The Yeti

[Studlover (imported)]

An English explorer was taking part in an expedition to the

Himalayas.

Led by a grizzled local guide, they ascended one of the less

frequently climbed peaks. Roughly half way up the side of the

mountain, one of the expedition came across a set of large

manlike tracks in the snow.

"Yeti tracks" the guide said with a gruff voice as he passed

them, "One thing you must know before we proceed; Do not, under

any circumstances, touch the yeti."

The expedition heeded his warning and continued to climb the

slope, night fell and the explorers set up their tents. In the

dead of night the Englishman awoke to the sound of his tent

entrance unzipping. Half asleep he looked up to see an enormous

eight foot yeti standing above him. In fear for his life the

explorer jumped up and ran out of the tent, banging into the yeti

in the process. The yeti, after being touched by the explorer let

out a deafening howl and began to chase the explorer down the

slope.

The explorer ran away from the camp as quickly as his legs could

take him, after he rounded a corner he looked behind him to see

the bounding form of the yeti still chasing him.

So the explorer continued to run, reaching the bottom of the

mountain in just two days, exhausted he paused to rest awhile.

After just a few moments, the explorer began to hear the soft

'thud thud thud' of yeti feet on snow, he looked up the slope to

see the yeti still chasing him and only moments away.

The explorer took off again, reaching a supply shack a couple of

miles away, once there quickly buying a mountain bike and

pedalling his way to the nearest town, some fifty miles away. The

journey took him several days over the rough terrain and after

his arrival he booked into a hotel to recuperate.

Two days later the man left his hotel to see about booking

transport back to England. As soon as he turned around though he

saw the form of the yeti on the horizon, bounding towards him at

great speed. Mortified by this sight, the explorer hurriedly

bought a car and drove it away from the village all the way to

Delhi. Once he arrived, the man wasted no time in getting on the

next plane to London.

After his arrival back in London, the man went back to his London

home for a while to recover and to plan his next expedition. He

had been there less than two weeks and was gazing out of a window

when he saw a familiar large bounding, manlike creature running

down his street; the man couldn't believe it, somehow the yeti

had followed him to England!

The man had little choice but to run away again, he used any

means he could, bike, car, or on foot to try to escape the yeti,

but each time he looked behind him, it was just moments before

the yeti came into view.

Eventually the man made it all the way to Edinburgh and from

there ran into the open Scottish countryside. He continued to run

but the yeti just kept getting closer and closer, and in the end

the man could run no more.

With the yeti less than a minute away from him, the man finally

stopped and turned around to face the oncoming creature. With the

last of his strength he stood up straight as the yeti caught up

with him. The eight foot tall yeti towered above the man who

could only stare in terror. The yeti extended his hand and poked

the Englishman squarely in the chest with one long finger and

with a low rumbling voice the yeti began to speak:

"Tag!"