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Jacob Lee Lee 1

Ms. Mishriky

English 8 Honors

14 February 2013

Candy Land

hrough !he !hick "ink bark o# !he !rees dri""ed do$n a $e! %ine see"ing $i!h a "eculiar

!as!e !ha! is so&e$ha! #a&iliar. 's ( $oke u" #ro& &y coor!able slu&ber) o# dea!h) ( no!ice

so&e "ar!icularly dis!urbing a!!ribu!es o# !he *ungle. (!+s no! as le!hal and horrendous as ( had

 "re%iously !hough!) bu! &ore, bi!!ers$ee!. 'c!ually) absolu!ely s$ee!. Fro& !he de"!hs o# &y

co&a) ( $oke u" !o #ind &ysel# los! in !he &iddle o# !he e-o!ic Candy Land.

(+& no! beli!!ling !his *ungle a! all i! $ill ne%er ge! !o !he "oin! o# being &enial. his

 *ungle $as co&"le!ely #illed $i!h candy and s$ee!s as #ar as !he hori/on. (!+s #unny !ha! !he

chocola!e syru" ac!s as a *unc!ure co&bining !he candy cane !rees !o !he chocola!e chi" dir!. (

ha!e *oy. b%iously !his *ungle ra%aged &y %ery soul and s"iri!.

uddenly) ou! o# !he brigh!) sunshiny shado$s ca&e a gingerbread &an ( couldn+! see

hi& co&ing) bu! he *us! a""eared in a sho$y and !a$dry s!yle. '! #irs! ( !hough! !ha! he $as

going !o a!!ack) silly &e) bu! as i! !urns ou!) he *us! chose !o $allo$ in !he large Candy Land

 *ungle. ha! is $rong $i!h !his *ungle E%ery!hing see&s !oo *oyous and *aun!y (! is

co&"le!ely des!roying &y doc!rine ( don+! kno$ righ! #ro& $rong any&ore. his "lace is

dri%ing &e insane

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eeing &e so con#used) !he gingerbread &an s&iled a! &e !rying !o con%ey a &essage o#

 "eace !o &e. ha! &an is good as dead uddenly) ( *u&"ed u" a! hi& beco&ing a "reda!ory

crea!ure ( could no longer con!ain &y !error and ha!red !o !he candy. he *ungle ba!!le has

 begun

5uickly) !he "as!ry "arried &y a!!ack screa&ing. 6ecause i! is no longer in his na!ure !o

#igh! back) !he gingerbread &an *us! sunk back in!o !he chocola!e $allo$. uddenly) !he crea!ure

$a%ered #ro& "eace lo%e and being an unassu&ing being !o a "ain#ul and e%il one. he

Chris!&as cookie lea"! u" and dro$ned &e in !he chocola!e. '! leas! he a!!e&"!ed !o) (+& &uch

!oo skilled. My s!ance allo$ed &e !o 7uickly coun!er his "unches. e bo!h $ere hal!ed as &y

 bes! #riend a!ie 6ushey sliced !hrough !he $oods) e-cising any dis!rac!ions in !he $ay. he

ac&e o# !he *ungle ba!!le ha""ened $hen a!ie grace#ully bi! o## !he head o# !he gingerbread

&an) co&"le&en!ing i!s deliciousness. hen) !ha! !urncoa! na&ed a!ie bi! o## &y head) hur!ing

&e se%erely. hen ( reali/ed !ha! &y #riend $as no! a!ie 6ushey) she gre$ #ar o%er !he #ores! !o

 be re%ealed as o"hia hen o"hia e-"loded) and !he *ungle e-"loded.

here#ore) &y children) ( $ill #orce you !o s!ay gold) and ne%er #igh! a gingerbread &an

in a *ungle ba!!le9 so&eone $ill ge! hur!.