Close Calls and Gross Falls

I decided to check out the frozen lake near my house. I brought my bee net this time! I discovered that the water was deep enough for ocean creatures to feel at home. I saw dolphins, which splashed and called to me. A bit farther on, I saw a small school of sharks. I dipped the toe of my boot into the water, and they reacted as expected, swarming towards my waiting sword. I gathered a couple large shark teeth.

Once I had dealt with the sharks, I decided to try the squid. I managed to slay a couple without damaging their ink sacks, so I collected those. Now that I have feathers, leather, ink, and sugar cane to make paper, I should be able to make books. Good thing, this journal was running out of pages!

I found a chicken that had stayed too long on the ice and froze to death. I gathered up it's meat and feathers, and started heading home. I heard a hissing, and tried to run, but I was too slow. The blast caught me in the back and knocked me forward. I lay gasping, trying to catch my breath, when I realized my hand was sinking to the wrist in the dirt. I pulled it out and it came away dripping with black ooze.

I had found an oil well!