When goldfish eat gravel
Hes choking!
The following story is 100 per cent true. If you dont believe it, just ask Heather Claxton at Mother Nature and shell tell you.
Once upon a time, not too long ago, the phone rang at Mother Nature.
Ron Pfister answered the phone. Unbeknownst to him, the young woman on the other end of the phone was in a total panic.
"My fish is choking on a piece of gravel and I dont know what to do!" she cried frantically.
Ron remained calm, as only Ron can do, and offered up the following piece of advice: "Remove the fish from the tank, lay him on the counter, hold firmly to the tail and SQUEEZE until the gravel pops out."
Of course Ron was joking. He didnt think for a moment the woman on the other end of the phone was serious or that she would, for a second, believe he was serious.
But the young lady was worried about her goldfish. She was confident she could follow Rons instructions.
"Okay," she told Ron. "Ill be right back!"
Ron was shocked. His jaw dropped. She didnt think he was serious did she?
"No! No! No!" he cried into the phone. "Dont do it. Im just kidding."
The young womans face went blank. "What am I going to do?" she asked.
And then, an idea popped into her head. "I know," she said as she put down the phone.
She ran to the sink and grabbed a shish-ka-bob skewer.
She laid the fish on the table and ever so gently stuck the skewer in the fishs mouth and pried out the piece of gravel.
Pop! Out it comes.
The fish was thrown back into the tank. The young lady breathed a sigh of relief.
The little goldfish was happy. The little goldfishs owner was happy. Ron was happy.
And everyone lived happily ever after.
