A+Girl+Named+Disaster

Crouched on a branch of a mukuyu tree, a girl tore open a speckled fruit. Jayden

Then the trees all around began to murmur, 'If not for the Tumbale, there would be no victory.' Mitchell

Dusk was when the leopards came out to hunt. Jayden

On one side was the stream and wavering smoke from her village; everywhere else was a sea of low, gray-green trees. Jayden

A flat brightness at the edge of the forest. Mitchell

The only light came from a burning wick in a tiny bowl of cooking oil. Arianna

She was such a sour, complaining woman that everyone expected her to dance with glee. Arianna

The village had broken somewhere deep inside, and she had no idea how to mend it. Arianna

The first streaks of light were turning the clouds pink. She could see well enough, but she moved cautiosly after leaving the village. Arianna