Chen Kai took a small fish out of the wooden bucket, placed it on the bamboo raft, and coaxed, "I have fish! Want to try some?"
The little creature saw the fish and immediately climbed onto the bamboo raft, happily eating them.
Daya said happily, "I didn't expect this little guy to be so unafraid of people. I used to be unable to catch him, he was so fierce and would even attack people."
Chen Kai said with a smile, "There are always a few oddballs among the same kind. Now we've run into this fearless idiot."
"Moreover, these little creatures won't attack people unless you provoke them. People always try to catch them when they see them, which poses a threat to them, so of course they will attack."
Da Ya laughed and said, "After it's tamed, it will help catch fish. When people see it, of course they'll want to catch it."
Suddenly, Zhou Siya shouted, "Ah! It ran away! It ran away!"
The little creature ate the fish and then swam away.
At this moment, Chen Laosi and the others swam back.
"What happened? Did we encounter a giant softshell turtle?" Old Chen asked anxiously.
Daya said happily, "It's not a softshell turtle, it's an otter. It's so cute! It just climbed onto the bamboo raft, ate some fish, and then ran away."
That's right, that little thing is an otter.
Otters are timid, cunning, cautious, and docile. They prefer to hunt at night and are rarely active during the day. Despite this, otters are voracious predators, and amphibians, fish, beavers, raccoons, snapping turtles, snakes, and crocodiles can all become their prey.
Upon hearing that it wasn't a softshell turtle, Chen Laosi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then we'll continue fishing. Call us if you need anything. After we're done fishing, I'll take you to catch birds."
After Chen Laosi finished speaking, he swam away.
Chen Nong said regretfully, "Why didn't you catch the otter just now?"
Chen Shi also said, "If it gets on the bamboo raft, you can just grab a wooden basin, cover it up, and catch it."
Daya said awkwardly, "I was so focused on looking at it that I forgot." The otter was so cute; all she could think about was how to pet it.
Suddenly, Zhou Siya excitedly shouted, "Wow! The otter is back! Look, it even caught some fish!"
The otters boarded their bamboo raft and spat out the fish from their mouths.
The fish was still lively and about to jump back into the lake when the otter quickly killed it and threw it onto the bamboo raft.
Then the otter nudged itself next to Chen Kai, darting around him and having a great time.
Seeing that the little guy was having a lot of fun by himself, Chen Kai squatted down to play with him. As soon as Chen Kai touched the otter's body, it twisted and turned, as if asking to be petted.
When Da Ya and the others saw their uncle touch the otter, they excitedly shouted, "Wow! He touched it! He touched it!"
As Chen Kai petted the otter, he said, "Come on, you guys can touch it too."
Da Ya and the others quickly reached out their hands to pet the otters. The otters weren't shy at all, rubbing against one here and another there.
Chen Kai said, "Let's take the otters back and raise them."
Daya said happily, "Great! Great! Our family will have otters now."
Chen Nong said happily, "I will catch fish to feed it every day."
Xiao Tian frowned and said, "It's too fishy, throw it back into the lake." They actually like such a fishy thing.
Chen Nong said with a smile, "It's okay, Xiao Tian, we'll give it a bath later, and it won't smell fishy after the bath."
Chen Kai suppressed a laugh, just waiting for you guys to give the otters a bath.
After Chen Nong and his friends had played with the otter enough, they took the otter into the water and gave it a good wash.
The otter thought they were playing with it, so it didn't resist and let them rub and knead it here and there.
The more Chen Nong and his team washed, the more they felt something was wrong. Why did it smell fishier the more they washed?
Otters get smellier the more you wash them because their scent glands are highly developed. When their skin is subjected to impact, they secrete a lot of foul-smelling liquid. Therefore, you only need to let otters swim more often; there's no need to specifically scrub their bodies.
Seeing their puzzled expressions, Chen Kai suppressed a laugh and said, "Be careful, don't hurt it, or it will bite."
Although otters are generally docile, they can become extremely fierce if provoked.
Otters also have a lesser-known side: they are very vengeful. Chen Kai once saw a news report about a bullying baboon in a zoo that constantly harassed the baby otter that lived with it. The baby otter was powerless to fight back. The baboon not only hit the otter but also stepped on its head. Even worse, when swimming underwater, the baboon would support the otter's head to prevent it from breathing or getting ashore.
I wonder if the baboon knows the saying, "Those who do many evil deeds will surely perish," for daring to bully a fierce otter. We must realize we'll face retaliation. While a single otter is powerless to fight back, a group of otters is a different story. Perhaps the bullied otter finally couldn't take it anymore and summoned its companions. After catching the otter, this group dragged the baboon into the water.
Although the baboon struggled to break free, it was no match for the vengeful and ferocious otters. The otters held the baboon tightly, retaliating in kind. Ultimately, the baboon could not withstand the horde of otters, its strength failing, and it was crushed to death by the enraged otters.
After Chen Nong and the others washed the otter for a while, they carried it onto the bamboo raft.
Daya waved her hand in front of her face and said with disgust, "Why did you make it so fishy?"
Chen Nong frowned and said, "I don't know what's wrong either. This otter is getting smellier and smellier the more I wash it. I'll wash it again with soap when I get home."
Zhou Siya said, "Why don't you go soak in the lake for a while longer? You smell terrible."
"Oh!" Chen Nong replied, then he carried the otter down with him.
Daya shouted, "Don't take the otter away! Let us play with it for a while!"
Chen Nong and the others swam away without looking back. They wanted to play with these otters for a while longer.
Chen Laosi and his men hauled in another net, this time catching several big fish.
Sanya and her friend were planning to sneak ashore to look for bird nests. If they couldn't catch big birds, they could catch small ones!
However, when they reached the shore, there was only a small beach with no bird nests at all, so they had to go ashore to look for them in the forest.
Sanya sighed, "If only the shore were made of rocks, some birds would nest in the caves."
Er Ya said, "It's okay. Look, there's a cliff inside. Let's climb up and take a look. Maybe we can find a bird's nest."
In the distance, the beautiful, undulating mountains wind and twist, with white clouds swirling around their peaks. Looking around at the surrounding peaks, the clouds and mist swirl around them. Some peaks are as high as mountains, peeking out of the clouds like lotus flowers emerging from the water, while others are low and hilly, with strange shapes.
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