The Haunted Forest
by Srinath - 3B

In a thick purple forest, birds were chirping and animals were howling. Two woodcutters were cutting down a tree. Suddenly, it became dark because of dark clouds and winds were brewing. They heard the loud cries of animals. One of the woodcutters was afraid. His body was shivering in fear. The other woodcutter said, “ Don’t be afraid, if any of the animals come near us we will climb the tree and make loud noises. The animals will be frightened and they will run away.” They quietly kept the wood in a sack and climbed the nearest tree.

Suddenly they heard the noise of animals approaching them. They saw a pack of jackals with their cunning eyes. Enormous snakes and poisonous scorpions were creeping and slithering onto the ground. Seeing this, one of the woodcutter’s mind thought that he was nearing the last step of his life.

He cried out loud but no voice came from his mouth. Both were dead scared. They heard the roar of a lion, tigers growling, peacocks screaming, and snakes hissing. The woodcutters could see glittering eyes in the nearby trees. They spent the night quietly under a banyan tree. Next morning, when they woke up, they could not see animals so they ran back to their village and never returned to that terrifying spot again.