My Narrative Story 'Dab Came To Be'

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Greetings. I am a seventh grade student at Brickell Academy. I created a narrative based on traditional literature of a certain culture. From the Woodland Native Americans, my narrative is a modernized approach to their origin and spirit stories. I am 12 years old, and hoping for someone to publish my narrative. It is a modernized story based on the origin stories of Native American tribes. My narrative story is titled “How the Dab Came to Be” for the newer generations to enjoy.

The purpose of storytelling is to teach, scare, or inspire friends or family with a short story that can be accented well with language. Native stories have been told for thousands of years, all slightly different when told in different tribes and areas. Like myths

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