By Cassidy, age 11, La.
One thing was for sure, having magical powers does not always pay off.
It all started one day when a man named Maxim arrived at my house. He told me, "I have been watching your good deeds since you were born. Now, I am awarding you with magical powers that can be used to help people."
He believed I can help the world...in just 24 hours! I wanted to try my best. The first thing I was going to do was stop global hunger.
I flew over to Central America and sprinkled food dust all over the fertile land. In about a day or so, they would have food. I began with the land of a man named Talien and moved on to everyone else. Then I went off to the rest of the world!
The whole world had food. Now maybe, just maybe, I could add lots of freshwater rivers into dry areas and bring rain to deserts. First, I went to Africa, the hottest continent. Each person was going to have a small lake in his or her backyard.
Who was I going to start with? I wondered,
Oh! Mazzini, my African pen-pal!
The whole world was watered, and there was only one more thing to do...stop global warming. My powers let me breathe in space and repair air patches and ozone layers.
Oh, no! I had only one hour left. Dear goodness.
I thanked the good Lord for my special ozone vision. I was able to see exactly where to bend the lines and repair the ozone. Time check: Only thirty minutes were left. I had better hurry.
I was about to reach the surface of the Earth. It was hard to believe that I saved the whole world in just 24 hours. It was a great experience, and sadly, my hours were already up. It was amazing. I repaired the ozone layer! Hopefully, everyone was happy and overjoyed at the good fortune...
Ohmigosh. Everyone hated me.
I accidentally grew food on some people's houses and poured water on their driveways! I was so unhappy. I thought I had saved the world. Sadly, I couldn't go back and change anything. My powers were gone.
A few minutes later, I received a letter from a young girl in Tanzania. She was so excited about my help! It read:
Dear Cassidy,
My family is very happy that you helped us by bringing food and water. The lakes are great. We have one to bathe in and use as a swimming pool and the other one for drinking water. Thank you for all you've done. Oh, and thank you for the global warming repair, too. Now no one will die and burn to a crisp!
Thanks,
Aniela Sorenson & the rest of the Sorenson family
Oh, well wasn't she sweet. Good to know that I had helped one family.
I got more letters that day. I helped
everyone. And you know what? It felt great.
