Tucked deep within an enchanted forest lies a magical stream. This stream is no ordinary stream, for it's told whatever you place below the water will turn to gold. Explorers have searched for this stream for ages. Theodore Downs vowed to be the first explorer to reach this elusive stream.
Afters years of research, Theo pinpointed a possible location for the forbidden stream. Excitement and curiosity blinded him for what was to come on this treacherous quest. Peril and doom hide in the shadows unless he can courageously lead his men from the inevitable danger surrounding the magical stream.
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In the heart of the city there is nothing but noise. It's loudest during the night. It blankets the beautiful twinkle of the sky. It hides the beauty and wonderment of the heavens. A desire within to escape it. To simply go far into the wilderness and search for quietness. A quest for silence stirs the soul. Traveling for hours until the noise slowly fades behind. Then the noise stops. The splendor of the heavens burst like a firework in the sky. Thousands of diamonds thrown across a black blanket. Sparkling and shining in brilliance. The sky is full of new noise. Beautiful, magnificent noise.
ZOOM! They both scurried to the end of the block. When they stopped to catch their breathe they saw a pizza boy park at the house. Click. The car door shut. He began to walk to the house. A screeching siren blasted around town, the sky opened it's mouth and showed its teeth. It snarled, scratched, and bit leaving a scar to never be forgotten. The trees were naked, the homes in piles. A thriving town reduced to a salvage yard. Schools, cars, homes, and stores we grew up knowing changed forever. The back way home became a maze. Lost in our own neighborhood. We know the confusion and pain. Together we are threads of string entwined. The hurt is real. Know our hearts hurt with you. Together, hope will restore faith and the trees will green again.
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AuthorMr. Stehm's 4th Grade - Columbia Elementary - Joplin, Missouri Archives
January 2015
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