THE WATER WORLD

The great menace! The Animal Kingdom is organized in hierarchy. Ants have soldier-ants, bees have worker-bees, fishes? I believe they have guard-fishes in paling. As guards, they live in shallow waters, under stones waiting for unsuspecting intruders. The guy I got acquainted-to one day was the size of the now five-peso coin. In one regular gol-gol run we had, I stepped on it. Its thorny fin is laced with poison designed not to kill but to make victim suffer excruciating pain. The antidote, old folks say is to have a girl pee on the stung area. Or, keep the sting to yourself then look for stone small enough for you to pick up with your mouth and keep it there until remedied. Now, what if in so doing, another guard gets you? You can always opt for the first antidote.