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In their childhood days, the writer and his friends sought Y-shaped branches from the tembusu tree to make their catapults. Photo: 123rf.com
Milk tins, lined up along the fence, became our targets – this was our makeshift “shooting range”. The one who knocked down the most tin cans was the champ. Both boys and girls took part. It was plain fun!Card games were another outlet. For “capital”, we used rubber bands, cigarette or match boxes, and marbles.
Catching them was easy. The nests with the occupants were housed in match boxes. To keep them alive and fit, we had to catch smaller spiders and insects for use as their fodder. Once caught, the fishes would be transferred into jars or even light bulbs after the filaments had been carefully extracted.
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