The calm waters never rippled until something disturbed its silence. The sky never rumbled until it collided with its nemesis. The trees never rustled until something slipped through its leaves. The fog covered the mountains like they had become the clouds of the land, enveloping them like blankets of snow in the inevitable winter. The coldness of the sky descended upon the earth, digging into the dirt like blunt needles and sending it to slumber.
The cold disturbed the silence of the waters, cooling it into thin ice that would crack from the slightest touch. The sky collided with its natural enemy, roaring in defense, and the snow had begun to fall. It slipped through the branches of the resting trees and fell upon the land, the leaves blanketing the earth from the frozen flurries. The wind began to blow, the ice started to melt, and the land awoke once more.
The ice melted into the water, mixing and becoming one, and warming from the heat of the risen sun. The sky had calmed, and the clouds had parted, the warmth descending upon the emerging land like a divine gift from the heavens above. The leaves soon rustled once more, eager to be grown like before. The slumbering animals left their shelters and explored the rejuvenated land, gathering their wishes and basking in the much-missed heat.
The waters were lapped up into the eager mouths of the many animals that inhabited the ancient woods, quenching their dry throats. The generous sky stayed clear for many a day, the drops of water falling from above ever so rarely. The trees offered shelter for the minuscule animals and dropped the treats they wished for, handfuls of treats laying forgotten to grow into something more.
Soon, the waters calmed once more, waiting for yet another disturbance. The sky had clouded again, silent as a rock. The trees stood resolute, holding the animals that would soon rest once again.
Alas, the cold descended for the land to rest, time continued to pass, and history began its loop.
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Wow, that ending is so powerful. Really excellent job!
this is amazing!!!!!!!!!
Nice!