Weekend Freewrite 03/17/2018 - Single Prompt Option – I saw a wild pig running down the street

I live in Thailand now, and though I have not I seen a wild pig running down the street- this occurrence is not out of the question. Wildlife and wild animals are certainly here. I have seen live pigs going to market or slaughterhouses in trucks. When I was in Northern Thailand I am sure I heard animals being slaughtered in places near me. The sound is awful and ends abruptly.

I mostly run into chickens, dogs in packs, cats sitting alone, and rats in the trash or running along the street a night. Bangkok is basically sitting on a flood plain of the Chao Phraya River and this drains much of the land north of here. So the animals are very at home and active and do not belong to anyone; so they are always present.

I have had to learn not to be afraid of any of the animals, and so far, they do not seen to care if I pass them. It’s much different than when I was in the US. There if I saw an animal unattended, I would feel fear. Here, I just walk on by and nothing happens.

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My post is for the #freewrite weekend single prompt challenge by @mariannewest. Here is Marianne’s freewrite prompt post for this weekend. Marianne also posts a more detailed 3 part challenge on the weekends and maybe you might like that one instead.

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