Have you ever been challenged by a four-legged creature?
My challenge had been laid out by a four-legged creature that may only weigh up to 6 ounces. I was to come out victorious
I’ve had a birdfeeder outside my window for the past few years. I decided to purchase a shepherd hook it was a bit longer.
I asked my residential staff, Sarah, to assemble and set up the base. We put the bird feed in and then went back inside my room to look at our new pride and joy.
Instead I find chipmunk back on the feeder eating bird food.
“Oh, you dirty little bastard!” I yelled.
I swear that the little rodent looks back at me and flips me off.
Game on! War has been declared.
I recruited Sarah once again and she lathered the pole with Vaseline. We looked at our work with great satisfaction and then I went back inside.
I looked back outside the window not five minutes later. And what do I see? You guessed it. My arch enemy.
Superman had Lex Luther.
Batman had the Joker.
I had chipmunk, all 5 inches long and maybe 6 ounces.
I was exasperated. My brilliant idea did not even slow him down.
I knocked on the window causing him to jump off the birdfeeder. Then I caught his secret. He hopped onto the window ledge, ran three feet then launched himself into the air like Simone Biles nailing his landing on the birdfeeder.
A perfect 10.0 but his secret was revealed.
He wasn’t climbing the pole into the bird feed. He was flying through the air.
Clever little bastard!
But I was smarter.
I rotated the hook portion of the birdfeeder a good 3 feet further away from the window ledge.
Voilà! I haven’t seen the chipmunk since then.
Give the little guy some kudos though. He had me on the ropes for a while.
Readers. Please share any amusing challenges either through comments or sending me an email.
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