Jackson, I want to go to Arkansas to see that
extinct Ivory billed woodpecker thing that everybody has been talking about. Mr.
Driggs, that's swamp country. "So what?" Well sir, it's dangerous down there.
Snakes, aligators, giant snapping turtles, and such. "Nonsense Jackson! Get
Betty Lou, her nephew Ronnie lives there, and he'll work cheap!" A few phone
calls and they were on their way. After meeting Ronnie in Arkansas, they picked
up the boat and headed for the swamp. Strange directions though, "go due east to
the swamp, then head west." As they crossed the swamp, they found a dry place to
ground the boat and rest. A few minutes after getting off the boat, the men
began to sink in the half dry mud. As they struggled, the mud hastened their
stick. Now up to his waist in mud, Mr. Driggs cried, "Ronnie where have you
taken us?" Ronnie had a sick look on his face as he pointed to the water and
said, " hell, I think?" Then everyone saw what he was pointing at. Hungry
turtles, the water began crawling with them. Suddenly the men realized why the
woodpecker thing had survived here. In this place, man was no longer at the top
of the food chain. These particular men screamed most of the night.