The crystal-clear water beneath 13-year-old Hannah Mighall darkened for a moment. She was sitting astride her surfboard, enjoying the warmth of the sun as she and her cousin waited for the next wave in Tasmania’s idyllic Bay of Fires. Behind them the brilliant-white sandy beach was largely deserted and the surfing had been good so far.
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The sudden shadow below made Mighall instinctively lift her feet – balls of kelp often broke off nearby rocks and drifted in the surf. “They are really slimy so I hated touching them,” she says.Mighall’s cousin, 33-year-old Syb Mundy, who had been sitting on his own board just a few metres from her, raced over and began punching the shark in the side of its head. The shark pulled away from him and as it went underwater it let go of Mighall, lunging instead for her surfboard that was still attached by a rope to her leg.With the board in its mouth, the shark pulled Mighall underwater for a second time. Moments later she popped back up to the surface with her damaged board. The animal had bitten clean through the fibreglass and foam.
Mundy grabbed hold of his cousin, put her on his back and paddled frantically for the shore. Earlier that day Mighall had been practicing water rescues with another girl during training with her local Surf Life Saving association, repeatedly being carried into shore as the “victim”. Now she was doing it for real.
l love spring lt is a wonderful season. Spring comes and nature awakens from its winter sleep. The days become shorter. The ground is covered with fresh green grass and the finst spring flowers. How lovely the white snowdrops are! There are new leaves and blossoms on the trees. The birds be gin to sing and build thein nests. The air is fresh and the sun shines brightly. The days are warm and everything is full of life and joy. Everyboody feels younger and stron ger. Many people like spring more than other seasons. lt is very pleasant to watch how the nature awakens from the winter sleep. In spring we can go to the countr and have a walk in the woods or by the river, play ball-games, lie in the sun and even have a swim if the water is warm enough. That is why like spring more thon any other season of the year.
Перевод: Я люблю весну. Это прекрасное время года. Весна приходит и природа просыпается от зимней спячки. Дни становятся длиннее, а ночи становятся короче. Земля покрыта свежей зелёной травой и появляются первые весение цветы. Какая прелесть белые подснежники! Появляются новые листья и цветы на деревьях. Птицы начинают петь и строить свои гнезда. Воздух свеж, и ярко цветит солнце. Дни тёплые и все полно жизни и радости. Каждый чувствует себя моложе и сильнее. Многие люди любят весну больше, чем другие времена года. Очень приятно
наблюдать, как природа пносыпается от зимнего сна. Весной мы можем поехать за город и прогулятся в слесу или по берегу реки, играть в игры с мячом, полежать на солнце и даже поплавать если вода достаточно теплая. Вот почему я люблю весну больше, чем любое другое время года