UMary Allen
I-eel yintlanzi efana nenyoka. Umzimba wayo mde kakhulu, ubhityile, kwaye uyakhawuleza. Unamaphiko amancinci alingana njengeerbhoni emzimbeni. Izikali zincinci kakhulu kwaye zincinci. Yiyo loo nto abantu besithi bayatyibilika xa ungenakubacinezela.
Kukho malunga namashumi amabini eentlobo zee-eels ezidityanisiweyo zenza i-genus. Sine-eel yaseYurophu kuphela. Uthethwa xa kukho umntu apha ethetha nge-eel. Ezi eel zihlala emilanjeni nasemachibini. Ii-eels ezindala zinokukhula zibe yimitha ubude. Ukuze zizale, zidada emilanjeni zinqumle ulwandle phantse ziye kufika eMelika. Apho badibana. Imazi iyawakhulula amaqanda ize ife. Indoda nayo iyafa.
Izilwanyana ezincinci zikhula emaqandeni. Ukuba zikhulu njengomnwe, ziphantse zabonakala, ngoko ke zikwabizwa ngokuba yi-glass eels. Emva koko baqubha babuye bangene elwandle benyusa imilambo. Ii-eels zineqhinga lokwenza oku: zihamba ngenyoka engceni efumileyo ukuze zisuke komnye umlambo ziye komnye.
I-Eels ithathwa njengento emnandi kakhulu kwaye ngoko ibanjwe kwaye idliwe ngabantu ixesha elide. Ngokuqhelekileyo zithengiswa ziqhotsiweyo okanye zitshisiwe. Ngamaxesha apho abantu babengenanto yakwenza nokutya, maxa wambi ii<em>eels zazixabiseke ngakumbi kunegolide namatye anqabileyo.