Nat, Matthew and Arnold were standing at the bottom of Mount Rushmore. The three tilted their heads, almost to the point where their necks were about to snap, and gazed at the four faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. The teens had a plan. Matthew was carrying two buckets of red paint, Arnold had one bucket of blue paint and Nat carried paint brushes, ropes and rock climbing gear. The three of them were struggling with their plan. “Wow, we totally underestimated our abilities,” Nat said. “I know, we should’ve thought this through,” Arnold replied. Matthew sighed and placed the buckets of red paint on the ground. He put his hands on his hips and looked at his two best friends in disbelief.
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Nat and Arnold glanced at each other and hurriedly followed their stubborn friend while struggling to carry their equipment.
After forty minutes of non-stop walking, Nat and Arnold realized that Matthew was leading them to the back of the monument. Matthew stopped abruptly and his two friends bumped into him and dropped their tools once again. Nat and Arnold were indeed exhausted, but for Matthew, it was just the beginning.
“Voila! The back of Mount Rushmore! Doesn’t look pretty anymore, huh?” Matthew said.
His friends nodded in agreement. The back of Mount Rushmore was a steep, rocky slope with groups of trees surrounding the bottom.
“Well, this side’s easier to climb than the front, but it’ll still be difficult,” Nat said.
Matthew grabbed the rock climbing gear from Nat’s hands and started securing himself with clips and ropes. “Let’s go!”
Arnold and Nat secured themselves as well and the three started climbing up the slope. The task was very difficult, of course, and the added weight of the three paint buckets burdened them. But in the end, it was worth it. After an hour of burdensome climbing, the teens finally reached the top of Mount
Nat and Arnold glanced at each other and hurriedly followed their stubborn friend while struggling to carry their equipment.
After forty minutes of non-stop walking, Nat and Arnold realized that Matthew was leading them to the back of the monument. Matthew stopped abruptly and his two friends bumped into him and dropped their tools once again. Nat and Arnold were indeed exhausted, but for Matthew, it was just the beginning.
“Voila! The back of Mount Rushmore! Doesn’t look pretty anymore, huh?” Matthew said.
His friends nodded in agreement. The back of Mount Rushmore was a steep, rocky slope with groups of trees surrounding the bottom.
“Well, this side’s easier to climb than the front, but it’ll still be difficult,” Nat said.
Matthew grabbed the rock climbing gear from Nat’s hands and started securing himself with clips and ropes. “Let’s go!”
Arnold and Nat secured themselves as well and the three started climbing up the slope. The task was very difficult, of course, and the added weight of the three paint buckets burdened them. But in the end, it was worth it. After an hour of burdensome climbing, the teens finally reached the top of Mount