Submitted by: Alan Rogers(8) Log in to become a member of Alan Rogers's Fan Club!
Would you place your child in close proximity to a tiger's cage in order to take a picture? A mom and dad did exactly that at the County Fair this week. This dumb act encouraged one of the tigers to reach out through the cage, and try to detach the young man's head. Tigers being tigers. I certainly hope the parents managed to get a good snapshot. Film can be very expensive.
Apparently the tiger was far sighted, and this caused the animal to miss its mark. The big cat did manage to get one claw on the young man's head, but that's like having one number in the lotto. You get nothing. The child received fourteen stitches, and the scare of his young life. They should have fed the irresponsible parents to the tiger.
After the incident, people began protesting and complaining about whether it was necessary to have these types of cats at a County Fair. They should be bellyaching about the dumb parents who would place their child in such danger.
There's a very good reason why they need the jungle cats at the County Fair. In this town, the only reason a fat redneck would leave his stool at the bar is so he could stagger over to the Fair and gawk at the tigers. The cats help in the fight against alcoholism. They have cows at the Fair, but nobody ever complains about them.
I have never attended a County Fair, but it's not because the animals frighten me. Fairs are a place where large sweaty people like to congregate, similar to a Wal-Mart.
I would like to make a suggestion in order to calm the small town hysteria. The County Fair should be surrounded by a fence twenty feet tall, and after paying the admission fee, the patrons would be required to remain on the grounds until the tiger is fed.
During this time, one tiger would be permitted to run loose on the Fairgrounds. This would be explained to potential ticket buyers, giving them one opportunity to change their mind before entering. Everyone deserves a chance in life.
Think how exciting it would be to know there's one tiger wandering free and searching for supper. You could attach yourself to a large group of people, cognizant of the fact you only have to outrun one of them. Better yet, just listen for screams of agony and then hurry to the exhibits in the opposite direction.
You could buy a sausage sandwich, and slip it inside your mother's purse. The County Fair could be fun for the whole family, and good exercise.
Would you place your child in front of a tiger's cage to take his picture?
Alan Rogers lives in Tucson with his wife of 29 years Mary. They enjoy hiking in the desert and searching for gold. After working as a mattress maker, yogurt cook and knitting machine operator, Alan has spent the last 22 years in the behavioral health field. Working the last 12 years in a psychiatric facility inspired Alan to write his first novel.
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