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A birthday surprise
A birthday surprise 26.09.11
Ninas birthday was planned by her friends. They wanted to do a trip to the Kakadu National Park. The friends thought that there would be only freshwater crocodiles and these were not aggressive and much smaller than the saltwater crocodiles. And only two or three people died each year in a crocodile attack. So they thought that there was no reason to be afraid. There were also Rangers who checked for them, even by helicopter!
When they got into the park they saw crocodile warning signs everywhere. But they didn’t mind them. They wanted to see the beautiful plunge pools. One of the friends, Mike, wanted to swim in the cold water. But the others were too afraid. Except Nina. She went together with Mike to the water. The others didn’t follow.
When Nina and Mike didn’t come back, David felt sick. He was really scared. After two hours, they suddenly appeared behind some rocks. Nina didn’t say anything, she seemed like shocked.
In the evening, Nina told David how she was nearly attacked by a crocodile. She could have been eaten, if she had jumped into the water.
In addition, there are inexplicable and terrifying events in the movie, such as Jane’s dream. Jane has a dream about a crazy woman in her room at night. Even though she thinks that it really happened, it is some kind of surreal. Besides, nobody believes her when she tells the other servants about her experience. Another example is the night when Jane comes to Mr. Rochester’s room because it is burning. In this part of the movie, Jane hears the crazy laugh again. She is absolutely terrified and the music in the movie contributes to a

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