Bobo the Beaver’s Dam Alarm – How One Animal Hero Stopped a Flood Before It Began
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In the heart of Pine Hollow Forest, beside a sparkling river, lived a busy beaver named Bobo. Bobo was no ordinary beaver; he was known for building the strongest, cosiest lodges and the most perfect dams anyone had ever seen.
He lived near Camp Willowbend, where kids came every summer to roast marshmallows, canoe, and tell stories by the fire. The campers loved watching Bobo work, especially when he slapped the water with his big flat tail.
“That means he’s warning other beavers,” the rangers would explain. “Bobo’s always on alert!” But one summer morning, Bobo’s tail slap meant something very different.
A Crack in the Dam
After a rainy night, Bobo was swimming near the edge of the forest when he noticed something strange. The big cement dam upstream, built by humans to control the river, had a long, jagged crack running down its side.
Water was seeping out fast. Bobo's eyes widened. If the dam broke, the water would rush straight toward Camp Willowbend!
Without wasting a second, Bobo raced to the surface and slapped his tail, WHAP! WHAP! WHAP! louder and faster than ever before.
Then he swam downstream and slapped again. Over and over. It wasn’t a beaver warning anymore, it was a dam alarm!
The Rangers Take Notice
Ranger Maria was making breakfast when she heard the loud smacking noise coming from the river. “That’s odd,” she said. “Bobo never slaps that much this early.”
She grabbed her binoculars and followed the sound. When she saw Bobo frantically swimming and slapping at the water, she knew something was wrong.
“Follow me!” she radioed to the other rangers. They ran to the dam and spotted the growing crack just in time. One ranger quickly called the water control team, while the others began moving campers to higher ground.
Because of Bobo’s early warning, everyone had time to get safe.
Bobo the Brave
Later that day, the crack was sealed, the camp was dry, and Bobo was the talk of the forest.
“You’re our dam hero!” Ranger Maria laughed, tossing him a juicy apple.
The campers made "Thank You, Bobo" signs and sang songs about his tail-smacking bravery.
From that summer on, a wooden sign stood by the river that read:
BOBO WATCHES HERE, THE FOREST’S FINEST ALARM
And every time Bobo gave a single slap now and then, the rangers smiled and said, “Don’t worry, it’s just Bobo on patrol.”
The End !
Nadeera Nilupamali
Nadeera Nilupamali
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