Here is another short story that I wrote for my creative writing class last year. I decided yo write a children's story in that class because I had been writing a bunch of stories about drugs.
The Adventure of Larry the Squirrel and the Search for The Nut Man
In a land very far away, too far lives a squirrel. This squirrel is named Larry and he is no ordinary squirrel. Larry is a leader of his town called, “Little Squirrel Town”. His job is to supply all of the acorns to the community. Everything was going great for the community, with a surplus supply of acorns. But a few months later, there was a big decrease in the acorn supply. Even though, they were supposed to be in season, there were almost no acorns to be eaten. The fellow squirrels in, “Little Squirrel Town” were becoming restless and in hunger. All of the squirrels were living in poverty, and Larry knew he had to do something so the squirrels could live easier and have healthier lives.
So, Larry decided to try and talk to The Nut Man. The Nut Man is the go-to guy to buy acorns and other nut products. The Nut Man is the only human being that Larry has contact with. The Nut Man is tall in stature, and is a very generous man. But, his generosity comes with a price. Buying the acorns is pricy, but is all very high qualities and quantities. Larry was on his way to meet the Man, and when Larry arrived to the greeting place, The Nut Man was not there. Larry was worried and got anxious, so he went on a trek to find The Nut Man. On the trek to find The Nut Man, Larry the Squirrel checked with a wide variety of the community members. Unfortunately, none of the members had seen The Nut Man in the past few weeks. Some of the members heard rumors that he died, and others heard that he was arrested.
Larry the squirrel was going to give up, thinking that he wouldn’t be able to find The Nut Man. But, Larry knew that he needed his community to be healthy and not hungry. So, he did whatever he could to find The Nut Man. He continued his trek, scurrying in the parks and in the forests. Larry found clues that could bring him to The Nut Man, which he wasn’t expecting. Some of the clues that he found were directions to different streets and towns. So, Larry decided to head over to the different streets and towns. The first street was Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. As he was scurrying down the promenade, two blue jays flew up to him. They explained that they knew who Larry was from hearing rumors about his sad story, and the lost Nut Man. The blue jays told Larry that they had some clues to where The Nut Man is, but wouldn’t tell him the location of him is. But, the blue jays did tell him that The Nut Man was still alive.
The clues that the blue jays gave to Larry the Squirrel, were to walk all the way to Los Angeles. So, Larry used the clue and walked all the way to Los Angeles. During the trek to Los Angeles, he had to scurry across streets while the cars and trucks were still moving, which was very intimidating to him, because he is so small and the vehicles are so big. There was a point in which Larry almost died when he got hit by a car, but somehow the squirrel gods were able to save him. Also along the way, his feet were getting tired and restless. He wanted a break, which he could have done, but this was a life or death situation for him. A few hours later, he finally made it to Los Angeles! This time, Larry was encountered by a couple Rottweiler dogs that were tied up on a leash to the lamp post. They told him that they also heard rumors about Larry and his struggles.
The dogs also told him that he knew where The Nut Man was, and they also told him the location where The Nut Man was. They said that The Man was arrested in Los Angeles County Jail for illegally selling acorns from the Mexican border. The law states that you cannot sell anything that is from another country without permission, including acorns. Larry was startled and surprised that The Nut Man would do such a thing, and he started to bawl that he couldn’t get help from The Nut Man. Larry was very disheartened and wanted to give up on trying to receive acorns for his community, “Little Squirrel Town”. A few moments later, a bright beaming light shone right above him and pulled him all the way up to the sky and beyond, and what he saw next was amazing and inspirational. Larry the Squirrel did not get abducted by aliens, FYI, but he went into this otherworldly place.
This otherworldly place was acorn heaven, which was surrounded by unlimited amounts of acorns and was also surrounded by other squirrels that weren’t in poverty, but were in pure happiness. Larry the Squirrel was approached by two other squirrels, which ended up being his dead grand-squirrel, and his dead grandma-squirrel. They both told him to not give up and to save his town, so that the squirrels don’t have to live in distraught, poverty, and hunger. Also, there was this gigantic squirrel, which was very fluffy and big, who also approached Larry, and the gigantic squirrel was the one and only…Squirrel God. The Squirrel God was able to give Larry an unlimited supply of acorns, which would last him and “Little Squirrel Town” years. The Squirrel God sent Larry back to Los Angeles so that Larry could deliver and save his dying town. Larry the Squirrel scurried very fast with a huge bag of acorns. He ran through horrifying dark alleys, harrowing forests, and tricky mountains until he arrived to his homeland, “Little Squirrel Town”.
All of the squirrels were on the verge of dying mainly from starvation, but when they saw Larry with a bag of acorns, the fellow squirrels’ spirits were lifted. A few months had gone in and everyone was living happily and healthy, not worrying about lack of food. Larry the Squirrel became the hero of his town, for saving “Little Squirrel Town” and for having the willingness, heart, and courage to go to the outside world where they live in, and to find some acorns for the town. Overall, Larry made a treacherous trek to find The Nut Man, which in the end The Nut Man was in jail for selling illegal acorns from the Mexican border. Larry the Squirrel was sent to acorn heaven, where he met up with his dead grand and grandma squirrels who told them to not give up and to save the town. The Squirrel God gave Larry an unlimited supply of acorns, and ultimately in the end Larry was the hero of the town, “Little Squirrel Town”. #creative#story#writing
