The Tra Lee

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By Ewan

Mon, 27 Sep 2021
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Distant cousin to the Wee Lybinn, the Valise Abandonée and the Roo Stibyke, The Tra Lee [Cartus Foro Superbus] has recently begun colonising the rivers near the town. As with its none too close relatives, mentioned above, this marks a step-change in roosting behaviours. Until recently, this mysterious beast made its home almost entirely in the local canals such as the Hebble and Calder Navigation. Sightings have been made as far afield as the Rochdale Canal although in general the Tra Lee travels no further than 15 miles as the cart rolls from Aldi’s or Morrison.

Generally, this species is only aquatic from late spring until early autumn, depending on weather patterns, particularly precipitation levels. As a rule between October and May they will be more common in the Rec, sports fields and public parks.

Evidence suggests that like the seagull, the Tra Lee subsists on a diet of fast food, fizzy drinks and/or alcohol.

Sadly, the Tra Lee’s proliferation has led to the decline in other aquatic species, such as swans, mallards and the once ubiquitous wild swimmer.

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Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

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Submitted by Ewan on

It was cathartic to write... And jolly nice to read it was POD too.
 

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Submitted by Di_Hard on

Enjoyed this very much :0)

When my son was little, I tried to think of an explanation for why there are trollies all over the place, and could only come up with it being because they wanted to escape as trollies hate being made to go in straight lines up and down the supermarket aisles - their natural movement is to swerve, they feel themselves to be  related to the rollerskate species (only with minds of their own)  So if you see one, in a hedge etc staying very still as if it were not even alive, it is hoping your eyes will pass over it, and it can carry on escaping. However, the tragedy is that they are often drawn back to supermarket carparks because they are such wide, flat places, perfect for spins and glides. And then they are recaptured

Thankyou for providing the true reason, very interesting. Particularly their eating habits, which seems obvious now you mention it

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

It sounds as if Di-Hard could write a good story for the young ones as well then!

I thought that the £1 deposit was supposed to deter their wanderings, but I think not all supermarkets bother with them now. Rhiannon