could get trapped in the swamp .
Brother Wolf took off his belt so that in case someone fell into the swamp, he could come to their rescue .
Li Du turned around and gave a command to Ah Meow and the other little ones . "Follow me, do you understand? Follow me where I go? Follow my footsteps?"
Ah Meow stared at him with big round eyes and nodded his head vigorously .
They didn't actually understand what Li Du meant, but they did recognize the words "do you understand?" . They would automatically nod whenever they hear them .
Li Du stepped carefully in the marsh . This area was shaped similar to the hilly grassland as small humps of land spread out around the marsh .
After walking for a while, they saw the body of a young antelope floating in the water .
The lion hunter said, "The unfortunate creature fell into the swamp and drowned . "
"Why is the body floating if it drowned?" asked Lu Guan .
Without the lion hunter answering, Li Du said, "Quite simply, at the beginning of death, the temperature inside the body is higher than the marsh environment . The bacteria multiply quickly, and the decay accelerates from the inside to the outside .
"The bacteria produce a lot of gas, and they bring the body up gradually from the depths of the swamp . So, if you fall in, we can eventually bring your body back to the United States . "
Lu Guan carefully stepped on a stone; he glanced back at Li Du and smiled . "Ha! I won't fall in, but your little babies are about to . "
Li Du looked back and his skull almost burst with anger .
He didn't know if the four little ones hadn't understood him or if they had entered a rebellious phase . They were not following Li Du .
Ah Meow walked in front of the pack . The ocelot had big paws and a light body, so the pressure he put on the ground was low .
He picked out some clean places to walk, his tail wagging, and hopped easily over the marsh without sinking .
Ali hopped along behind him . Kangaroos moved on their hind legs without putting pressure on their arms . Its feet were very large and made a large area of contact with the ground, so the pressure it created was also relatively small and it would not fall into the marsh .
Crispy Noodles was smart . He was following Ah Meow, but when Li Du turned around he quickly ran back to the trail, avoiding getting stuck in the swamp .
This left Ah Ow, who was seeking death as she ran about in the swamp . She was running happily even though her hair had become wet with mud .
Li Du growled, "Ah Ow, get back now!"
Ah Ow was startled . Afraid of being beaten, she stopped and looked warily at Li Du .
Abdo looked back and cried out in surprise . The lion hunter translated, "Get her out of there . The marsh is dangerous over there . "
The danger had already appeared . Ah Ow hadn't been paying attention as she ran . When she stopped, her limbs gradually sank into the mire .
Mexican wolves were naturally alert and had a strong sense of danger .
Sensing that something was wrong, she started to climb quickly .
Li Du was worried and said, "Hurry up and find a way to save Ah Ow . "
He had seen on television that if a man fell into a marsh he would sink in if no one saved him .
Reality and television were not the same . Ah Ow was not so helpless . She struggled hard and pulled her legs from the mud .
The wolf did not start sinking as Li Du had imaged she would . Seeing this, he breathed a sigh of relief .
As Ah Ow struggled, some small fish and worms in the mud surfaced . A few birds were flying overhead and one with a red tail swooped down to catch worms for food .
Just as the bird reached the water, a shadow suddenly appeared under the surface; with lightning speed, it caught the bird .
A big head gradually surfaced . Its opened mouth closed at it swallow the bird—it did not chew but swallowed it whole .
The breath that Li Du had been sighing in relief suddenly got caught in his throat .
It wasn't a crocodile that had popped its head out . Otherwise, Ah Ow would have been in for it . This creature, however, looked like a predator as well . What had emerged was a big frog!
The frog's head was the size of a child's head, and it crept slowly out of the swamp . It was dark brown and not much smaller than the porcupine they had met .
And because frogs are so broad, they looked bigger than porcupines .
In short, Li Du was shocked when he saw the frog . Lu Guan, who was beside him, hissed, "What monster is that? Such a big creature—could it even be called frog?"
"A giant frog!" Brother Wolf said .
Ah Ow was also surprised by the frog's size . She stared at it . Her mouth opened slowly in shock .
By contrast, the giant frog was much calmer . It glanced at Ah Ow, shook its body calmly, and got ready to drill back down into the mud .
It had splashed a face full of mud on Ah Ow, which had made her very angry, but she did not dare to provoke the giant frog .
The lesson from provoking the porcupine still lingered painfully on her chest—who knew what type of danger this giant frog presented?
Ali's temper was bad . When its sister Ah Ow was bullied, it felt threatened .
Its hind legs beat vigorously and it quickly approached the giant frog, suddenly smashing it with a fist .
The giant frog was thick with fat, and its flesh was thick as well . Ali's fist didn't do any real harm .
Still, the blow hurt, especially because Ali could punch very quickly . The straight punch made the big frog tremble .
The lion hunter was shocked . "F*ck! Your kangaroo has a bad temper!"
The frog's big mouth was open, and its thick and long tongue suddenly stuck to Ali's neck . It dragged Ali back and even tried to drag Ali into its mouth .
Ali staggered in the mud, unable to steady itself .
In this way, Li Du and the others were worried, but they could not go over . Animals could run in the mud, but it didn't mean a man could!
Chapter end
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