Desert+Fiction

By Cooper T, Jacob F, and Tony M
 * __ The Truth of the Desert __**

One day, Snakey Jakey (SJ) the snake was walking through the dunes of the desert when he crossed paths Cheddah the mouse. SJ licks his lips at the sight of the plump rodent. SJ decides to stalk Cheddah on his way through Sand City. SJ walks up to Cheddah and forces him into a dark alley.

“I am going to eat you, fool!” Says SJ ominously. “ AAH!” Cheddah squeaks. “Here I come!” SJ hisses. “AAH!” Cheddah says again.

SJ closes in on Cheddah and swallows him whole.

“AAH!” Cheddah cries as he crawls up and back out of the ferocious snake. Cheddah jumps in his majestic Mouse Mobile. He starts the engine while SJ dives at him and catches him on the tail. He pulls him in his mouth with his tail, delivers a poisonous bite and eats him again.

SJ slithers away with satisfaction and slides into a steady sleep in his sandy sleeping hole. He jolts into reality when he feels a sharp, burning pain in his stomach.

“Ouch.” He says. SJ decides to go pay a visit to Dr. Doctor the medical doctor Gila monster. SJ arrives and Dr. Doctor tells him he has a sand flatworm in his intestines absorbing all his nutrients he takes in.

“ That’s utterly revolting.” SJ says scientifically. “Yes, it’s really gross.” Dr. Doctor replies.

SJ slides home unhappily and really grossed out. He decides to go over to his neighbor’s hole.

“Hi, Helga.” Says SJ. “Hi.” Helga replies. “I got worms.” SJ continues “Cool.” Helga responds. SJ slithers away through the hot sands of the desert when he passes out. SJ wakes up extremely thirsty and snaps back into reality to see a large hole in his belly. He slowly dies in the sand next to an inhabited cactus.

Sheila Gila the Gila woodpecker crawls out of her nest in her cactus. She calls to her younglings to come down to look at a dead snake she saw next to the cactus. The two baby birds, Daby Gila and Kaby Gila, stumbled down the nest and fell out of the prickly plant.

“Wow.” Says Daby. “Wow.” Says Kaby thoughtfully. “I know, now get back in the nest so mommy can get to work.” Sheila Gila declares. Sheila Gila flies away toward the river while her babies climb back up the nest. Sheila Gila the lands gracefully on rock the crocodiles lower jaw and starts to peck at his teeth.

“Oh, this grime is delicious!” Sheila Gila exclaimes. “Thanks for cleaning my teeth!” Rock responds. Sheila continues to peck the grind off his chompers until they are pearly white.

“That looks wonderful!” Sheila Gila says happily. “Very satisfactory results, Sheila you have done it again!” Rock responds greatfully. “No problem.” Sheila says. She flies back to her nest with a mouthful of driftwood to feed her Daby and Kaby, who grow up to be great dental hygienists.

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