Blackwood Forest Short Story

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Deep within Blackwood Forest was a leaky old cabin where George had made his home. George was a cold-hearted spider who prided himself in being the most feared spider in the entire cabin. But George, who was feared by all other bugs, was afraid of the forest. He knew that outside his cabin were huge creatures luring, waiting to make him their dinner. But one fine spring day, a little spider unafraid of George showed him that the forest was something to be enjoyed, not feared. So George raced out of his cabin into the spring sun and never looked back to the sad life he had before.

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