“The minnow will eat the mosquito also,” Charlie said. “The bass and the turtle will eat the minnow, and we will eat both of them. The snake will also eat the fish, and the alligator will eat the snake. Many years ago we used the hide of the alligator to make our war shields, and we ate the flesh of its tail. All things in the swamp are important, Timmy, and you should not kill without need.” “Then why are the men with the machines killing the swamp?” Timmy asked.
