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    In A Land, not so far away was a boy named Runningturtle. He was brown eyed,short and skinny and didn't talk much with the other kid's. He would often sit outside camp and watch the elders do their daily chores while clanking a couple stones together. There was an older gentleman the boy admired, the knife maker of the group (Sky) though they didn't speak much. Runningturtle would sometimes make a dash past Sky's buckskin and grab what he could as he had a bad habit of losing thing's and had to replenish on nearly a weekly basis. Once Runningturtle grabbed Sky's special knife and after being punished he feared to never be liked by the Man He admired so, but taking his work so often didn't help matter's. One day while Runningturtle was on his favorite rock Sky came by, motioned him to come back to camp. Runningturtle knew he was in for it now, but when he returned back he seen skys area arranged a way he had never seen. He had colorful stones,smaller antlers and stones and slabs of material on top of the work area. Sky was staring at him, looking him over. Well Sky has a seat and taps the large skin a couple times to tell runningturtle to sit, then put's a small antler in the boy's hand,then an extra piece of hide and three slabs of the colorful material. Then Sky takes Runningturtles hand's, tighten's his grip and look's at Runningturtle,Smile's and walk's off.
    He awaken's The next day and a Storm moved in and it had been very windy, He roll's over and gets a bit more sleep. Runningturtle awaken's to the sound of bird's chirping and the bright light shining in. He get's up and stretches and can't help but think of The Knife He was working on before going to sleep and wanted to show Sky what He had made so while walking thru The muddy village He makes his way to Sky's Hut but He must still be sleeping like everyone else, except for the one on The Hill. Runningturtle straightens up Sky's Area as some of His thing's blew around and had gotten wet and thought Sky would appreciate it and goes to His favorite foraging area to settle his stomach. On His way back to the village He picks up a few Stones to show Sky and see if they are any good but when he see's Sky's area He isn't there working as usual so he tugs at the entrance and make's a whistle for Him, nothing. He pulls back the "curtain" to peer in and it's dark. He start's to realize The pair never made it back and goes to The Chief to see why and Chief tell's Him He wasn't even aware that The 2 were gone and by then Other's had been looking for the Pair also so They organized a search, out to where the water meet's the Land and back and while checking out The River Bank Runningturtle seen what was surely Sky and Rains footprint's but The Other's had grown tired by The Day's end
    Runningturtle stays though, He didn't have anyone particular to look after Him so made choices The other kid's couldn't. He could hear The other children loudly as they left. Well Runningturtle searched The Beach over and over but seen no sign so thought to himself a bit and drifted off to sleep. Runningturtle has a "vision", it's the pair he was looking for sailing on a Raft down The "Big Water", He recognizes The place Sky is going, it's The Axemaker's from The Sun's peak
    :dunno:
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    Interesting short story Josh. You have a big imagination,  Wich I think is a good thing. I enjoy writing too, wish I had more time to do it. Helps free the mind from the daily grind and let's us escape to the limits of our imagination. Thanks!
    Josh (Ky/Tn collector)

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