In My Life

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There once lived a community of egrets, a white species of bird, tucked nicely on an island, a peaceful land all by itself.
This was a beautiful island, bursting with green from the lush forestation and gold from the eternal rays of the sun, where the egrets would sit in the old gum trees, a-waltzing in the [...]

There was once a farmer who owned a beautiful plot of land at the back of his farmhouse.
It was fenced up, so as to prevent trespassers from entering it.
One fine day, a group of boys decided to climb over the fence and started to play ball on that beautiful plot of land.
This naturally displeased the [...]

There was once a man stranded at sea.
He kept treading water to keep himself afloat, hoping that the Lord would save him from his predicament.
Shortly, a speedboat whizzed by and noticed this drowning man. Naturally, the speedboat driver offered to rescue this man.
“Thanks, but no thanks mate. My God will save me. I’m waiting for [...]

There was once a famous tightrope walker.
One fine day, he attempted to walk across a huge canyon on a tightrope.
A large crowd gathered to witness his death-defying feat.
After much mental preparation, the tightrope walker managed to successfully walk to the other side of the canyon and back, to thunderous applause.
The crowd loved him, and were in [...]