On My Country

• Digby Green, Grade 4
• Short Story
• 2021

Karangi is the most magnificent valley in the whole entire world. You can hear the Orara River swishing and swilling in the elegant view. You can feel the frosted blue air shiver up your spine. I can see light, strong patches of green grass everywhere I look with some horrid yellow fire weed and green spiky soda apple. I devour the spicy beef jerky from the petrol station and I also absolutely adore Mr Matten's home grown potatoes. I smell the damp cold rain after it stops tip tapping on the tin roof. I also taste golden scrumptious corn because of the wonderful rain. I smell the grey dust smoke after I get off the bus. Karangi is the greatest valley ever and I will never, ever leave this place at all!