Group+B

This page is for Group B only: =**Catching a Skunk is Tricky Business**=
 * 1) **Mandy Heathcock**
 * 2) **Shamon Jackson**
 * 3) **Kelli Miller**
 * 4) **Maxine Nelson**


 * The fat thing was too big to fit in that bucket. I don't know why it thought it could hide in there. I'm telling you, when it laid eyes on me, it jumped out like there's no tomorrow and ran under the table so fast that all I saw was a streak of fur.

I grabbed the broom and my mind was set-- I was going to catch that skunk. I've never been the type of person to go after danger, always preferring to just kind of walk away casually and pretend I didn't know what was going on, but when it comes down to wild animals invading my home I'm certainly not going to go down without a fight. With a firm grip on the broom in my hand, I gave a wayward glance and began on my war path. KMiller

Immediately, the fat skunk began running farther under the table. I followed knocking over chairs and all. I knew that this was going to be a tedious task, and the skunk's next move proved me right. Once the skunk had escaped the cover of the table, he headed toward the laundry room. Upon entering the room, he found shelter behind the dryer. "Yes!!" I exclaimed, I have you know you fat thing you. Soon as I began to swing my broom, did he quickly, and unexpectantly, run between my legs, out of the laundry door! Needless to say that I franticly began screaming and swinging. SJACKSON

The dumb thing was so fast on his toes. I dropped the broom and made a quick dash into the kitchen and hopped upon the counter. My heart was pounding as if I was going into cardiac arrest. My eyes kept on roaming around, and then what do you know, the rascal appears from behind the couch. The skunk looked into my scary eyes and I was left with a chill all over my body. I tapped on my chin thinking what do I do next. I picked up a fork from the kitchen sink and tossed it towards the fat thing hitting him on the hind.The skunk high tailed it out of my sight squirming. MNelson

The skunk never looked back. He was as afraid of me as I was of him. But, there was no way he was going to ruin my day! That skunk ran out from behind the couch and into the sitting area. You would know that I had company and they had been wondering what all the fuss was about. They had heard me screaming in the other rooms. Well, the skunk ran past Aunt Ethel and Uncle Max. Cousin Leroy started chasing the skunk. I was right behind him. Then I realized, I dropped my broom in the other room! I went back to get the broom. When I returned, Cousin Leroy had cornered that skunk behind the entertainment center. I handed him the broom and stood back, while waiting patiently with my company to see what Cousin Leroy was going to do. mheathcock**


 * All of the sudden Aunt Ethel took off runing towards the kitchen as Uncle Max took off after her. I couln't believe they left me standing there frozen with fear like an icicle. The next thing I knew Aunt Ethel was runnng in with a can of Raid screaming,"Kill it! Kill it!" She was running so fast and hard that she couldn't stop in time to keep from crashing into Cousin Leroy. Lucky for my televison set, Uncle Max was fast on Aunt Ethel's heels. Would you believe it? Uncle Max caught that television set right before it was about to land on Cousin Leroy's leg! KMiller

"ETHEEEELLLL!!!!!!", screamed cousin Leroy, dropping the broom, "Watch where your running to! Your trying to kill that fat skunk, not me, and why in the world do you have a can of Raid? A skunk is not an insect!" Immediately Cousin Leroy and Aunt Ethel began bickering. Quietly, Uncle Max sat the television back on the stand and disappeared through the garage door. "Great!" I thought!! I have been left alone with two bickering family members, and one fat skunk that was still cornered behind the entertainment center! Just as I began to cry, Uncle Max returned from the garage carrying a.....S. Jackson

suitcase and yelling, "That's it! I'm sending this here critter packing!" The skunk was still frozen by the shock of all the comotion going on around him. Uncle Max reached down with his bare hand and grabbed that skunk by the tail. As he did the skunk sprayed him wth the most foul smelling spray you ever smelled. Aunt Ethel said, "The only way you'll get rid of that smell is to bath in tomato juice." KMiller

Uncle Max said, you must be out of your mind. I'm not bathing in tomato juice. How in the world do you expect tomato juice to get rid of this awful smell. I don't even like the smell of tomato juice. I'll just take a long hot bubble bath and that should kill the smell. Any suggestions Cousin Leroy? I bet you have heard how to get rid of this smell. Didn't your boss find himself in this same predicament last summer? MNelson

Well, Uncle Max put that skunk in the suticase and started out the door, fussing the whole time about tomato juice. About the time Uncle Max reached the door, my husband was entering. You would have to see it to believe it, but my husband ran right into Uncle Max and there went the suitcase. On the floor once again is that nasty skunk. Aunt Ethel and Cousin Leroy start screaming and running for the skunk. My husband realized that a skunk ran out of the suitcase. He said, "What in the world has been going on around here? That skunk has got to go." Now, I am really, really upset. Something has got to give. So, I walk to the back yard and unleashed my pet dog. I don't care how bad he messes up my home. It can't be worse than the smell. I can't take that smell no more. I walked back in with my dog and........mheathcock

to my suprise, that old fat skunk was staring directly into our eyes. My dog started barking nonstop as if he had seen a ghost and immediately began chasing that old fat skunk. Around and around and around the couch they went. I guess my dog got wind of that awful smelI because he went running out the back door never returning. Aunt Ethel and Cousin Leroy thought that was the funniest thing. I guess the smell was even too much for the dog to bare. We have got to come up with a plan so that we can get rid of this skunk once and for all. Why don't we set a trap and see what happens, said Uncle Max. MNelson**

I see Cousin Leroy dash to the shed out back. I follow, as well as the rest of us. There has got to be something out there to catch that skunk with. I hear Cousin Leroy going through every cabinet. In a corner, he finds a trap that generally goes in the woods to trap animals that are the same size as a skunk. So, we figure we can use it. Now, we are on our way back to the house. Uncle Max and Cousin Leroy set up the trap near the couch. Aunt Ethel and I are in the kitchen at this point, trying to freshen the house up some. You know, you can't use enough Lysol spray when a skunk is present. My husband decided it was too much for him, so he went to his momma. Uncle Max and Cousin Leroy join us in the kitchen. We figure it will be best to leave the skunk alone for a while. Maybe he will make his way to the trap. After about fifteen minutes, we hear something happening in the other room. Aunt Ethel speaks up and says, "Let's go check it out!" mheathcock

To our relief, the fat skunk had found his way into the trap! "Yaaaaaaaayyyy!!!!", screamed Aunt Ethel. That fat skunk wasn't so smart after all. Now that the skunk had been captured, the next question on everyone's mind was who was going to release it back into the wild. As if he could read our minds, Uncle Max announced that it would not be him. Aunt Ethel stated that her job was to freshen the house, and that Cousin Leroy and I should complete the task. Being brave, and ready to put this entire skunk situation behind us, I agreed. Together Cousin Leroy and I lifted the trap which housed the skunk and took it deep into the woods behind my home. Taking a step forward, and reaching out a nervous hand, I unfastened the latch on the trap door and the fat skunk ran free. That was the last time that uninvited house guest was ever seen!!! sjackson