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John And Toad: A Short Story

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John and Toad were traveling to a shrine in Canterbury. As they were traveling by foot. They stopped near a water fountain in the middle of the Desert. John and Toad were dehydrated and needed to consume liquids. Toad attempted to use the water fountain but the water fountain does not work. My body craves thirst My body feels hurt Mentally i will burst Stumbling, Toad hits the Dirt. John runs to Toad as he is lying on the floor and attempts to wake him up. After multiple attempts to wake him up. John sits there and talks to himself. Toad is my friend He seems so lifeless Will this struggle end? Our friendship is priceless My head starts to feel pain I might die in Vain John passses out as well. Suddenly, Toad and John wake up in fresh clothing, …show more content…

The group of four witness the Shrine of Death, on a Gloomy day As they stand and view the Shrine, Sarah notices a baby Bird The baby Bird was wounded and unresponsive, lying with her dead mother in blood. Sarah, calls the group over to alert them of the baby bird. Everyone was in shock and questioned if the baby Bird was alive. John gently picked up the Bird and tried to find his heart beat. He felt a long, slow one that motivated him to save the baby Bird. John decides to find a first aid kit to help the baby bird survive. John finds a piece of a band-aid, an unordinary plant that seemed to heal wounds with small spikes on the vines. John searches for water, with luck, it starts to rain and the group hides under an enormous tree. That shields them from the rain. John gathers fresh water from the rain by cuffing his hands together and slowly washes off the birds bloody wound. As John does that and everyone watches, he is bitten by one of the small spikes trying to rip open the plants insides to get the healing goo. As a result, John gets as much goo as he can and applies it to the bird and wraps it with the band-aid. The Group waits in the rain for three hours, waiting for the bird to wake up. As there waiting, Toad looks over at John and sees tears in his eyes and is pale as a

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