“What is it?”
In response to the question, Henry Morris thoroughly looked over the new discovery of his ten year old son, Jacob Morris. After Henry’s close examination, he set down the object on the wooden table and answered.
“It is a buffalo’s jaw bone.” Jacob Morris lived in a quaint log cabin with his pa, Henry, and his ma, Katherine, in eastern Montana. Though not yet admitted into the Union, Montana saw many settlers, who made the treacherous journey across the rugged plains of the United States, in order to build a new and happy life for themselves. That is where you will find the Morris’, an honest hardworking family. They lived on a twenty acre farm a few miles outside of town. Almost every day, after school, little Jacob would go exploring with his friend Earnest. Today was no different; after hours of wandering, they found themselves …show more content…
Let’s go to the bone cliff.”
“I can’t.” It pained Jacob to say it.
“Why?”
“Because pa said I couldn’t”
“Aww that’s too bad.” Earnest began to walk away.
“Where are you going?” snapped Jacob
“To the bone cliff.”
Jacob thought to himself for a moment. “Not without me.”
“But I thought your pa—”
“He won’t find out.” Jacob said intensely, trying not to think of what would happen if his pa ever did find out.
“Great!”, exclaimed Earnest. “Race ya there!”
The two boys excitedly hurried off to the “bone cliff” as Earnest called it.
When they finally found the cliff, they felt like brilliant scientists who just discovered something important. The two of them were thrilled to find that the bone cliff was just as fantastically entertaining as it was yesterday. They gleefully played in the dirt while uncovering buffalo bones. All this time, Jacob wondered to himself why in the world pa had forbid him to go to the cliff. As the little boys dallied in the dirt, a dark figure, perched atop the fifty-foot cliff, studied the boys carefully with keen eyes. Then, in a flash, the shape was
In response to the question, Henry Morris thoroughly looked over the new discovery of his ten year old son, Jacob Morris. After Henry’s close examination, he set down the object on the wooden table and answered.
“It is a buffalo’s jaw bone.” Jacob Morris lived in a quaint log cabin with his pa, Henry, and his ma, Katherine, in eastern Montana. Though not yet admitted into the Union, Montana saw many settlers, who made the treacherous journey across the rugged plains of the United States, in order to build a new and happy life for themselves. That is where you will find the Morris’, an honest hardworking family. They lived on a twenty acre farm a few miles outside of town. Almost every day, after school, little Jacob would go exploring with his friend Earnest. Today was no different; after hours of wandering, they found themselves …show more content…
Let’s go to the bone cliff.”
“I can’t.” It pained Jacob to say it.
“Why?”
“Because pa said I couldn’t”
“Aww that’s too bad.” Earnest began to walk away.
“Where are you going?” snapped Jacob
“To the bone cliff.”
Jacob thought to himself for a moment. “Not without me.”
“But I thought your pa—”
“He won’t find out.” Jacob said intensely, trying not to think of what would happen if his pa ever did find out.
“Great!”, exclaimed Earnest. “Race ya there!”
The two boys excitedly hurried off to the “bone cliff” as Earnest called it.
When they finally found the cliff, they felt like brilliant scientists who just discovered something important. The two of them were thrilled to find that the bone cliff was just as fantastically entertaining as it was yesterday. They gleefully played in the dirt while uncovering buffalo bones. All this time, Jacob wondered to himself why in the world pa had forbid him to go to the cliff. As the little boys dallied in the dirt, a dark figure, perched atop the fifty-foot cliff, studied the boys carefully with keen eyes. Then, in a flash, the shape was