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Photo - Lisl's Garden - by Nigel A. JAMES
The Day of
the Jackal
Having a
garden is a wonderful thing. And, gardens are not only great for the
spirit, they are spots of creation as well. Wonderful team work.
Man and nature working together.
And, in
Vienna, Lisl Fischer has a wonderful garden. A corner of heaven on
earth. And, it is here that nature comes calling. Trees, plants, and
beauty come in on the wind, and, nocturnal guests include foxes,
bats, badgers, and cats, and many more, too. But, the strangest of
all came early one morning.
It was just
after six. A fine summer's morning. Lisl was out in her garden. All
of a sudden, Lissl felt something behind her. A presence. Very,
very slowly, Lisl turned round. A jackal. And, it was looking at
her. The jackal, a wonderful animal with its spots and light yellow
stripes. And, Lisl and the jackal just stared at each other.
Mesmerized. Neither moved. And then, in a flash, the jackal was
gone. Lisl was very relieved. She had been just a little bit
scared.
But, from
where had the jackal arrived? Lissl phoned up the zoo. No jackals
had escaped. But, what they told her was interesting. Because of
the climate change, Jackals were now spreading out across Europe.
Lisl can expect more jackals in future!
But, the
real mystery remains. How had the jackal found Lisl's garden? Lisl's
garden is in one of the busiest corners of town. Between Lisl's and
the hills are not only two busy roads, but a railway as well. The
jackal had been lucky and Lisl had been lucky as well!
Lisl's day
of the jackal. A beautiful guest if only for just a short while.
