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Aug. 1, 2007 [Editor's Note: This is the second of many 6th-grade student essays I will be posting in succession. The essays were written in response to a standardized topic prompt: "Tell a story about how you found a box of treasure." The students had two hours to complete their essays, under testing conditions. As this example will prove, some were better than others. Enjoy!]  Warning: If you are viewing the content of this document and do not have Top Clearance, you will be tracked down by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and only a presidential pardon accompanied by a fine of $1,000,000 will release you from unterminating imprisonment. Now that you have been warned, you may read about agent Cortez debriefing. Our subject in question whose name is not to be posted was walking on a beach at 45˚ latitude and 100˚ longitude. The white caps on the water scratched at the sky like a lion jumping for its prey in a tree. The radiantly orange sun beat at the sand, and broke the spirit of all those unfortunate to be under its glare. Except for 1 day upon which a 12 year old boy went jogging on the beach. He came upon a black rock jutting up from the sand, and tried to jump over it. But when he attempted to, he was shocked by a bolt of Electricity. He tried touching it, however, and nothing happened. So then, the curiosity that is in all boys grabbed hold of him, and got a foothold like a wolf into a deer, and pushed him to find out what it is. So the boy set to work. Digging, digging, sifting sand, sifting sand until finally after what felt like a millennia, he pulled it out. It was a box, a midnight black one to be exact. On all sides of it were runes that looked like S’s and P’s put together. On the front was a handprint that looked suspiciously familiar. The boy, beckoned once again by curiosity, put his hand on the inlaid print. It fit his hand perfectly. Moments later an eerie screech and blinding light blew the top off the box. Inside were rubies, diamonds, and quartz, in all shapes and sizes. The sides were covered in 100-carat gold, and all was perfect. But suddenly, the sky turned red and a green light could be seen on the horizon. Coming closer, and closer, and closer every second but… OFF-LIMITS The information following is only for the President’s eyes, and that of his advisors. We are sorry for the inconvenience, but you will have to be mindwiped. THIS NEVER HAPPENED.  ------------ About the author: Ed Stevens is U-K's Managing Editor. Email: uksubmissions@yahoo.com Comment on this article here! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com. Please link to this article rather than copying and pasting it onto your site (which would be unauthorized and illegal). |
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