Chapter 29 The Problem of Drinking Water
After resting for a while, Tang Long continued to move forward, and after climbing a mountain, his eyes were full of cheerfulness.
On the other side of the ridge, there is a shallow stream that flows down the hill not far ahead. Although the water flow is very thin, it can meet the drinking requirements of the lions.
And in the vicinity, there are many herbivores, obviously, they are also attracted by this mysterious stream, the abundance of water and grass here, so that their life is very comfortable.
And what excites Tang Long the most is that on the opposite plain, he also found several strange-looking bottle trees.
The fruit of this bottle tree, the so-called bread tree, also called the baobab tree, can be eaten, and his strong, bottle-like body stores a lot of water. Just dig through the bark with your fingers and you can get the clean water you want. However, this knowledge is not something that ordinary animals can have, this is a little memory left by Tang Long in his previous life.
This strange tree is simply a natural water storage tank, as long as you dig a piece of bark, there will be clear and cool water flowing out,
This time, when he stuck his paw on the tree, a stream of cool and sweet water flowed down from his fingers, and he was overjoyed, and immediately greedily sucked up this cool and sweet water, which was really delicious, and it was enough to make him feel refreshed.
After drinking the water, Tang Long filled it back with the previous bark and filled the gap, which could prevent the waste of water.
In order to make it easier to drink water in the future, Tang Long also thought of a way, that is, to go to a nearby bamboo forest, break a thin bamboo, remove the bamboo knots on both sides, and make it into a natural straw.
So that the next time you open the bottle tree again, you don't have to be so troublesome, as long as you stuff this thing in the hole, there will be a steady stream of clear water flowing out, and when the time comes, it will be enough to make yourself drink.
Of course, in order to bring a little water back, Tang Long also spent a lot of brains.
He found a thick section of bamboo, bit it off with his teeth, and then bit off the part between the two bamboo knots separately to make a vessel that could hold water, such a bamboo tube could hold a lot of water. The bamboo knot under this bamboo tube is used as the bottom, and the bamboo knots on the top are bitten off in half, revealing a bottle mouth, which is used to receive water, and after making several such bamboo tubes, Tang Long came to the stream below and filled these bamboo tubes one by one.
Then take it in your mouth and quickly return to your residence.
The lion pack is thirsty, the last few days have not been able to drink water, the lion king has become very irritable, the hot weather for days, so that the climate has become extremely dry, there are a few young lion cubs have appeared dehydrated, fortunately, the lion group has recently captured a few prey, the adult lion is nothing, after all, one of the main aspects of the lion to obtain water, is from the prey flesh and blood.
The lion cubs, on the other hand, were given very little food, because they were the last to eat, so there was no flesh left on the prey. And there's only one way they want to rehydrate, and that's by drinking water. Drink plenty of water, otherwise, they won't survive. Facing a dead end.
Tang Long brought back four bamboo tubes of water at one time, and about half of these water were scattered on the road, and there was not much left, but when this water was sent to several little lion cubs of the family, these little guys all drank excitedly, and they all recovered their spirits.
"Whew...... It's delicious, and the water brought back by the big brother is really sweet and moisturizing. ”
"yes, hurry up and drink more, it's much better than the muddy pond water we've drunk. ”
"This is simply the rain that God has given us!" Several little lions all looked at Tang Long with extremely admiring eyes.
In fact, although they are called lion cubs, in terms of size, they are not much smaller than Tang Long, after all, they are all lions that are about to become adults, and they are the reserve force of the family. In the future, the growth of the lions will depend on them. As for Arthur, standing in the distance, he also ran over and yelled at Tang Long with a flattering face, indicating that he was also thirsty. Drink water.
As the most unpopular lion in the family, because he is a male lion, just an adult, and his physique is much larger than the average lion, and he eats a lot, so every time he eats, he will cause the dissatisfaction of the lion king Leckley, and always want to drive him to the side, and the other lionesses also hate him, he can not only eat, but also almost nothing, belongs to the kind of lion who is lazy and lazy, in addition, the amount of food is also very amazing.
And he is also very short-tempered, always bullying the little lions.
As a result, even the lioness disliked him very much. Of course, except for his mother, who would occasionally give him a piece of meat, the other lions basically ignored him.
Even his sister, sometimes seeing him, would stay away. It's like hiding from a plague god.
Right now, he was thirsty, and he ran over like a gust of wind, and when he saw Tang Long's cold eyes, he couldn't help but stop.
He had suffered in Tang Long's hands several times before, and he knew very well that this little lion, who looked like he was only half his size, was definitely not a character to be messed with.
Once he was provoked, Tang Long would unceremoniously scratch his face with his terrifying claws......
Seeing Arthur's understanding of the rules, Tang Long's heart suddenly softened, this time, he did not drive him away directly like last time, but gave him a tube of water left on his body to drink.
I don't know why, this time I drank the sweet stream water that Tang Long brought back, it was really sweet to the bottom of my heart, such delicious water, it seemed that he had drunk it for the first time......
Somehow, drinking water, he was aggrieved, and his heart was so sour that he almost didn't shed tears......
Tang Long took the expressions on his face into his eyes one by one, and couldn't help but sigh slightly, he knew that an adult male lion like Arthur might not stay in the lions group for too long in the future, and it wouldn't be too long before the lion king Lakeley would drive him, who was a threat to his status enough, out of the lion group and let him wander.
Thinking of this, Tang Long also felt a trace of sourness in his heart, in the world of beasts, compared to the world of humans, it is more cruel, they are just to live, but humans have more ideas.
Tang Long stretched out his paw and patted him on the back as a sign of comfort.
Seeing that he was almost finished, Tang Long took away a few empty bamboo tubes, and he also deliberately left a tube of water for the little short legs and the two heel bugs, although the water was not much, but it could also quench their thirst.