The Island

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean there is an island. The island is covered in a forest of tall pine trees. The pine tree's bark color is very light brown. The bark is light brown because it’s springtime. The base of the trees grow very tall and the branches don't start until near the top of the tree. The pine needles are a dark green color. The grass in the forest is soft and mossey. When you step on it, it feels squishy, but dry. The grass tickles your feet and smells like soil when you lie on the ground. The island’s forest is abundant with roses, but no other flowers. There are animals on this island that are the typical species of animals that you would find in a forest, such as foxes, chipmunks, deer, and rabbits. But even with the animals all throughout the island there is a constant deafening silence. On the island there are two seasons no matter what time of year it is. It snows in the usual winter time, but the rest of the year is spring. There is no summer or fall. During the spring the weather is always temperate and agreeable. During the spring the flowers bloom and all of the foliage of the forest grows. During the winter, all of the baby animals are born and they grow up in the spring. In the spring the sun is shining… always shining! There is no night time on the island. There are a few hours in the day when the sun is about to set, but then it resets high in the sky. The animals of the island rest during the few hours when the sun is about to set. In the middle of the island there is a mountain. The mountain is pointy on the top and very rocky. It’s nearly unclimbable and from a distance it looks like someone poked a giant stone claw through the middle of the island because of how out of place the mountain is. Near the top of the mountain there is a cave, it is almost pitch black inside and all you can see is a few stalagmites hanging from the ceiling near the entrance. Inside the cave there is a monster. A terrifying, nightmarish, monster. He has razor sharp teeth, claws made of knives, a long green tail and large bat-like wings. He is the ruler of the island and all the animals fear him. He has cast a spell over the island making the days last forever and getting rid of the seasons that displease him.

One cloudy day all the animals gathered in a clearing on the other side of the island away from the mountain. Once they were all gathered they started to complain. The animals were growing tired of having to rest for only a couple hours a day and having to stay quiet whenever they were anywhere near the mountain. They were so done with being treated this way. The fox (naturally being the most intelligent and clever) decided to put an end to the terrible Creature's reign. He tells the other animals to meet him at the pond during the 12th hour (being their hour to rest before the sun resets). The animals unanimously agree and meet him back at the pond at the 12th hour. The fox tells them that he wants to stand up to the monster and devises a cunning plan. The animals after being oppressed by the monster for so long get very excited after hearing the plan, despite the plan being extremely dangerous. The animals still are willing to give up their lives for the prosperity of the island. They agree to meet at the bottom of the mountain the next day during the 11th hour while it is still light. It is there that they will put their plan into action.

When they get to the mountain they are all nervous but ready. As planned, the fox leads a few of the animals up the treacherous mountain and into the dark cave, never to be seen again. 

Two hundred years later and still no one knows what happened on the island, for the day of the plan the island mysteriously disappeared into the depths of the sea.
 

willows

VT

YWP Alumni

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