THE SPIRIT OF VERONA
Written by: E. Verna Turner
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At about 5:00 AM sunrise. No more lightning and thunder. They were all wide awake of a sudden glimpse of the sunrays blinding bright their senses they all hurriedly got out of their tent. They can see the sandy shore white as snow and the murky water so dirty is now so clear... pristine clean! The children and teens run towards the water and had fun swimming, floating for a while until their elders called them for breakfast. They were all having their breakfast of pita bread which they stored in a cooler and which is still safe to eat. The last pita bread they have. Although they have at least two sack of potatoes they brought with them which will last probably for a month. While they were having their bread and cup of heated coffee and milk almost getting sour but still is good enough for that day, Cadee noticed that Loren is not with them.
They had their breakfast finished when Loren came out from the water and in his hands were fresh lobsters. Three big lobsters weighing 3 lbs. each. Tamara, Cadee, Mila and Joseph were awestruck.
"Where did you get those?" Arthur asked Loren.
"Oh, I went snorkeling far away from the cove and got lucky seeing so many crawling lobsters under the sea," Loren said with a grimace on his face.
"You mean there are lots of lobsters there?" Tamara asked him curiously.
"You bet there are so many lobsters there. Small, medium, big lobsters. Actually too many crabs too and clams, oysters and way too many sea creatures" Loren excitedly told them.
Mila and Jolina were smiling at the thought of the richness of this ocean paradise. Grandma Olivia and Granpa Gustavo took the lobsters and gave them to their servants for them to cook for supper. "Amelia and Stephano knew what to do with these fresh lobsters.
Teens and children went inside the forest to gather some firewood. They were amazed of the richness of the forest filled trees of different kind mostly of course tropical trees, shrubs and vines. What is the striking eye-catching scenery for them is the long rows of bamboo plants. They are lovely! They are very exotic plants. They walked to the path of the rows of these giant grass and it seems that it is a plantation of bamboo trees. They wade in through the green grass and found that there is a lagoon crystal clear with water. Mila dipped her toes in it to try if its cold. Jolina and Tamara followed and imitated their oldest sister.
"Uhm wonder if the water is safe to drink. What do you think?" Mila asked Loren.
"The water looks clean and clear. Find out if there are fish swimming on that water," advised Loren.
Cadee walked around the lagoon and he hollored them when he saw a big turtle laying eggs closer to the lagoon's bank. There are group of frogs and their funny color made them laugh. Imagine a pink and green colored frogs. "But the turtle that big is called tortoise," Mila said. It should be in the ocean. That tortoise belongs in the ocean not in this lagoon.
THE SPIRIT OF VERONA
Author: E. Verna Turner
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