Pet lizards
'Hello,' I said.
'Gecko,' it answered.
'What's your name?' I asked.
'Gecko.'
My Cambodian friends say, 'No, it's not saying "gecko". It's saying "tokay".'
'Well, it sounds like "gecko" to me. So I'm going to call it "Gecko".'
'What do you eat?' I asked.
A mosquito flew past. Gecko didn't answer. Gecko was too busy watching the mosquito. Then, snap! The mosquito was gone.
'I like you Gecko,' I said. 'You can be my pet and my pest control.'
Gecko is about 20 cm long. There is another one here too. It is about 30 cm long. It said that its name is Gecko too. This is confusing for an old Grandpa who is 30 for the second time.

Maybe if you come to stay with me I could take you to visit. Do you think you would like to swim in his pool?
Labels: "strange creatures", Asia, Cambodia, Kompong Chhnang