Moose in the Sprinklers

  Moose in the Sprinklers

  By Anne Spackman

  Copyright 2012 by Anne Spackman

  Smashwords Edition

  Picture by J Schmidt 1977, NPS in public domain

  One day on the edge of the city of Anchorage, Alaska, a young moose cow was wandering in the woods outside a house. She was just looking for food and had come into the city hoping to find some. She hadn’t intended to go into the city, but had made her way from the forests into town gradually.

  As the seven foot tall moose cow came to the woods behind a house, she saw something strange. There were sprinklers on in the back yard. Well, the young moose cow had never seen anything like them before! She ventured timidly to the edge of the house’s back yard, where there were shrubs and pretty flowers in rows. Then, she decided to go ahead and step into the yard to see what the sprinklers were all about. On accident, she knocked over a ceramic pot with flowers in it. Startled a bit by the noise of the pot when it broke, she nonetheless progressed into the yard, still curious about the sprinklers.

  After deciding to go into the yard, the young moose cow finally reached the sprinklers and started to play. She jumped a bit, and walked a bit over them, getting wet and letting the spray soak her feet. She moved about and felt the water the water at her feet. It was fun! She loved the sprinklers!

  As the young moose cow played in the sprinklers, the people in the house began to take notice of her. They were looking outside the window, and saw the young moose cow, lightly jump over the sprinklers! They were amazed by her antics in the yard. She seemed delighted by the water.

  So John Harrington, the owner of the house, got out his webcam and took some footage of the moose in the sprinklers. The moose didn’t know that she was being filmed. But she was having the time of her life, jumping and playing in the sprinklers.

  After half an hour, the young moose cow finally got tired playing in the sprinklers, and she decided to go back into the woods to look for food.

  The next day, the young moose cow returned to the yard. In time, she became a celebrity as the local news team aired the footage John Harrington had taken of her playing in the sprinklers. But she was never disturbed by anyone as she played in the sprinklers.

  For a time, the young moose cow disappeared. Then one afternoon more than a year after she had first appeared in the yard, she returned, this time with two young moose calves. The moose cow led her babies into the yard. They were quite energetic and jumped high around the sprinklers, having the time of their lives!

  The strangest things happen in Alaska.

 

 

  Anne Spackman, Moose in the Sprinklers

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