Aleyamma Jacob - Life is Precious

The enormous hump-backed whale
attracted the attention of the vacationers.
Like a stone he sank into the sea.
To explore the sea and to observe
the hump-backed whales
was his life-long desire.
Dave had saved all
his earnings - for what?
Yes, to spend a vacation under
the sea to see the whales.
His life-long desire has come true.
Off he went to the sea
with others in the yacht.
The long-awaited hour had come
to see the natural environment
of the hump-backed whales.
From the yacht he could hear
the deafening sound of the whales
splashing in the water.
There it comes, not one, not two
but three big whales were
surfacing near the yacht.
Alas, in the excitement
he jumped from the yacht.
The misled jump was into the
midst of a mother and baby whale.
Without his knowledge the male
whale was escorting the others.
The mother whale flipped
her enormous tail up.
He cried out in pain.
His left thigh was like a
dry twig hanging down a tree.
He thought his last days were near.
He cried out for help, but no help came.
At last a heaven-sent angel came to
help him and dragged him to the shore.
Off they went in the ambulance to the
hospital and the doctors saved his life.
He said, 'Life is precious.'

Aleyamma Jacob

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