by Joseph W., age 11
In the desolate Andes Mountains, five Incan traders crouched near a fire, playing music. Their names were Gerfy, Bobothy, Bobson, Meggy, and Gorfy. Like other traders of the 1400s, they only endured the hardships for a quick buck. Clueless of their schemes for the quick buck, their trusty llama Bobbins rested on the rocky terrain. During the day he had almost completed the trip from Cusco to Moray, which was no easy feat since he lugged around almost fifty pounds of goods. Respectably, Bobbins only wanted to have an honest life with no llama-man or llama-llama altercations because he believed spit was gross. So far, he was succeeding. Excitingly, Bobbins had already helped his owners deliver thousands of goods and make an equivalent of nearly one hundred pounds of gold. Because they were greedy, his owners plotted to sell Bobbins when they retired. At that moment, their evil desires were forgotten as a music contest began. In the Andes sitting at a fire with a few people playing music can be an excellent bonding experience for Incan traders.
While the music contest cranked up to a new notch, Gerfy found himself trapped on a mountain ledge 13,123 feet above the ground. This predicament occurred because he wanted to surprise his friends, believing that this could surely win him the music contest. He was confident about this because he had the element of surprise. He found a ledge, which he assumed was a safe, secure, and sufficient hiding spot. Like any sensible person he shuddered at the idea of falling off the ledge. As Gerfy crouched down to avoid detection, he slipped and fell twenty-seven inches onto a dangerous ledge. Apparently, the safest option for him was to cower in fear and scream at the top of his lungs. However, Meggy’s one-man panpipe quartet was too pathetic, loud, and nasty, so his pals could not hear Gerfy’s panicked shrieks over the din. Luckily, Bobbins’s proficient hearing receptors picked up on Gerfy’s screaming. Rushing to the scene, Bobbins was determined to rescue his companion. Bobbins lumbered over to the precipice that Gerfy was on. It appeared that Gerfy being stuck on a mountain edge would only be temporary.
Navigating around sharp rocks and sudden drops swiftly and carefully, Bobbins was determined to rescue Gerfy safely. Realizing that he could not use his hands or legs, Bobbins diligently decided to use his abnormally long neck. Skillfully, he snatched the collar of Gerfy’s shirt with his mouth. Slowly and steadily Bobbins pulled up Gerfy, who had fainted of fear. No sensible person would not have some reaction to being pulled up by a llama by the collar of his/her shirt while hanging over a 13,123-foot drop. Bobothy, Meggy, Bobson and Gorfy watched in awe. In unison they exclaimed, “No way are we selling Bobbins now!” Roughly Bobbins chucked Gerfy in the air so he could be moved to Bobbins’ back. Lumbering toward the fire, Bobbins knew that the only way to wake up Gerfy was with a mouthful of llama saliva. Ignoring his code of conduct, he shot a mouthful of spit. Gerfy shouted, “Hey! Why did you do that, Bobbins! Oh, I’m not on that precipice anymore! Thanks, buddy!” Gratefully, Gerfy hopped off Bobbins’s back and rushed off to fetch some llama food for Bobbins because he was starving. After Bobbins was well fed, the friends celebrated Bobbins’s dramatic rescue of Gerfy.
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