Once upon a time, there was a hyper cheetah. All he wanted to do was have fun and do things some or most animals have not done. One day he looked up at the sky to make a wish to the clouds but before being able to make one, he stopped himself and just stared at the clouds. “Woah… look at how beautiful these things are, but why are these the only ones I see every day though? They have the same shape, the same color and everything as the ones from yesterday, and from the yesterday before that yesterday and the yesterday before that other yesterday.” He thought to himself, “There has to be more than just these right? Extravagant shapes, maybe one the same color as the sky or even one so off from the sky right?” As he thought what he thought, he finally made a decision. He ran up the highest mountain he could see. Once he was up he looked at the sky. He was speechless but said, “Woah! Look at those clouds” as he was getting teary he kept saying “ I need to see more! I need to see more!” He got down from the mountain and ran around in circles thinking of another thing he could do to see the beautiful clouds all the time, he finally came up with something. “I'm going to run around the world as many times as I can to see all these beautiful clouds! It’s nothing like any of my buddies have ever done!” He shouted with glee. Cheetah went to tell his friends his amazing idea and say bye for his journey. As he was about to leave every animal was wishing him a safe trip, but like he’s a cheetah, he didn't hear anything because he had already blasted off. Cheetah running around the world, who knows for how long, smiled as he saw the new formations of clouds. Clear clouds, big clouds, small clouds, and very very bright clouds. He teared up but kept running and seeing so much more clouds. Not only clouds but many new places. As he was near his home he accidentally took the wrong turn and went the wrong way. He didn’t know that but saw new clouds he hadn't seen before, he was happy again. But again, as he was near his home he took the wrong turn and thought to himself “Is the world really this big? Why can’t I find my way back home again?” He was getting frustrated and ran faster than he had ever ran, he ran and ran and ran then suddenly the world started spinning slowly. He was getting scared but noticed he was almost home because of the trees. He remembered seeing them before he left. He ran quicker and quicker and the world spun a little more. He stopped running once he saw his friends and collapsed. His friends were there for him until he opened his eyes again. Giraffe, Elephant, Bunny and Zebra were there, all smiling. They thanked him for letting them see the same gorgeous clouds he saw. Cheetah was confused until he got up and noticed different clouds, clear clouds, big clouds, small clouds and very very bright clouds. He was the happiest he has ever been knowing now that he wouldn't have to run around the world anymore to see clouds because of it spinning now. Thank you cheetah, for letting us see the beautiful clouds too.

Maria Juarez

Grade 10