WHAT DRAMA!
WHAT TALENT!
WAIT FOR ME!
WINNERS
SEPTEMBER 2024 STORY CONTEST Pearls of Wisdom
First prize 10 and under
Carys M., age 10
Colbert, WA
Finding Words
She had always been a quiet child. She always looked at things, never commenting on her observations. She would think about it but never thought that what she was thinking about was worth speaking for. She did have many great thoughts, although she never thought so. She only answered questions. Her mother always worried for her, as did all her elders. She loved reading, for it is something she could enjoy without talking about it.
On a lonely Sunday afternoon, an unlikely change occurred. She never thought it would happen, nor did anyone else. She was walking along the shoreline, for she lived in a quaint little home on the beach. She thought it was lovely, though, of course, no one knew. She listened to the waves, crashing up against the surf, like throwing a rock onto a wall. She thought about the ocean, the sand, her home, the book she read last night.
Suddenly, she felt something small crawling across her foot. She let out a short gasp of surprise, before she really looked at it. It was a hermit crab, but none like she had seen before. Its shell was shiny, like a freshly polished medallion, gleaming in the sunlight. It was simply beautiful.
It deserved so many more words,
