Poor Little Snail!

By Beatrice C., 9 , St. Stephen’s Girls’ School

        Wandering throughout the woods, enjoying the gentle wind, Xavier, the snail with a huge shell, could feel the fresh grass under his tummy. He could also smell the colourful flowers filled in the air.

        As time went by, Xavier stopped walking and glanced at the eagle with open wings in the endless sky. “It’s incredible! Awesome! I wish I could fly too!”

        Without warning, an excellent idea flew into his mind. First, he found a pair of leaves, but it was too small. Ohhh…I forgot what was the brilliant idea. He was looking for a pair of leaves that fit his body size to be his wings. Let me continue the story…Next, he found another pair of leaves. It was perfect!

        Next step, Xavier clambered to the humongous mushroom. “One and a two and a THREE!” Shouted Xavier.

        “Bing! Bang! Boing!” What’s happening? Let me look for it—Oh! Poor little Xavier had dropped on the floor. His shell was cracked! “Help!” Shouted Xavier again. While Xavier was asking for help, Joe spotted someone’s cracked shell. Joe rocketed to Xavier and drove his car to the Poor Snail Hospital.

        “Um…Mr. Xavier, let me give you some advice. Don’t ever try to fly again. You should walk properly!”

        This story told us that we need to be happy with who we are and not to do something that you can’t undo forever.