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Green Grootslang With Giant Tusks

A large green grootslang with giant tusks shook down a bunch of red and yellow mollusks hunted them down Northeast of Gerogetown Scaring sweet corn off of their stalks and husks

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Bill Baker

Date: 5/16/2022 4:04:00 PM

Those Gooseslangs can be quite destructive! Creative, Caren.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 5/17/2022 2:10:00 AM

I love the word Gooselangs. I may have to use it more often.

L Milton Hankins

Date: 5/16/2022 8:30:00 AM

Hmmm...I never heard of a grootslang, but he sounds like a fearsome creature!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/16/2022 1:42:00 PM

Hmmm...I learn something new every day. This was my bit of knowledge for today!

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 5/16/2022 12:16:00 PM

he is from an African folk tale Here is what it says online: The Grootslang or Grote Slang (Afrikaans and Dutch for "big snake") is a legendary creature that is reputed to dwell in a deep cave in the Richtersveld, South Africa.