One day, a couple of decades ago, I was sitting on the sand, watching the ocean in Long Beach, California. It was a weekday, and the beach was pretty sparsely populated, with only a few blankets dotting the landscape.
About 50 yards in front of me, a mother and her young child were enjoying a picnic of sandwiches under a small umbrella. They ate their lunch in a leisurely fashion, watching the waves roll in and the gulls fly around. When they were finished, they rolled up what was left of their sandwiches and put them in a small paper lunch bag, which the mother folded neatly, to ensure it was properly closed. She carefully placed the bag in the shade of the umbrella so the contents wouldn't spoil as quickly in the hot sun.
After several minutes, the child stood up and urged his mother to take him to the water. She graciously obliged and they made their way to the water's edge. As soon as they left the vicinity of the blanket, a circling gull swooped down and made straight for the paper bag. With one peck he tore a hole in the bottom of the bag, exposing the sandwiches. With the second peck, he took the sandwiches in his mouth, gobbled them down and flew off in the blink of an eye.
It was getting late. I gathered my things and made my way back to my car, wondering what the mother and her child would think when they returned from their swim and found their pillaged picnic satchel.
Haa, what a great story. I could actually believe that that is straight from reality!
Very well written too. I really enjoyed it thank you. 😀
That sounds exactly like what gulls do! Thanks for entering!
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