The Little Skunk

Well in Conference tonight we were talking about Skunks. This brought to mind a little thing that happened to me a few years ago. And I thought you would get a kick out of it.

 I was camping at a park in Missouri. As I was trying to sleep in my tent I heard a noise out side by the picnic table, and I shined my light out to see what it was, I saw Skunk checking to see if I had left anything for him to eat, I turned off the light and went back into the tent. He hung around for awhile as I could hear him rummaging around out there.

Well it started to rain, and the next thing I knew I saw a nose poking its way into the tent, followed by two eyes. We just sat there looking at each other for a few seconds, then he came on in.

Well I knew that if I got excited, my fishing trip would be over, and my tent, sleeping bag, and all my gear would be history!! Well he came on in and I could not believe it curled up at the bottom of my sleeping bag and went to sleep! 

Well I looked down at him, and told him that he could stay, BUT if I rolled over in my sleep he had better NOT get mad at me! All was OK. I woke up the next morning, and he was still there. 

He woke up stuck his nose out of the tent, it had stopped raining by then, he took one last look at me, kind of saying THANK YOU and walked on out. 

I put on my boots and followed him out. The Park ranger was there checking the area out, and was looking at me strangely, he came over and asked me if the skunk had come out of my tent!

I looked at him and said "YEA We spent the night together!" He cracked up! I told him the story, and he just shook his head! He said anyone else would have panicked! I said Yea and they would not be smelling very well either!! 

Well latter that day when I was at a store at the park, the ranger was there, he pointed at me and said to the other ranger THERE is the guy who spent the night with the skunk! LOL 

Never did see the skunk again, but it was a night that I will never forget!

by Joseph Vaughn

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