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Nothing helped, though he tried as hard as he could.
When the men with guns came he could not run.
He tried to drag himself through the grass.
When the men found him, they asked where the other boys were.
They said that if he told them they would let him live.
The boy would not say.
They cut off his toes one by one.
He would not tell.
They used pliers to crush his teeth.
He would never tell.
They tortured him.
He would not tell them that the boys were hiding at the top of the old acacia tree.
They threatened to kill him.
He would not give up the location of the boys.
The men left him for the lions, like hunters just wanting the hunt and not the prize.
The boys came down from the old acacia tree and brought the boy to the camp.
They gave him the most food.
No one knew except the boy that it was his final meal.
When night came, the boys tried to make him comfortable.
But it was all in vain.
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Sawyer Young
Lapis L.A.
Ed. Eliza Raben
SLEEP STORY I
(From writer’s point of view)
I am outside with
my brother and mother.
I play with a ball.
I play for a long time
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