As the group leaves the camp for high ground the rain pours down on the family. After walking and running together in the rain for hours the family beings to head up hill to escape the water pooling around them. The family is huddling together in the rain at this point to contain warmth and keep moving. The family spots a barn at the top of the hill and begins to head towards it....…
When Proserpina returned to the bush where all of this started the flowers were dead, and wet full of rain. The clouds only grew darker and darker. Proserpina started to dig and dig at the plants hoping that it would open up into the underworld where her mother was. Proserpina just ran deeper into the woods pulling out plants and crying out to Pluto and her mother. Proserpina was all muddy and ran out of breath, so she sat by a tree and took a breath. Proserpina looked up and didn’t even realize it, but she was lost. Proserpina never been on these sides of the wood and it was so cold and darkness was falling all over her. She could faintly make out some of her foot prints that didn’t get washed up by the rain. She tried to follow them but as time passed it they became harder and harder to make out But to her luck she found an old abandon cottage. It was gone beyond repair but the room was still standing and that’s all she needed to keep her safe from the storm. Proserpina laid down and slowly drifter off to…
In stark contrast to the devastated surroundings stands the man and boy’s unshaken devotion to one another. In a landscape where nothing blooms, their love flourishes and grows deeper, even as they wonder all the while which one of them will die first. They keep three things in mind as they move south toward a dream of warmth: they must find food, they must find clean water, and they must continually…
We were all sucked dry from the sun that day with zero energy left, we scavenged what we could and we still ate better than we could have at any local dinner. The day was still long and was only going to get hotter and longer even as the day came to a close. There was more things to do around the land than there was at any theme park. So as we all sat around and waited for something to do you could tell that everyone was thinking the same thing as sweat poured down all of our faces. The cold spring fed creek was the only thing that was going through my mind and I knew that was the only thing going through anyone else’s. We walked down to the creek as there was no other way that you could reach it, and as we got closer and closer you could hear the light eco of the fifteen foot waterfall coming off of the trees. The only thing I was looking for was the spit of the water flowing up through the large oak and misquote tree branches. You knew when everyone saw the water, you could see the sight of the crystal clear water shining off of everyones eyes and you could tell that there was a sudden sign of relief that came upon everyone after the long walk through the large misquote trees avoiding as many thorns and cactuses as they possibly could, being careful as could be you weren't going to miss all of them. And there was no better feeling than soaking your wounds in that…
Begochiddy created four mountains. White in the East, blue in the South, yellow in the West, and black in the North. There was still no light. The first people grew frustrated with this and decided to leave the first world. In the center of the first world, Begochiddy planted a large seed that grew into a tall and hollow reed. He gathered his creations and went inside of the reed. The Reed grew taller into the second world, which was light and blue. The First People found that this was a nicer place to live, but the Cat People already lived there. The First People and the Cat People fought for many years but still couldn’t overcome their differences. Again, Begochiddy gathered up his creations and went back into the hollow reed. The Reed grew into the Third World, which was yellow, beautiful and full of light. The First People were happy. They built camps and had lots of children. Begochiddy created rivers and lakes and mountains and all kinds of animals and birds. Everyone lived there happily. While walking along the river one day, Coyote found and stole a baby, the child of the Water Monster of the Third World. When the Water Monster found out what had happened, he sent rainstorms from every direction, and it flooded the Third World. Begochiddy and his…
So we begin to walk the couple miles to the river, pulling our wagons. I am puzzled to mom’s cheerfulness after what I heard last night. I begin to wonder if this may be our last trip to the river. Our water was much too contaminated to even try to boil. The pipes ended up getting clogged and didn’t work anymore. Our family and others are very dependent on this river. Maybe, we’re all moving East, finally away from this nightmare. It’s where all my friends went. My parents were hoping the dust would all end soon enough. That’s why they decided to stay.…
As Brian was finishing his shelter, his stomach began to ache with hunger, and he thought of how his mother would be finishing up her lunch about now. Then he remembered a time when he was watching a survival television show, a lady had found some beans on a bush, and so he figured there would be some kind…
No matter how lost you may feel, nature is there for you, reminding you that your life can be as harsh and exciting as that of a wild geese’s.…
It was a very hot day in July. My friends and I decided to go to the Mississippi River for a few days to hangout, get tan and wakeboard. The day we made our journey, it was six in the morning on a Saturday. Gross right? I mean who in their right mind would wake up on a Saturday at six in the morning!? Well… us, because we aren't in what you may call a “normal mind-set”. We aren't like the teenagers nowadays that sit in bed until three in the afternoon wasting our precious summer. We realize that there are only twenty-four hours in a day and we take full advantage of that! For us, waking up early like that is just a promise to have a long, exhilarating day. After waking up and packing everything needed, we take off for Wabasha. One long hour goes by and we finally get to the boat landing where I back in the boat. As I drive out to the main channel, I saw that the water is calm…
Once upon a time, in the place of Nevada, there was a girl named Laila. She had lost her home due to a flood. She had no clue where to live now, but then she realized, she needed to build a house. She wandered to find a good place for her new house to be built. She wandered and wandered, but could not find a good place.…
In the Summer of last year, me and my sister traveled all the way out to Clayton, New Mexico, with our nina and her husband. We were traveling in a very shiny, large truck on roads far off from any store or even telephone poll. The air was so clean and full of the unknown flowers scents. It took almost a whole day to reach Clayton but the long journey was worth it because we saw so many cattle, horses, and even a great lake shining the sun’s bright, warm, and soothing light back, the lake looked like diamonds rolling against each other very smoothly and slowly. When me and my sister reached Clayton I could tell that it was a small community with local stores and a couple of big company stores such as Verizon and Sprint. The air here was…
One day , there was a huge elk wandering in the forest . He was looking for grass to graze on . The elk was tired of eating the same dry grass . So he decided to keep wondering until he found something fresh to eat .Eventually, he found a fruit tree . These fruits weren’t like any old fruit these fruit were very sweet, large and fresh . He decided that instead of eating the same old grass that every other animal ate, to eat these sweet fruits . Unfortunately , for the elk a hunter and his family lived in the cottage by that fruit tree . The hunter and his family haven't ate weeks , so when the hunter saw that there were footprints in the snow by the tree , he and his were overjoyed . When the elk got back to his home he had decided to tell…
But one day their oasis was torn apart. The sky turned dark blotting out the sunshine, confusion ran amok within the plantation, there were screams, hundreds of screams, then suddenly the bunch was torn from their mother tree. Then darkness and silence.…
A short rest, stomachs satisfied they continue. They stroll close to the edge of the jungle. Taking advantage of what little shelter it offers from the intense sun. Never did they set foot into the jungle. The sounds of birds, animals, rustling leaves, made them aware of the dangers that may lie in wait. The sun awakened life…
As a boy I didn’t care much for school nor the environment for that matter. I was oblivious to my home; I littered, left the tap running, and don’t remember a particular time I carpooled. I was apathetic to the creatures and wildlife around me. I was a young boy who didn’t care for anything but himself. But all that changed once I heard the legend of the mysterious river behind Pete Gallegos. I was a gullible boy who pictured an oasis filled with hundreds of fish, a beautiful green grassland filled with deer and enclosed by an overabundance of majestic green mesquites. It would have been Deer Runs Garden of Eden, that is if I found it. I immediately went to my best friend Felipe’s house and told him what I heard. He was not as intrigued and enthusiastic as I was; he merely came because he thought this would make a great story one day. I then packed our gear, this included a ham sandwich with the crusts cut off and two chilly Dr. Peppers. And so we rode for about two minutes until then we got there; we only lived a few blocks from Pete Gallegos. I lunged…