When my grandfather was young, he taught people to burn bricks and tiles in Yunnan, and a very fierce money leopard always took away the village dog, and the old hunter took a village man with a club to beat the money leopard, and finally let it escape. An elder said: Go and invite the Tibetan mastiff...
A mischievous dog that herds cattle
In a local village in Yunnan, my grandfather taught everyone the technique of burning bricks to build houses. As soon as I went, a money leopard that had lost its cubs wreaked havoc in the village, taking away several dogs.
Yunnan is a plateau, although it is neither hot nor cold, but the sun is abundant, the ultraviolet rays are strong, and it is easy to tan people. Because of the strong sunshine, the area is very suitable for growing tobacco and sugar cane.
When it came to burning a fire in a brick kiln, there was not so much to do, and my grandfather, who had always liked to eat sugar cane, sat in front of the hearth, while burning the fire, eating sugar cane at the same time. Burn a fire overnight, and grandpa can eat a bundle of sugar cane.
One night while the kiln was burning, a new old hunter friend came to play with his grandfather. While roasting the hare, the money leopard did not know when it had climbed a large tree dozens of meters away, and was secretly observing their grandfather.
The old hunter's nose is very sensitive, but whenever there is a little wind, he can smell the smell of wild animals from the air, and he also summed up a set of experiences: foxes, wolf smells, leopards fishy...
Smelling the smell of the leopard hiding in the tree, the old hunter bent his bow and shot an arrow. The leopard was so frightened that it jumped off the tree and ran, disappearing into the surrounding darkness with a puff of smoke.
Finally, it was found that the arrow nailed to the trunk had several hairs of a money leopard. The old hunter repelled the money leopard, but there was no joy at all.
He said to the cheerful captain: "This is a money leopard looking for a son, it will not come again because of a fright, it will come back, then it will become more vigilant, but it will be difficult to deal with." ”
After the captain listened, the smile on his face froze, and only after a few seconds did he react, saying comforting words of relief: "We are not in a hurry, the fight against this cunning leopard is a long-term and arduous task." ”
The next day, the captain held a meeting in the village and told everyone that they usually need three people to go out in a group, and each of them must bring a firewood knife or a hardwood stick to take advantage of.
Everyone nodded yes. Seeing that everyone is quite careful, the captain is much more relieved, at least he will not easily kill people, and he speaks with ease and vigor.
One morning, the cattle in the team were driven to the hillside to eat fresh tender grass with dew, and the only two remaining dogs in the village followed. While the cow grazes, the two dogs play in the grass.
If the cow runs away, the dog still knows to go and bring the cowpen back, and when he encounters a more real temperamental cow, let the dog bark at it, the cow just doesn't move, and the dog can do it, and it should scold and run back to the breeder who herded the cattle.
Sometimes the naughty dog will deliberately run to the front of the herd and bark at the cow a few times with a sense of defiance, and the old cow ignores the dog's most of the time, lowers his head and continues to eat his own grass, looking at you to count me as losing.
Smaller cows are more real, and when they see the dog provoking themselves, they should speed up and run over, wanting to kick the dog. The dog is nimble and runs away with a puff of smoke. The calf can't catch up with it at all.
The leopard attacked the dog herding cattle
The naughty dog provoked the calf again, and the calf mooed angrily, ignoring the dissuasive eyes of the big bull, and it couldn't suppress its temper and stepped on the dog in front of him.
The dog walked slightly, flashed left and right, and after throwing off the calf, he was still running forward. Running out forty or fifty meters, almost in the forest ahead, the naughty dog dared to stand, looked back at the calf, grinned that it could not catch up with itself.
Just when the dog was triumphant, a big cat covered in markings emerged from the forest with a round and rumbling brain, it was the money leopard that took away a few dogs.
Like a cautious assassin, it walked slowly, barely making a sound, and walked slowly behind the dog.
The calf saw the money leopard and was so frightened that he quickly hid behind the big bull. The naughty dog thought that the calf was convinced, and it grinned even more proudly, and barked weakly twice, indicating that it was very casual.
The money leopard is a lone ranger, the first principle of hunting is not to be injured, even if it encounters an animal with much smaller strength than itself, it is more inclined to choose a sneak attack.
The naughty dog noticed that several large cows were no longer grazing, and looked up at itself, it was a little frightened and a little proud, so much so that it moved a few steps in place, as if it was dancing a victory dance.
If the big cow comes to clean it up, it will run away quickly, and the big cow can't help it, so the dog is very stunned. It didn't even know that there was a money leopard behind it, and that was the biggest mistake it made.
The cattle keeper saw the money leopard that was quietly approaching the dog, and quickly shouted at the naughty dog: "Come back, run." The quieter dog next to him, looking ahead, also found the money leopard.
The quiet dog did not dare to bark, it was naturally afraid of big cats, and quickly ran behind a mound on the side, using the mound to isolate itself from the money leopard, which seemed to be more secure.
The cattle breeder shouted at the dog again, and thought about it: If the dog runs to my side, what if the money leopard does not chase the dog and starts chasing me? You can't run away from the dog.
The keeper thought of the danger and hid behind the mound himself. The naughty dog then felt that something was wrong, and unconsciously turned his head to look at it, so frightened that it almost couldn't stand.
Before his head turned back, his whole body fell forward in an instant, rushing wildly. The leopard is particularly like an assassin in the cat family, not moving like a loose before attacking, and once it is about to attack, it is really moving like the wind.
Seeing that the dog found himself, the leopard removed all concealment and disguise, and immediately accelerated to chase the dog, what he wanted was to take it down quickly and avoid wasting energy in long-distance running.
The speed of the dog is still too insufficient in front of the money leopard, and the money leopard accelerates, like a sports car chasing the carriage, and catches up with the dog very casually.
The leopard leaped and pounced on the dog, and its two front paws hooked the dog's back. The dog's front legs could not be supported, and when he fell, he rolled in the air with the leopard.
The leopard has long been ready, and perhaps when it attacked, it would have already calculated the trajectory of the landing. The leopard rolled on the grass, just as the dog rolled onto its stomach.
The money leopard catches the dog with two hind paws, and the two front paws firmly grasp the dog's back. The back of the dog's neck just fell into the mouth of the money leopard. The money leopard bit the dog's neck and stood up.
Then the money leopard, like a master of sports, grabbed the dog, ran away effortlessly, got into the woods and disappeared. The keeper hurried back to the village to call for someone.
When the old hunter came with a bow and arrow, the leopard was long gone, and the dog was gone. The old hunter said: "This leopard is very defensive about people, and it is estimated that it will drag the dog to a tree farther away to eat." ”
The dog owner said: "Forget it, it's just a dog, it's not worth everyone to risk going deep in the woods to find it." "Finally everyone withdrew from the woods and went home.
More than a year later, when felling, I put down a tree and found that the canopy of the tree was stuffed with the dog's skull, and there were some teeth bite marks on the skull, apparently done by the leopard.
The last dog in the village was taken away by a leopard
After returning to the village, everyone did not dare to go out for a few days, and after the fear period of the past few days, everyone dared to go out again. More than a month has passed, and the money leopard has not come to steal and eat livestock, and everyone has completely relaxed.
Often the most lively days, when the most slack, the money leopard is prone to appear suddenly, it is like an emotional master, knowing when everyone is least guarded against it.
It was a local festival and everyone was busy celebrating the festival. Or in the evening, according to past experience, leopards appear at night, and leopards do not appear in the evening.
It was different, the sky was still slightly bright, everyone was preparing food for the festival, who would pay attention to the roof. A child suddenly pointed to the roof and shouted to his grandmother: "There is a big cat on the roof." ”
The grandmother was dazzled, and after looking at it a few times, she didn't see clearly what it was, so she said to the young man next to her: "Look at what is lying on the roof next door?" ”
The young man glanced at it, was frightened, and shouted furiously: "Leopard." "Everyone who was there was frying pans and all ran to the house.
Fortunately, the old hunter heard movement here and said to my grandfather: "Xiao Wu, you heard that something seems to have happened in the village, and after speaking, quickly carry your bow and arrow and leave." ”
Grandpa hesitated, dropped the fire stick, picked up the shovel and followed the old hunter, thinking that it would be good to help a little in the back! When the two arrived at the square where the event was held in the village, it was already empty.
The two were wondering, the scene that was still lively just now, how could it be empty in a moment, only some pots and pans remained, and the meat that was still frying in the oil pot had been burned black.
At this time, a voice came from the house: "You two come quickly, don't be hurt by the leopard." Hearing the captain's voice, Grandpa quickly looked in the direction where the voice came from and found that the captain was standing at the window on the second floor.
The old hunter held a feather arrow in his hand, stuck on the bow, and could pull the bow and shoot an arrow at any time. The old hunter shouted to the people in the house: "Don't be afraid, the man comes out, take the guy, and go fight the leopard." Women and children, the elderly, do not come out. ”
After the old hunter finished speaking, he saw that the leopard in front of him was walking along the roof, and he quickly left everyone and ran to chase the leopard alone.
Grandpa felt that the danger could not be borne by the old hunter alone, so he dropped the shovel, casually copied a machete in the square, and chased the old hunter.
The captain in the room raised his voice and spoke: "I'm afraid of something, it's the men who go out with me to fight leopards." After that, he took the lead, opened the door and jumped into the yard, and then closed the door.
The captain picked up the shovel that my grandfather had thrown on the ground and went after the old hunter. Then the adult man hiding in the house reacted, there are so many of us, and an old hunter, what are you afraid of!
A minute later, almost all the adult men came out, with everything in their hands, and there was really no one to take advantage of, so they came out with a broken shovel handle.
After the old hunter caught up with the leopard, he hid under a tree on the side, pulled the bowstring tightly, aimed and aim, and finally shot an arrow. He Cheng thought that the leopard's life should not be extinguished, and he jumped to the roof of the house next to it.
At this time, with a whoosh, the feather arrow that flew to the position where the leopard was standing just now flew into the air and disappeared into the night sky. The old hunter shouted regretfully: "It's really lucky that this is a leopard!" ”
After that, he drew another feather arrow, took the bow and shot, and the arrow flew straight towards the leopard. Unexpectedly, the leopard jumped again and dodged the arrow.
The old hunter and my grandfather couldn't believe their eyes, especially my grandfather, who asked curiously: "How can any animal dodge an arrow twice?" ”
The old hunter said: "Felines react quickly, arrows fly much slower than sounds, leopards can hear the sound, make a jump, just dodge the arrow that flew 0.5 seconds later." ”
Grandpa secretly sighed that the leopard is worthy of being the mammal with the best athletic talent, and seeing that the old hunter's wise eyes are searching the surrounding roofs, looking for the escaped leopard, Grandpa is not good to ask too much.
At this time, the men of the village all arrived with sticks, and a young man who had just reached adulthood, holding a small shovel in his hand, waved it vigorously, saying that he was going to use the small shovel to knife the cunning leopard.
Later, the old hunter shouted: "You are in groups of three, take care of each other, and follow me to chase the leopard who can only listen to the sound and hide arrows." After the old hunter finished speaking, he continued to chase the leopard.
When the old hunter turned a corner and passed downstairs, he wanted to give an arrow to the leopard standing on the roof opposite, the leopard was so cunning that he jumped back from the roof opposite.
It was not frightened by so many people and did not stop, jumping directly from one house to another and soon to the square in the middle of the village. Jumping from the roof to the wall, then jumping into the yard, he ran out of the gate with the last dog in his hand, and slipped out of the village with a cigarette.
When everyone chased around the square, the money leopard had already fled, leaving only a distant back and a string of dog howls.
Find a Tibetan mastiff to deal with the leopard
Everyone was angry, all sighing, all kinds of self-blame, all kinds of complaints. At this time, an old man in the village slowly spoke: "Don't talk." Everyone listened to the old elder, who had always been silent, and all closed their mouths.
The old man reached out and picked up the crutch leaning against the table, stood up on crutches, and limped in front of everyone. He patted his leg and said to everyone: "My leg, when I was young, was bitten by a dog, and I fell lame with only one bite. ”
Everyone recalled the deep bone scar on the old man's leg, and hurriedly asked: "Taiye, what kind of dog is it, so powerful." The old man said: "Actually, I don't want to mention it, I haven't told you about it, but now I have to say it, because this dog can take down this leopard." ”
Everyone's eyes widened and they asked expectantly, "What kind of dog is it?" It would be great if I could take down this leopard with a lot of temper. ”
The old man said, "Tibetan mastiff." ”
People asked, "What kind of dog is this?" ”
"I'll write you a letter, you can borrow one in a place to deal with the leopard." After speaking, the old man picked up the pen, brushed and wrote a letter, and then threw the pen on the table and said to everyone:
"I know that you have encountered difficulties and have begun to complain, but you must remember that there is no way to win, as long as you have the belief in victory in your heart, don't think about difficulties, just find a way, there is always a way to achieve your goal."