Walls Keep Those Out by Meli Mangos
In the meadow outside the walls of Almeria, where purple Lanterns flower and stags graze in the early morning, little Henry was running in front of Elizabeth through the tall grass. Her skirts swished around her legs as she huffed to keep up. She had beat him up the hill, but when it plateaued he quickly overtook her.
“Come on, Liza! Last to the tree line has to go into the woods!” His hair danced wildly even in the absence of wind. Oh what his mother would say when she sees how he ruined what she had spent half the morning combing.
Before the children loomed a wide wood of tall cedar, elder, and pine trees. The shed needles of the pines made the soil acidic and practically deadly, so no plants grew on the outside of the wood. Just soil. The canopy was so dense that sunlight could not penetrate it to the floor. The unmoving shadows were as dark as the depths of the rivers.
Henry let out a victory laugh as he hurtled over a rock and reached the tree line. Elizab...
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“Come on, Liza! Last to the tree line has to go into the woods!” His hair danced wildly even in the absence of wind. Oh what his mother would say when she sees how he ruined what she had spent half the morning combing.
Before the children loomed a wide wood of tall cedar, elder, and pine trees. The shed needles of the pines made the soil acidic and practically deadly, so no plants grew on the outside of the wood. Just soil. The canopy was so dense that sunlight could not penetrate it to the floor. The unmoving shadows were as dark as the depths of the rivers.
Henry let out a victory laugh as he hurtled over a rock and reached the tree line. Elizab...
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Summary: In the meadow outside Almeria, Henry challenges Elizabeth to a race to the woods, where they encount...
Review: The story beautifully sets up a sense of intrigue and mystery surrounding the forbidden woods, drawi...
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