Myth Writing

This week we have been finishing and blogging our myths. I have done one about how we have plants around the world. Here is my work.

Long long ago on a planet with no green there lived a man, his wife and their
son. One day the boy’s father asked him to go outside and find some food
because they were running low. So he set off to find what he could. But he got
lost and soon it was dark and cold. Suddenly, he saw a big tall spaceship.
Sitting outside
it was a weird looking alien. It was green all over. The boy was amazed because
he’d never seen
green before. The alien started talking and said , “I have crashed on your planet
because
I ran out of fuel.
I need water to get my rocket going again. Do you know where some is?“

So, the boy helped the alien fill his water tank with water from a nearby
lake. Just before the alien blasted off for home he handed something to the
boy.
“ Thanks for your help,” he said. “Plant these seeds and grow resources, trees,
and
forests.”

The boy replied, “How will they grow? How will they live in this barren land?”

“Just plant, splash it with water and wait for the magic to happen,”
replied the alien. Next minute, there was big whoosh and boom, and the alien
had gone. So the boy put the seeds in his pocket and turned around wondering
what to do next.

  

Suddenly, he saw a light in the distance. He raced for it.  
When he got closer he saw that it was his own home and his parents were
waiting for him. They were so happy to see him.

The next morning the boy planted the seeds, watered them and waited.
After a while, some little green plants popped out of the plain, hard sand.
The boy was amazed.  By the time the boy’s father got up he came out to
find a fresh fine forest filled with fruit and vegetables at the entrance
to his stone house. The man was mind

blown. Everywhere there was green grass and big trees and in one was his son,
yelling out to him, “Dad! Dad! Look how high I am!”

The boy’s father got his wife and helped their son down. Amazed,  
the boy’s parents asked him how all this had happened. So, the boy told them
about the alien and the seeds and they all lived happily on fruit and vegetables
ever after.

And that’s why our planet has many green and wonderful plants.

The end