Peter Falls for Nessie
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“Right on” exclaimed Peter. Gulping down the last of his milk he sprinted up the stairs; changed into older trousers and shoes (these suggestions from his aunt). He was as excited as he’d been in a long while. “Fishing...wow wait ‘til the lads hear about my holidays. I can say I went fishing for the monster in the loch. Even if I don’t believe in it.” He grinned mischievously...”Wonder what I’d do if I really caught “ol’ Nessie?” He laughed and went downstairs.
Peter found Uncle Sam at the shed in the back waiting with poles and bait. They walked toward the edge of the embankment, a good quarter of a mile from the back door. It was a beautiful morning; the sun shining bright above them; the birds singing; the breeze gently blowing warm and soft against their cheeks. Peter felt a contentment he’d not felt before. He was experiencing a bond between himself and this older edition of his father. He would have had a hard time explaining his feelings should he have been questioned. Luckily he wasn’t.
They stood looking down the bank at the loch. It was a peaceful scene. The trees lining both sides of the loch were sparse in some spots, thick in others. From where they stood they could see ripples on the water. A few small fishing boats were out in the loch sitting still, patiently waiting for fish to nibble; no one anticipating trouble from Nessie. “Could there really be something to the tales about a monster lurking in the largest volume of water in any of
“How deep is the
“Well, noo, said Sam, “I’ll give ye an example. “If the Americans could bring over their
“Wow,” exclaimed Peter, whose class last term had compared building sizes for an arithmetic problem.
“Och, aye,” continued Sam; “It’s supposed to be anywhere from 754 feet to 900 feet .plus in some places.
“How long is it?”
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Peter refused to look at his siblings, Jamie,(15) and Alison, (13) seated across from him. His crying and pleading had done nothing to change the inevitable. They were on the train traveling to
Resisting friendly overtures by his aunt and uncle, a recalcitrant Peter finds his life rearranged; he meets the Loch Ness monster! Believers and unbelievers invade his domain. Newsmen, photographers, television crews make a trek to Dream Cottage. Returning to Glasgow and parents, they are deluged with cameras, queries, and anxious newsmen wanting first hand accounts of ''Nessie.School commences with an assembly in the auditorium. Peter is on parade; Jamie and Alison sharing the limelight.Questions and answer time is in full bloom. Excitement. Then... one lad drops a negative bombshell. ''My faither says it''s all a hoax. Nessie doesn''t walk on land. My faither says the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau is paying you to get tourists to traipse up there ''cause their business is right now.''
About the Author
Born Catherine Scott McNeill, in
In 19 69 Catherine applied and was accepted as a freshman student at
Story telling has been a part of her life’s fabric.