Under Fire

When I was young, we used to make toy guns out of planks. A rubber band fixed at the tip of the barrel and on the other end, we nailed in a wooden peg. The rubber is then stretched and held down by the peg and this acted as the mechanism to propel our ammunition. For bullets, we used unripe green ‘buay cherry’ fruits. These fruits were in abundance where we lived and when ripen, they are red and tender with a grainy sweet taste.

The peg holds down the stem and the rubber band is extended over the fruit. Releasing the peg will propel the fruit forwards.

We had so much fun back then. Today, you hardly find these trees. I found this at Kaki Bukit. Courtesy of Elsie.