Ponca Penguin made the trek to Fall Fest, hoping for a rescue attempt by Kashiree Q.
While the Penguin got to meet many cachers, (pictures provided) including Reviewer Jones, they all declined to rescue him. I believe that in their hearts, the cachers all felt that Kashiree would appear to claim her prize.
The Penguin was on his best behavior almost all day Saturday, although there was that incident of attempted grand theft auto on Captain Crashes Jeep (pictures provided). However, as Saturday night became Sunday morning and there was no apparent attempt to rescue him, the Penguin showed his true nature. The clouds rolled in, the temperature plummeted, rain began to fall and a brisk breeze picked up.
As cachers rose and emerged from their tents and RV’s Sunday morning, they were greeted by winter weather. Since this was Fall Fest and not Winter Fest, there was little doubt that the Penguin was to blame.
As people shivered through the fine breakfast that the Boy Scouts had prepared, a group of unhappy cachers decided that the time had come for the Penguin to pay the Ultimate Price for his sins. Several attempts were made to choke the Penguin, but to no avail. An attempt was even made to hang him for his misdeeds, but it had no effect.
Slowly but surely the consensus was reached that only total cremation would properly do the job. Due to the burn ban no campfire was allowed, so a grill had to be utilized for the purpose. The necessary materials were quickly assembled.
As the Execution was about to begin, a protest group showed up and expressed their displeasure with our plans. However, they were a nonviolent group and were easily ignored.
An Executioner was picked, and the proceedings began as hymns played in the background. As expected, the Penguin itself was easily hurt by fire, and was quickly consumed. The tag took a bit more time, but in the end was no match for the flames.
The executioner was quite pleased with the results, as was the majority of the crowd. A few were disappointed that Kashiree Q did not appear to attempt a last minute rescue, but I suspect those folks will get over it.
The Penguin’s remains were gathered up along with the mangled tag, and will be presented to Kashiree at some point in the future. I think the Penguin would have wanted it that way.
One video of this execution is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLQchmwdKCE
Another version may be available soon.