Bhala indaba emfushane ngesayensi yezitshalo ethola ingxenye yehlathi lapho izitshalo zikhulumisana khona.
U-Anya wayengumfundi wasekolishi ofunda isayensi yezitshalo, futhi wayenomsebenzi wokukhomba izinhlobo eziningi zezikhunta ehlathini lendawo. Njengoba naye ayekujabulela ukukhempa, wanquma ukuya ehlathini ngempelasonto ende ukuze aqedele isabelo sakhe.  Njengoba ayeya ejula ehlathini, kude nempucuko, imithi yayisiba mikhulu, ngakho-ke phansi kwehlathi kwaba mnyama. "Iphelele ekukhuleni kwesikhunta!" wacabanga. Waqala ukubona isikhunta esandayo, ezinye ezihlahleni, ezinye ezigxotsheni ezibolile, ezinye phansi ehlathini. Ngokumangalisayo, iningi lama-fungus aqala ukuwabona njengoba ayeya ejula ehlathini laliluhlaza, okwakungavamile neze.  Ezinsukwini eziningana ezalandela, wabala zonke izinhlobo zamakhowe ayewabona. Lapho ephuma, wathatha indlela efanayo angena ngayo, kodwa waphawula ukuthi isikhunta esasisendleleni yakhe sasishintshile saba nemibala ejwayelekile yesikhunta, hhayi oluhlaza ayekubonile lapho engena. Wahlola perpendicular endleleni yakhe, futhi wathola uhla kancane ekushintsheni imibala, kwaze kwaba yilapho ebona oluhlaza efanayo ayebone lapho efika.  Kwakudingeka abuyele esikoleni, kodwa wanquma ukubuya ngempelasonto elandelayo.  Lapho ebuyela endaweni yama-fungus, wabona okuthile okuhlaba umxhwele njengoba ayehlola. Nomaphi lapho ayeya khona, kwakubonakala sengathi kwakukhona imibala ehlukahlukene. Ama-fungus ayephendulile ebukhoneni bakhe, futhi athumela izimpawu kwamanye ama-fungus akuleyo ndawo, lapho isignali yayisakazeke khona. Amanye ama-fungus ayesendleleni yakhe yasekuqaleni ayesebuyele ngisho nakulo mbala wawo wokuqala oluhlaza ayewubonile lapho engena ehlathini. Waphawula nokuthi izilwane zasendaweni zazigwema ngokuphelele izindawo lapho izibungu zazishintshe khona umbala wazo wokuqala oluhlaza. Kwakunjengokungathi lezi zibungu zazenzele isimiso esixwayisayo ehlathini ukuze zithole abantu!