Maude Island, in Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island New Zealand is the home of a very ancient frog. It has no eyes or ears and has lived there for millions of years undisturbed.
The Island's more recent claim to fame was when a war-weary 1850-dated gun was cemented there, to be the sole defence of the sound from the expected Japanese invasion. It was fired twice while practising. One shell fell into the sea as intended and one killed two sheep.
They were the only victims, of hours of defensive boring duty, for many a serviceman, for the duration of the war. Wish more tours of duty in wartime were like that.
© Penny Wobbly of WobblingPen
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