Talking Forest

Kayatta, Mike. “E3 Preview: Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch.” The Escapist, 8 June 2012, www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/previews/9725-E3-Preview-Ni-no-Kuni-Wrath-of-the-White-Witch#&gid=gallery_785&pid=3.


It was a Tuesday morning and just three days were left until the holidays began! David got up late that morning, however, got to school on time. David wasn’t a good student. Usually, he never did his homework and he was passing all of his classes except English. Since he didn’t want trouble with his parents, he knew he had to work hard during the last week and do whatever he had to do to succeed. It had been a very difficult few week.David was in 8th grade. During the last week of school, his class learned short stories in English. All the class was assigned a project - write your own short story and draw a picture of it. David knew that it was his last chance to get his grade up and pass English, but he had only two days. “Just two days,” he thought to himself. He came home angry. He scram, hit the walls, threw everything around and ignored everyone as if he was the only one.After school on Wednesday, David ran to the forest next to the school that once was so alive but recently was very quiet and scary. As soon as he got there he sat next to a tree and began to cry. Suddenly from nowhere, he heard voices. They were coming from all over the forest. He couldn’t locate where they came from. The singsong voices kept on repeating, “Don’t cry. Tell us your problem and we will help you.”David got scared. First, he shook, then he began to tremble. His twitch that always showed up when he was nervous began to shake his entire body. David asked, “Who are you and where are you?” in a wobbly voice. As an answer, he heard, “Don’t worry, we want to help you!”He began to talk about his project quietly when suddenly he saw tigers, monkeys, and elephants come out of the bushes. He saw the beautiful trees and bright flowers open their eyes and smile at him. He saw the hyacinth macaws, the cockatiels and the budgies sitting on the trees fly down to him and sit on his shoulders and around him in a circle. David was very surprised and didn't whether to be afraid or happy. When he finished telling them about the problem, the trees and the flowers told him they would help him write the story. The birds and the animals agreed to draw a picture of their forest. They said that they always wanted to draw and write, but never had a chance before. They called David their biggest present they ever had. It was very dark and late when David got back home with his completed project!The next morning David woke up earlier than ever and dressed up nicely. He wore a pretty white shirt and jeans that he got as a present from London. He was ready as ever to present his story. David was in a very good mood; he laughed and smiled at everything and his body felt like dancing.
His story and picture were so amazing and interesting that he impressed the teacher and all his classmates. When he finished presenting in front of the class, he looked out the window and saw everyone in the forest waving and smiling at him. The birds were flying in the sky and singing. He was happier that ever. David got a very high grade, passed English and got awarded for the best short story. After school, he ran to the forest as fast as he could to tell everyone the good news and thank them for their help. The forest thanked him for giving them an opportunity to try and do something that always wanted. After that, he knew that he could always go to the forest if he had a problem because they were his friends that would always wish to help.