David Bennett Laing
No, I can't. A few sentences will have to do. (Copyright © David Bennett Laing, 2017)
When I was nine, I walked the woods road at dusk from my grandmother's house to home. Dark fell as I came to the woods section. My step quickened, and I felt a shiver cross my shoulders. Nearby, a barred owl hooted, and in the distance, a whip-poor-will's call sounded, ominously. Strange rustlings were going on in the autumn leaves by the roadside. It was full dark as I hurried on. Then I stopped and stood quite still as a question trickled into my mind. "What is the biggest, most dangerous animal in these woods?" The answer came quickly. “You are, you fool.” Then I smiled and looked all around me, listening with joy, not fear, to all the magical sounds of the peaceful night woods that I was hearing for the very first time. Since then, I have been a frequent night visitor to those friendly woods.
When I was nine, I walked the woods road at dusk from my grandmother's house to home. Dark fell as I came to the woods section. My step quickened, and I felt a shiver cross my shoulders. Nearby, a barred owl hooted, and in the distance, a whip-poor-will's call sounded, ominously. Strange rustlings were going on in the autumn leaves by the roadside. It was full dark as I hurried on. Then I stopped and stood quite still as a question trickled into my mind. "What is the biggest, most dangerous animal in these woods?" The answer came quickly. “You are, you fool.” Then I smiled and looked all around me, listening with joy, not fear, to all the magical sounds of the peaceful night woods that I was hearing for the very first time. Since then, I have been a frequent night visitor to those friendly woods.
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