My classmates and I were walking over to the bus stop after lecture a few days ago and we saw lots of snails along the way since it has been raining the whole day that day.

Upon reaching the overhead bridge, Mr Singh suddenly stopped me from taking the first step up the stairs and I was wondering why. He then bend down and used his hand to pick up a snail, which were in the middle of the first step and put that snail at the far right end of the step.

Mr Liew then made a comment, “Hey! What are you doing? What if that snail is actually heading over to the left end of the step and he was like halfway at the middle and you pick him up and put him back to the right end of the step. It was like forcing him to start his race all over again. And you know how slow snail travel from one place to another. It might take him hours just to get to the middle of the step.”

Mr Singh then replied, “Eh, how on earth am I going to know whether he is actually travelling to the left side of the step? Who knows maybe he is just resting or sleeping in the middle of the step? I don’t speak snail language, okay? And I’m just doing a good deed. What happened if someone accidentally step on him while walking up the stairs because he was in the middle of the step and make it so prone to let people step on him?”

Well, after hearing the comments from both of them, I actually think that both of them are right. They each have their own theory.

Anyway, after that, Miss Irene asked, “What will happened to the snail if it’s shell was crushed or destroyed?” An image of a snail without a shell came to my mind. It was like a slug. Eww!!!

The clever Mr Singh then replied, “Oh, they went to the shell shop. You know. The shop where they sell shells for snails whose shells were crushed or destroyed. And they have different sizes, shapes, colours and designs for the snails to choose from. They even have special logo on the shell. Like a Ferrari, Lamborghini and many other different logos. Of course, if a snail purchases a Ferrari logo on the shell, this means that the snail will travel like a turbo.”

Mr Liew then further informed us, “They even start making wings onto the shell. So, if any snails purchased it, the snail can then fly.”

Miss Irene and I was laughing our head off after hearing all this. I’m really impressed that Mr Singh can come out with something so funny within such a short time. And all along when he was telling us the shell shop theory, he can even manage to keep a straight face. I really have to take my hats off. I have never met someone who is so good at crapping and bullshiting like him.

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