Complete the text with the given words

• muddy
• stretches
• ancestors
• waterway
• refugees
• stilt
• hunting
• laid-back

Life in the Swamp!

Imagine having thousands of alligators and snakes outside your house. Carl Strew and his family know what that's like. They live in the [ ] Atchafalaya Swamp which [ ] across the state of Louisiana. Carl and his family are Cajuns whose [ ] have lived on this unique [ ] for hundreds of years. They were French [ ] who moved here from Canada. Carl lives in a [ ] house above the water. During [ ] season Carl helps his father catch alligators to sell their meat and skins. The Cajuns are [ ] people who enjoy a quiet life on the swamp. Although according to Carl, there is nothing more exciting than catching an alligator!