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noah ohnsorg science period 4 1-17 12 legend of the squamish winds run jeffery it s horrible but we have to stop what we started no just get out of this place it s too late for me i won t leave you for dead uncle 2 hours earlier it was the year 1872 and the sun was shining the trees were glossy with heavy water droplets and a gentle breeze ran softly against the scalps of two young travelers making their way through the forests of british columbia the elder of the two jim mij was an expert on the area but even his intellect wasn t prepared for the dangers of the future the younger clumsier of the two jeffery jefferson was complaining as he helplessly trailed a few yards behind his uncle jim uncle i think the wind is picking up we should head back we can catch the fish another day jeffery continued to complain no we can continue on replied jim we just need to reach the clearing where the river expands the two adventurers continued on for another hour or so before arriving at the welcoming sight of a clearing entrance jim quickly rushed his son forward thinking this was the river clearing jim would soon realize that he was terribly wrong uncle what s that asked jeffery in a crackly voice as the elder limped into the opening he looked up ready to answer his nephew he was paralyzed by the breath taking creation that lay eerily ahead for what the two had just rested their eyes upon was the burial site of the king of an ancient civilization the two were speechless markings embellished the walls which carved a path around a tomb resting within the center of the contraption every brick moved every marking glowed gold and silver no path laid without

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a trap waiting to spring like a coiled cobra hidden in a dark corner as the two adventurous young men cautiously entered everything from their mind was erased they forgot why they had come within the jungle s depths they forgot who they were or what there own names were but worst of all they forgot the meaning of life itself the stone doors first hidden by hanging plants and grasses now were very visible as they swung shut bumm jeffery and his uncle now looked behind the king s tomb to find a large stone object it looked like a birdbath but instead of water it held burnt purple liquid and instead of birds it occupied lights lights that hung lifeless in the air as if they were drained of all purpose and frozen within time next to the relic was a grossly oversized squash which leaned against the trunk of the object which looked as if the mutated vegetable should have crushed it by now wait what s happening asked the answer to no on in particular as he regained his consciousness uncle replied jeffery the two discussed what had just happened when they both noticed the enormous squash lying in front of them they looked over perfectly synchronized almost as if the whole thing were a play being performed but this is unfortunately no play jeffery being the foolish man he was so widely known for walked over and touched the squash the biggest mistake he will have ever made in his life almost instantaneously the skies grew thick with dark gloomy clouds almost looking as if full of hatred the ground tore viciously open as if being ripped with a huge sharpened knife the gentle breeze that followed the travelers now grew into a violent monstrous windstorm that took almost every part of the burial site apart it flung jim high into the humid foggy air like a ragdoll but jeffery was just able to catch his arm run jeffery it s horrible but we have to stop what we started no just get out of this place it s too late for me i won t leave you for dead uncle you have too jeffery it s your only hope it wants me i m i m sorry uncle jeffery was deep in sorrow and could barely see with his tears making his vision very blurry goodbye my nephew tell your mother i love her and with that jeffery let go and watched angrily as his uncle was carried away by the blood-thirsty winds the winds eventually became known to the small area where jeffery and his uncle were from and gained the name squamish winds due to it

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being controlled by the feared and possessed squash jeffery told his story to all his children but still became hijacked by his emotion as tears dripped from his cheeks as he told of his uncle the word of the winds stayed rural so very few knew of the legend and why you should never venture along the river for you just might be given the ill fate of entering the lost clearing 1year later hey henry what s that i don t know let s check it out jack is that a squash i think so jack awesome we should take it back with us henry pictures tree http 2.bp.blogspot.com/5wqi4vamdy4/tzoolfb4ori/aaaaaaaaeic/bzagnw3b7cu/s1600/tree%2b at%2bancient%2bburial%2bground.jpg squash http cdn50.networx.com/resources/user_media/source/photoart_squas h_19c921f13011c9590e0c9083b796fd0f.jpg

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