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At the beginning of time there was one tribe of Native Americans that lived in the Mississippi Valley. They had no contact with other tribes but knew they were out there. The only way they were able to survive was because the animals in the forest would come and help them. Some would bring vegetables so that the tribe could eat while others would bring other dead animals so that the Native Americans could use them. Whenever the tribe received an animal they would respect it by praying first and then use the entire animal. They wouldn't disrespect the animal by not using all the parts. They believed that since the other animals were bringing them the dead animals the least they could do was to respect the animals that brought them. One day an animal brought a plant to the tribe and placed it near the fire pit. One of the Native Americans thought this was a sign and then threw the plant in the fire. After throwing it in the fire he inhaled the smoke from the flames and understood...

Week 4 Story: The Storm

September 13, 2018

Once there was a group of friends that took a trip on a boat in the Atlantic Ocean. It was off the coast of Florida near the Bermuda triangle. They had heard stories about things that happen there but wanted to check to see if any of it was true. The three friends left on a Friday morning thinking that they would be back Saturday morning. Their names were Chad, Mike and Tom. Tom was more the leader of the group while Mike just questioned everything Tom said. Chad is usually there along for the ride and doesn't really say anything. Tom said that they should head out for about 15 miles to try and get as close to the triangle as possible, while Mike was hesitant and just kept saying how something could go wrong. Tom didn't listen to Mike and went on ahead anyways since it was his boat and he was the only one that could drive it. Once they reached about 15 miles away from the coast everything seemed so calm and they couldn't see the mainland anymore. Tom wanted to go out ev...