It was a fine day for a picnic. Mom asked me if I wanted to spend the day at the beach with friends.
I was overjoyed and soon contacted Minnie, Bob and Freddie.


It was great to have friends together. Mom said it was good of Bob to bring along his beach ball.
We found a nice spot under a shady tree. It was high tide and the sea was calm.
We decided to canoe. We rented two canoes. Minnie and Freddie have the same canoe
whilst I partnered with Bob. Mom told us not to venture too far out as it might be dangerous.



"Minnie! Freddie! You won't be able to catch us up." shouted Bob as we paddled in the open sea. "Don't be too sure! Bob." Freddie challenged back.
On the instant, they paddled hard trying to overtake us. Big boats passed by and there were
ripples rocking our canoes. Freddie and Minnie managed to beat us. Laughter filled the salty air
as we enjoyed the game. Looking at Mom at the beach, I waved her.


Suddenly, out of nowhere, a crocodile swam past our canoe. Its tail knocked hard Freddie and Minnie's canoe and it capsized. All the laughter had gone now. We were filled with horror.
I looked into the water to catch the glimpse of the crocodile. It was not very big but was strong enough to tackle us. Freddie managed to turn the canoe back and helped Minnie back to it.
Soon after, Freddie got into it.  The crocodile was on its way to us.  We paddled hard ... very hard.  The picnickers saw everything and were terrified too. They waved their hands and shouted
for help. 
The coast guards spotted them and came to the rescue. We were relieved to see them in the nick of the time. The crocodile was shot. Blood splurted out and it was killed instantly.


We were glad that everyone is safe.