Emily's Marble

Emily was so happy. She was gifted a big marble for her birthday.She
was gifted many  things too but she liked the marble more than
anything else.She took it to school everyday and she was a craze
about it.She treated it like a pet dog.

One day,a shocking thing happened.Emily was going on her way to
school and suddenly the marble fell out!Emily looked and saw that
it was gone.She was teribbly shocked.

She told her mother about and she was very sad about it. She told her
to go and look for it at once. So Emily went.

The woods were a long way and Emily was tired half-way. She took
shelter under a tree for some time and went on again.

At last she reached the woods. The frightening hissing of the snakes
and the hooting of the owls made her very scared. Still,she loved
her marble and couldn't bear to see it  broken. So she went on.

There were many kind animals in the woods and they gave Emily
food and water. They helped her cross the river and she thanked
them. She went on.

Night fell. It was  cold and dark. A windy night followed. Still,Emily
did not lose hope. She was sure that her marble was some where.
She thought her mother and father might have collected some men
to come in search of her. But that did not make her stop her quest.

Soon,it became very cold. All the animals were gone. It was a ferocius
night. Emily fumbled into her backpack for her coat. She found it and
put it on. But the night was too cold. She decided to shelter under a tree
for the night. She found a shady tree and sank down into it.

Soon,she did not get any sleep. It was very dark and too much cold.
Emily was starving by now. She fumbled under some twigs and felt
something.

''My marble! My very precious marble!Where have you been?''cried
Emily with joy. Her marble-the one she had been looking for all day!

There was even more joy waiting for Emily. Her parents had come
looking for her and when they found her,they cried tears of joy.

''Why,we've been looking for you all day! Did you find your marble?
We were so worried about you!''

Emily was taken home and put to bed. She felt her marble and her
pocket and thought,''What an adventure! But its a very good thing
I found my marble!''