Seasonal Tales

Division


War was casual. Autumn Village had  two alliances, we had one. We were extremely fierce. Life in a prison of your own will is harsh. Every four years, it’s a certain season. I am Alli Armada, a smart Winter Village native girl. Â The year the war actually stopped was a Summer Year, when June warms up the plains that we call No Man’s Land. I had stayed up all night studying how to defeat a new enemy that’s unusually here, in the country of Hyster, when it normally is in Animalasiana. Yes, I’m studying Animalasianese books. It’s the Ice-beaked Vulture, common in Animalasiana during winter. “I’ve got it! All we need to do is lead them up to the mountains!” I shouted in happiness. My sister, also leader of our village, was glad to see that but she all of a sudden raced out of our dear Winter Village. “June v.s Leigh this time around,” the servant complained, “Two years to go.” Little did we know something was going wrong… 

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Leigh had just frosted down No Man’s Land. It’s that time of year again. And just in time, we have a holiday story for all.

Leigh announced Christmastime’s start a while ago. Before peace, they had only celebrated Christmas in Winter Village. Now, Leigh, Alli, and their fellow Winter Villagers share the holiday with all.

“It’s Christmastime, Alli! First Christmastime in full peace!” Leigh announced. “Don’t we have to tell the others about Christmas?” Alli reminded her. “Yes. Winter Village has vowed to stop by every other village and tell them about this great holiday.” Leigh explained. “Dasher! Dancer! Prancer and Vixen! Comet! Cupid! Donner and Blitzen!” she recalls the reindeers’ names.

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Mysterious Strangers

Olivia finds new strangers on No Man’s Land.

Olivia finds herself on No Man’s Land. “Uh, how’d I get here?” she asked. Voices mutter and whisper silently around her. “Oh, it’s midnight?” she questioned. “No,” a voice replied. “We BROUGHT YOU HERE!!!” SCREAM!

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Harvest Business

Since  in shops around the Villages of the Seasons love her harvest and the demand goes up high, Evelyn is overwhelmed beyond her senses.

“Whoa!” Evelyn shouted. “They’ve loved my new breed of honeydew? They want me to get more?! I’d have to get seeds from Spring Village every night?” She started to panic. “Oh, calm down, Evelyn,” Lia said, “but you’d have to harvest every night as well.” She zoomed out to Spring Village, got seeds, and came back, grew them with bone meal, and harvested. “Good luck,” Lia  declared.

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“Stunt time!” Blia shouted as she climbed up the Spring Village Tree. “Stunt Day is awesome.” She got ready to jump, then Olivia ran over and said: “Taylor has the green beans! She’s bringing them back to Spring Village from Autumn Village.” Blia  turned her head in the direction, and saw a dilemma.  Taylor was coming. Anna, who was behind her, blindfolded, pushed Blia over. “TAYLOR!” Olivia shouted! “Whoa!!!”

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We didn’t get along with the Summer village, but we did get along with the Spring Village. Our part of the land’s leaves were always red, gold, yellow,  or brown. We usually get moderate weather with few cold fronts.  The Winter Village had holidays as well as us. We never shared the year, and once every four years, its autumn. Lia, our leader and my sister, never understood the Division. She thinks the world has fallen apart. I am Evelyn, a young leader-smart girl who lives in the Autumn village. “Ms. Liona,” the servant would screech, when Winter Village was at war, “you need to help Ms. Armada.” Lia would automatically respond ” I don’t war with Taylor. Leigh does. I war with June, which is common among Leigh Armada.” My friend Tina preferred to fight for the Autumn Leaf Army (fighting for Autumn Village). It was a Summer Year, when the fighting stopped. June came out with the Summer Sun Army to fight. She threw a spear at the No Man’s Land between my village and Winter Village. That’s how she signals that the Summer Year started. Leigh hates Summer Years, so she came out to war the Summer Sun Army. ” You warm- loving freaks,” she would always say, and June would throw something at her. Then June uses all her sun-lover powers to warm up No Man’s Land. That day was different. Instead of throwing, she went and TACKLED Leigh. The 240 who usually war with each other came out, watching the wrestling match. I remember Taylor shouting, “That is insane, even for June!” Lia shouted back, “I know right?!” I just hugged my bunny friend, wishing things would get better. Tina came out, shouting something to me. I looked behind myself, and I saw the craziest thing I saw in my life.

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