The Magical Cave
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Daniel Cavric, Grade 6, Northbridge Public School -
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Short Story
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2018
Excellence Award in the 'Write Along 2018' competition
The waves crashed down on me as I woke up to the sounds of the sea, I look around and asked myself, where am I? I start to look around as I wander around the big, sandy beach. Then I spotted a cave.
I walked into the dark, gloomy cave. Everything was silent apart from the slow drip of water trickling on my head. Suddenly the silence was shattered by a loud, roaring scream. What was that? I question myself as I wandered further into the damp cave.
As I turned the corner, my heart was pounding harder than it has ever have before. It was a dead end. Waiting on the wall was a puzzle on the wet wall. I went up to the wall and wiped away the vines and water. I noticed this puzzle from my grandmother’s house, it was a Sudoku puzzle. I wondered if the puzzle opened the wall. If it did move the wall, I wondered what was on the other side of the wall. Maybe there was gold or buried pirate treasure. I got the correct answer…after eleven tries.
As the door opened, there was a scream again what could that be? The bright light of lava blinded me. What was on the other side of this door was amazing, it was beautiful it was a volcano spitting out piping hot lava. The lava was like a magnet, it drew me in. I walk towards it. The lava had surely blinded me by now. I walked up the volcano’s steep side. The hot lava burnt my feet like hot sauce on my tongue. I was completely submerged in lava when I heard the scream again, but this time it was louder, as if I was getting closer to it.
After about two minutes of falling, I finally reached the bottom on the burning, hot volcano. There was a hole in the side of the volcano, so I wandered over to the hole and discovered the most wonderful sight ever. It was lush green grass and trees. There was a huge lake and a massive, towering mountain. The roar was even louder than before, as is it was behind the mountain. I walk over to the mountain as I take in all the beauty of this amazing place on earth.
I got closer to the mountain, a tail whipped around the mountain. A huge, scaly face looked at me. I started pacing backwards. The huge dinosaur started to chase me. I ran into the volcano and started climbing the wall of the piping hot volcano. I get out thinking that it stopped following me but as I turned my back to leave, it came out to catch me. I ran as fast as my short legs could take me. I turned left, then I could see where I came in from. I carried myself out of that cave and went to the forest. I knew it was coming for me. What now?