Forest Mayhem
(This is my daughter’s story that I forgot to submit to the BBC 500 Words competition. Please read it and tell her something you like about her story.)
Once when forest was above us and a wind blew gently through the trees, a group of animals raced through the forest with joy and laughter not knowing the danger lying in wait for them later that day.
Clarice the oldest, cleverest and prettiest of them all was a young deer wanting to explore the forest that she lived in. Her best mate was Olivia a fox who always looked up to her friend.
“Come on! Let’s go, shouted Clarice.
“Let’s explore while we can,” replied Olivia.
All the animals raced off into the thickness of the forest. Oliver, Olivia’s brother, gasped. “Can we rest for a minute?”
“No!” the girls shouted at him.
On they went dashing in and out of trees and weeds, until they reached the river. They weren’t allowed to cross it on their own. You see they had been forbidden to cross by the adults. Even though the other side looked so new and exciting they couldn’t. Olivia nudged her brother and whispered, “Go on cross it!”
“But…” began Oliver.
“Go on, chicken,” she said.
Slowly but steadily he edged towards the bank. Olivia crept up behind him and pushed. In he went into the water.
Suddenly, he slipped and he w3as swept away. “Help!” he cried and that was the last they saw of him. But he must be alive Olivia could feel it. “He couldn’t be that far could he?” That was the thought rushing Olivia’s head that moment. They started to walk along the bank searching for Oliver but nothing could be found not even a scent. They searched for hours on end but still no sign.
Then they heard a sound, a soft whimpering sound. Olivia looked around and there on the other side of the river, huddled against a tree was Oliver.
“Oliver!” shouted the exited Olivia. He looked up and smiled weakly at the girls.
“How are we going to get across?” asked Olivia. “There’s no way!” Then in the corner of her eye she saw a fallen tree a bit further down the river. “That log should be strong enough for both of us if we go one at a time,” said Clarice.
“Okay. Can you go first?” Olivia asked nervously.
“Fine!” said Clarice.
The log was sturdy and it wobbled as the brave deer walked across the uneven trunk. As she got to the other side Olivia gasped with relief. Then she put one foot on the log then scampered across to the other side. When the two girls saw Oliver closely they could see he was really cold.
“Oliver are you okay?” asked Olivia.
“Yes I-I am-m,” replied Oliver.
Come to us you need to get warm,” said Clarice.
When they reached the log Oliver froze with fright but Olivia managed to persuade him to cross. So with relief they all staggered home talking about their adventure and how they did not want to do it again.
