Archie, now a garter snake, slithered around his garden path. he glimpsed at his discarded human clothes, lying in a heap by the table.
He knew it would only be a matter of time till, like the foirst 2 times before, he would turn back to human.
So Archie slid through a crack in the fence, and into the forest.
Archie the snake slithered through the forest, watching out for hunter's traps, and looking out for any prey to eat.
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As soon as darkness fell, Arhie the snake curled up into a tree to rest.
And, like before, the spirit of his human form flew outta his snake form, and back into his house.
And the next day, Archie woke to find himself once again back in his house, in his bed, and naked. again, He saw that his clothes were all in a nice neat pile on the couch in his bedroom.
And when he ;looked outta his bedroom window, he could have sworn he saw a garter snake that looks just like his garter snake form in the garden.
After work, he sat and wondered what it would be like to turn into an animal again.
Immediately, he felt his gaze seem to be fixed to the pond in his garden.
Then, he remembered.
"I've tried being a bird, and a hare, both land and air," he mused, "but could I try a fish, who only lives in water?"
he got up, walked to the pond, and took off his shoes and socks. He say by the edge of the pond, and stated longingly into the calm cool water.
He dipped his toes in the pond water.