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Thursday 15 November 2012

KIWI FIGHTS FOR SURVIVAL


KIWI FIGHTS FOR SURVIVAL
Lightning lit up the early Saturday skies casting deep shadows across the woods and beyond. Kewiki, a humble kiwi almost afraid of everything was out looking for food. Why? It was his turn to look for food tonight and he had decided it would easier a task to do in some light.
He sternly concentrated his stare to the ground trying to sniff out a delicious fat slimy words… which he failed, shivering he miserably began the walk home when he smelt it, in between the stale musty smell of Waiuku woods was the sweet delicious smell of a juicy slimy fat slimy worm and wasting no time he disappeared into the woods.
Kewiki raced through the woods heart pounding a million times a minute, hardly controlling his breathing, two words filled his mind ‘juicy worm’  ‘juicy worm’ but suddenly … NO!!!!! He panicked the sweet smell had vanished and worst of all he was lost, lost in this endless forest of tall trees, and then all hope disappeared as an ice cold howl filled the forest with dread.
Kewiki heart skipped a beat he listened contently straining his ears to pick up the slightest sound or movement… nothing, a terrifying silence filled the air .He expected a wolf to jump out any second! That’s when he heard it a fierce growl from one of the bushes. Two bright yellow eyes stared at him. Then it spoke, its voice sounding like a cat being strangled.
Run! Little kiwi I LIKE a nice chase from my supper!
Kewiki was frozen with fear, a panicking feeling of anxiety rushed over him. He looked around for an escape route. He suddenly skidded to the right he then slid past the wolf and ran for his life. Skidding to the left he could feel the wolf’s hot stale breath and its snapping jaws inches away from his skinny neck. He dived into a deep bush landing in sticky, slimy puddle of mud; meanwhile the wolf was coming…
The furious beast skidded to a sudden stop, “Come out come out!” the wolf declared “Come out come out where ever you are!” It strode pass Kewiki’s bush sniffing the air, but all the wolf could smellwas the disgusting scent of mud. Frustrated, it swung round and strode away. Kewiki climbed out of the bush when the wolf jumped out yet again “Got you now you little twit! There’s no escape now!!’ it hissed, but all of a sudden there was a little voice “Loads, Aim, Fire!!!” Worms shot out of the trees, so did rocks and twigs, pelting the wolf and sending him slinking back into the forest. “The Kiwi Brigade!” Kewiki laughed grinning wildly. Chalk, Kewikis best friend came out from behind a young tree ‘Hey Tewiki Dows it going?’ There was no reply as Kewiki had fallen on the ground laughing.
Kewiki was escorted home safely by the kiwi brigade. That night he snuggled up in his bed, his duties taken other by the adults. He smiled pleasantly and vowled never to go into the woods alone again.
By Emily H

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