Orange Blossoms, Lava Rivers, and Balloons

by YodaOnCrack

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Dalia the little girl giant clutched the group of multi-colored
balloons and smiled, delighting in her surroundings. Below her
was the lava river. Its molten rock gushed down the side of the
mountain like a drooling dragon. At her feet was an orchard of
many trees. White orange blossoms were dotted against the green foliage, trailing down the hillside toward her home village of Vesper.

As Dalia proudly looked up at her cluster of balloons, she lost
her footing, slipped down the embankment, and tumbled over
the cliff, coming to rest inches away from the blistering lava
river. Panicking, she rose to her feet and looked up. She
turned her face toward the sky full of ballons, and tears filled her
eyes as she reached upward and screamed.

Wiping away the last of the tears from her face, she climbed up
the cliff and plopped down. Deeply saddened, she uprooted a nearby apple tree and brought the leafy branches to her mouth. As the balloons drifted away, she mindlessly ate the apples from the tree and sighed.

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Average Reader Rating: 4.0 stars out of 5

  1. Orange Blossoms, Lava Rivers, and Balloons

    T.F. Torrey's Buddy Icon T.F. Torrey

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    This little scene has wonderful imagery, and could easily kick off a long string of sequels.

  2. Orange Blossoms, Lava Rivers, and Balloons

    YodaOnCrack's Buddy Icon YodaOnCrack

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Inspired by a picture my 4 year old daughter drew me recently…. :)

  3. Orange Blossoms, Lava Rivers, and Balloons

    Richard Peck's Buddy Icon Richard Peck

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Glad to see you back yoda! I Agree with Torrey. Very cool way of bringing it alive.

  4. Orange Blossoms, Lava Rivers, and Balloons

    horrorfan13's Buddy Icon horrorfan13

    Posted about 1 year ago

    3.0 out of 5 stars

    I love how surreal it is, yet it could really happen because it does. Like it.

  5. Orange Blossoms, Lava Rivers, and Balloons

    Fyora Cartagan's Buddy Icon Fyora Cartagan

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    I think it could result in sequels…but I’m not sure where it should go, myself…

  6. Orange Blossoms, Lava Rivers, and Balloons

    partysprinkles' Buddy Icon partysprinkles

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    this was so creative! wonderful :D

  7. Orange Blossoms, Lava Rivers, and Balloons

    starcrossed's Buddy Icon starcrossed

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Totally random. I like it.

  8. Orange Blossoms, Lava Rivers, and Balloons

    khepa's Buddy Icon khepa

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    nicely done. i really like the ending.

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