Seafood Adventures

A random riddle among my  coworkers recently: What animal has bones outside and meat inside? See the answer above.

There is a market that sits right next to the National Stadium, where venders can sell their fruits, vegetables, fried foods, and even seafood. Apparently, a specimen from the last category caught the eye of one of my host brothers. He brought the crab home and put it in a Tupperware box that clearly was not designed to promote its well-being. One would not expect a cangrejo to survive the confined space, the rice diet, or the constant harassment of a family of four adolescent boys. Such an expectation would be correct. It died after about a week. 

I got these pictures before it died. I’m from a land-bound state with the blessing of mountains but no oceans! Of course I joined in my host-brothers’ fun! 

 The crab’s brethren had their revenge. My first of two bouts of food poisoning was brought about by some malicious shrimp I ate later that day. The wretching twas fierce that night.