Sunday, April 18, 2010

Struggle for life

Chameleon was struggling hard for its life. It fell in the septic tank and was trying to come out but slipped back because of the slippery surface of flush. It was trying again and again. It took rest to regain its energy. It attempted once more. All was in vain.

I was watching it, how it could be saved? Have I to put my hands in filthy water of septic tank?

35 comments:

  1. use a spoon...
    or a net or something sieve..
    or a cup...
    depending on size of the chameleon ..

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  2. a twisted coat hanger on which it could climb....?

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  3. "Have I to put my hands in filthy water of septic tank? "

    You MUST.
    After all u will save a life.....lol

    Try it sister.

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  4. dont do that... try for a prop to help it!

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  5. Get some gloves.. Put you hand Get it out.. SAVE it

    and Then Take the GLOVEs out
    AND THEN WASh you hands a hundred times , I ain't shaking you hand otherwise ha ha haha :)

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  6. oooooooops! and eeeeeeeeks!! u could use the gloves for not touching that water!!! I knew a friend who fell into the city drainage hole and she felt she was stinking even after a 100 baths later!!

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  7. Go for it gal...dip ur hands in!!!:P
    I was too young to remember. As a baby I had a bout of food poisoning and was admitted. The doc put me on glucose. Since I was too little my grand dad held me in his arms..

    I was shitting all over his dhothi but he held on until the course was over

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  8. hi, your poems are fantastic..
    Morris

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  9. Chandrika,

    You could use a stick. I have done it few times to rescue something or the other. Only thing is that you have to be fast as they tend to cling to stick but as soon out of danger they clamber up.

    Take care

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  10. use gloves and then try again.ise hi kahte hai---struggle for life.take care.

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  11. A chameleon you said ! Phew ! In the flush tank ! Man, isnt your life interesting ! :)

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  12. chameleon, hmmm.. I go with Harman's suggestion here.

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  13. How interesting :)
    I have no idea what to do in that situation, though.

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  14. was thr analogy thr which i cudnt understand :-s

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  15. Nice one. Even if I see this as a representation of life's facts it is quite often needed that we get our hands dirty to save something or someone.

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  16. Its worth saving a life...even if that means you are in lil trouble isn't it ?

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  17. lots of comments. It must be dead now. Aint it?

    Cheers
    Randeep

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  18. I am so late here. Did it come out ???? Did u help ????

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  19. Well... what's the story now..? Did you save it..?

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  20. Ahh yes....two of my worst nightmares combined..... a filthy septic tank.......and a creepy reptile.
    Quite curious to know ur response to the situation though!!!

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  21. oh my god so what did you do?


    take care an keep writing..........

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  22. I am more interested in what you finally did?

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  23. Did you?? Want to know.. so tell us..

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  24. if its need to be saved.. then get ur hands dirty its all worth it.. to make you feel good about yourself.. else its nothing more than nature's cycle of life..

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  25. Definitely saved but not by putting hands in it. Some other object or something!

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  26. Wow, comments are pouring in here, I don't have any suggestions now, I know its also too late to give suggestions now. Hope the creature is alive. Thanks for stopping by my blog. You have a wonderful blog set up here.

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  27. Nice question!

    So what did you do?

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  28. Thanks everyone for wonderful suggestions. I put the stick in the septic tank and the little creature climbed up and then jumped out.
    I saved the life without getting dirt on my hands. Now everyone can shake hands with me. :-D

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  29. Ahhh...Was scrolling through the comments like mad to know about the fate of the chameleon.
    Afterthoughts: People care! :)

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  30. I saved a lizard recently from the kitchen sink with a old rag!
    Really embarrassing situation. Isn't it?

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  31. @ Shankha : Welocome to my blog! :) Nice to know that u saved the life of a lizard.

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