It is a lovely day in Fall, and you are walking through the dappled woods when you notice a worn dirt path you've never seen before. Curious, you venture forth, listening to birdsong, when a clearing opens up before you. As you squint into the bright sunshine, you see before you four enormous doors rising up out of the grassy meadow, each with its own inscription. One has a photo of the moon carved deeply into its alabaster surface, labeled with the words "What Lies Beyond". Another has a drawing of a tree carved into its wooden face, with "The Woods" written below it. The third door has a cactus carved into rough stone, above it the words "The Desert," and the last iron door has a picture of a heavy barbell handle with "Heroes" imprinted on it. You feel the thrill of adventure- which door do you want to go through?
[[What Lies Beyond]]
[[The Woods]]
[[The Desert]]
[[Heroes]]
//100 Story Building is a not-for-profit organization that seeks to help kids express themselves creatively. //
You step through the tree-carved door and find...more woods? Turning around, you see that the woods you're in are slightly darker, and a roiling fog has begun to coalesce at your feet. Ahead of you sits a small marble pedestal, encased in vines, with a briefcase set on top. As you approach, you hear shouts somewhere off to your right, deep into the dark and overgrown forest.
[[Go towards the shouts]]
[[Investigate the briefcase]]
//The Early Harvest program guides children through the process of writing and publishing stories of their own making, improving their literacy skills while having tons of fun. 100 Story Building stimulates and inspires students of all backgrounds through their statewide school incursions and creative workshops in Footscray, Victoria.//You step through the magical door, and the ground transforms into a sandy slide! Soon after, you tumble out and find yourself at the top of a golden sand dune. To your left, through waves of heat distortion, you see large pyramids, and to your right, you can barely make out the outlines of a rocky city with things flying in the air- are those spaceships?
[[To the pyramids]]
[[To the city]]
//The Early Harvest program guides children through the process of writing and publishing stories of their own making, improving their literacy skills while having tons of fun. 100 Story Building stimulates and inspires students of all backgrounds through their statewide school incursions and creative workshops in Footscray, Victoria.//You step through the barbell-marked door right into a moving train. A sign blinks above your head:
<p style="color:green;">THIS STOP: LONDON, 2019. NEXT STOP: JAPAN, c. 1700s. <p style="color:black;"> Obviously, this is no normal train.
At which stop will YOU disembark?
[[London]]
[[Japan]]
//The Early Harvest program guides children through the process of writing and publishing stories of their own making, improving their literacy skills while having tons of fun. 100 Story Building stimulates and inspires students of all backgrounds through their statewide school incursions and creative workshops in Footscray, Victoria.//You open the moon-scribed door just a crack- WHOOSH! POP!, you are sucked into darkness, spinning. Far off stars wink around you in the void. Your breath clouds your vision, and you realize you're in a spacesuit!
<p style="color:green;">"Commander, you are entering the black hole now."<p style="color:black;"> a voice sounds from your radio.
[[Fall into the black hole]]
[[Go back to the ship]]
//The Early Harvest program guides children through the process of writing and publishing stories of their own making, improving their literacy skills while having tons of fun. 100 Story Building stimulates and inspires students of all backgrounds through their statewide school incursions and creative workshops in Footscray, Victoria.//As you approach the pyramids, slipping and sliding in the hot golden sand, you notice a conspicuous Greek temple amongst the ancient Egyptian architecture, its stately white marble columns contrasting against the stark browns and golds of the desert. Did you go back in time? You enter the shade of the white marble arch, where women buying fruit from vendors whisper in the market: "Did you hear about the prince? Gone missing!" Another pipes up, "We should go look for him! You in?" one says, looking straight at you.
[[Look for the Prince]]
//With their programs, 100 Story Building has inspired 6000 young students across 72 schools//
You walk towards the city, slipping and sliding down the sand dune. When you reach the edge, a young lady with bright clothes and a strange flower tattoo running up her arm grabs you, pulling you along with her as she runs. "Are you silly? What are you doing out here, you need to run!"
[[Go with her]]
//With their programs, 100 Story Building has inspired 6000 young writers across 72 schools.//
As the three of you run together, you see you are being chased. On the way, she explains her predicament...
Explore more of the world of "Desert Blossom," a riveting story written by Jane in //Unboring Exploring//, the newest publication by the kids of 100 Story Building. Desert Blossom explores themes of inner strength, camaraderie, and leadership, and is sure to entertain you and your students!
Thank you for completing our mini-adventure. As thanks, would like to offer you a discount for //Unboring Exploring// <a href="https://www.100storybuilding.org.au/early-harvest">here</a>. Be sure to check out our programs for schools on our <a href="https://www.100storybuilding.org.au/">website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/100StoryBuilding/">Facebook</a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/100storyb/?hl=en ">Instagram</a>!
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</style>You are at the top of a large sand dune. To your left, you see large pyramids, and to your right, you see a city with things flying in the air- are those spaceships?
[[To the pyramids]]
[[To the city]]
//Early Harvest, a 100 Story Building program, allows children the opportunity to make all creative decisions involved in writing and publishing a book.//
**Alternate, Shorter Test Slide**The group of you set off across the barren desert in the heat of the midafternoon sun. As you crest the next dune, you see a lone, wavering silhouette, far off in the distance. A royal in need of saving, or just another desert mirage?
Discover the roots of an "Egyptian Betrayal" in //Unboring Exploring//, the newest publication by the kids of 100 Story Building. This comedic story craftily employs advanced writing techniques like metaphors and is a great teaching resource.
Thank you for completing our mini-adventure. As thanks, would like to offer you a discount for //Unboring Exploring// <a href="https://www.100storybuilding.org.au/early-harvest">here</a>. Be sure to check out our programs for schools on our <a href="https://www.100storybuilding.org.au/">website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/100StoryBuilding/">Facebook</a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/100storyb/?hl=en ">Instagram</a>!
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</style>You run through the dense forest, bursting out of the spiny undergrowth to see two hapless hikers tumbling down a steep, rocky hill, dislodging chunks of dirt and stone as they slide. As you move towards them, you hear a hiss in the bushes. A snake! You can barely discern its dark green, diamond-patterned body from the waving ferns at your feet.
[[Leap over the snake]]
[[Quietly go around]]
//With their programs, 100 Story Building has inspired 6000 young students across 72 schools//Upon further investigation, you see that the case is stuffed with...cash? A note on the lid reads:
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"Bring //plenty// of money just in case you need to bribe a lumberack"
<p style="color:black;">
Interesting! You take a closer look and notice that the note has torn and yellowed edges. It seems as though it had been ripped from a book!
[[Look for more pages]]
[[Look in the briefcase]]
//Building a strong base of creativity and literacy is vitally important and helps young children succeed later in life; The Early Harvest programs help develop these skills while fostering a lifelong love of learning.//Taking a running leap, you fly over the dappled snake, bursting out of the undergrowth. The vines scratch at your skin, but at least the snake seems to have slithered away. A few meters away, you see two Mountain Rescue staff in bright jackets attending to two bruised hikers surrounded by the detritus produced during their descent. You overhear their squawking radios- a helicopter is on the way!
Learn the rest of the story in "The Great Hike" by Ashton, a young Australian author. This story can be found in //Unboring Exploring//, the newest publication by the kids of 100 Story Building. //The Great Hike// is a pure adventure tale full of suspense and can be used to teach descriptive writing, as it is full of great imagery.
Thank you for completing our mini-adventure. As thanks, would like to offer you a discount for //Unboring Exploring// <a href="https://www.100storybuilding.org.au/early-harvest">here</a>. Be sure to check out our programs for schools on our <a href="https://www.100storybuilding.org.au/">website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/100StoryBuilding/">Facebook</a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/100storyb/?hl=en ">Instagram</a>!
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</style>You carefully sneak by the dappled snake, going deeper into the ever-darkening brush. The sun, which once lit your surroundings, seems to be fading away. You spot a tree you’re //sure// you just passed- you’re all turned around, lost in unfamiliar woods...
Learn the rest of the story in "The Great Hike" by Ashton, a young Australian author. This story can be found in //Unboring Exploring//, the newest publication by the kids of 100 Story Building. //The Great Hike// is a pure adventure tale full of suspense and can be used to teach descriptive writing, as it is full of great imagery.
Thank you for completing our mini-adventure. As thanks, would like to offer you a discount for //Unboring Exploring// <a href="https://www.100storybuilding.org.au/early-harvest">here</a>. Be sure to check out our programs for schools on our <a href="https://www.100storybuilding.org.au/">website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/100StoryBuilding/">Facebook</a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/100storyb/?hl=en ">Instagram</a>!
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</style>A second page, fluttering in the wind, lies not too far away. It also has a torn edge and suspiciously red fingerprints, and reads:
<p style="color:orange;">
"If you’re lost in a dungeon and there’s nobody there to give you directions, just start talking about politics and someone will come and argue with you."
<p style="color:black;">
As you look up, you spot another of the ivory pages, caught on a gnarled tree branch.
[[Follow the trail]]
//With their programs, 100 Story Building has inspired 6000 young writers across 72 schools.//
You pop the lid on the tan and brown case, and it springs open, causing the money to flutter away into the air. Scrawled across the inside in bright orange permanent marker is a second piece of advice:
<p style="color:orange;">
"Don't stand under a coconut tree, no matter how hungry you are (unless you have a very thick skull"- The 101% Serious Never-Fail Adventure Survival Tips
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The advice is accompanied by a rather crude stick-figure drawing of a person holding a coconut. As you look up, you see a trail of these papers leading off into the woods, stamped into the mud by a set of large footprints.
[[Follow the trail]]
//With their programs, 100 Story Building has inspired 6000 young writers across 72 schools.//
The papers lead you out of the brush and trail down into a large, scary cave. A pair of large, glowing red eyes stare back out at you from the darkness.
Learn the adventurer’s secrets to survival with the 101% Serious Never-Fail Adventure Survival Tips written by Early Harvest student editors in //Unboring Exploring//, the newest publication by the young authors and publishers of 100 Story Building. These Survival Tips serve as an excellent example of how to tell exciting stories concisely.
Thank you for completing our mini-adventure. As thanks, would like to offer you a discount for //Unboring Exploring// <a href="https://www.100storybuilding.org.au/early-harvest">here</a>. Be sure to check out our programs for schools on our <a href="https://www.100storybuilding.org.au/">website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/100StoryBuilding/">Facebook</a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/100storyb/?hl=en ">Instagram</a>!
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</style>Gravity pulls you in, and you fall into the inky darkness. Lights flash around your helmet, and alarms sound from your suit. As you are stretched, pulled, and twisted, and you see kaleidoscope patters and bright lights all around you, and in the fast-approaching distance you spy uncharacteristic green light. Suddenly, you hit the ground, your head spinning. Your suit squawks and groans as you haul yourself to your knees and see a fellow astronaut.
<p style="color:green;">"Look, Commander! A new planet!"<p style="color:black;">
You look at the sky, and unfamiliar constellations look back at you.
[[Explore this new world]]
//With their programs, 100 Story Building has inspired 6000 young students across 72 schools.//You tug on your milky white tether, and the capsule slowly reels you back in. However, as soon as you get through the airlock, alarms sound!
<p style="color:red;">"Alert! Alert! Gravity critical!"<p style="color:black;"> The ship lurches as together, you and your crewmates tumble into the black hole.
[[Brace for impact]]
//With their programs, 100 Story Building has inspired 6000 young students across 72 schools.//You get to your feet and bouce across the newfound planet. "Finally," you think -- "A whole new world to explore."
Find out what else lies beyond the black hole by reading Nardine's "Into the Depths of the Universe," a short story in //Unboring Exploring//, the newest publication by the kids of 100 Story Building. This science-fiction story has it all: mystery, adventure, and more. It is the perfect story to teach kids about effective uses of imagery and suspensful storytelling- and proves to them that kids their age can write amazing stories too!
Thank you for completing our mini-adventure. As thanks, would like to offer you a discount for //Unboring Exploring// <a href="https://www.100storybuilding.org.au/early-harvest">here</a>. Be sure to check out our programs for schools on our <a href="https://www.100storybuilding.org.au/">website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/100StoryBuilding/">Facebook</a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/100storyb/?hl=en ">Instagram</a>!
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[[Explore this new world]]
//Building a strong base of creativity and literacy is vitally important and helps young children succeed later in life; The Early Harvest programs help develop these skills while fostering a lifelong love of learning.//You get off the train as soon as it stops and exit into a crisp London afternoon. There is a commotion, and Londoners all around you are pointing up, aiming cameras. You look up to see two figures...scaling one of London's tallest skyscrapers? As you watch incredulously, a third figure- wearing a mask- comes up to you.
"Hey there! I need directions. Which way is Heathrow?" they ask.
[["Um, over there I think?"]]
[["Why not take the tube?"]]
//With their programs, 100 Story Building has inspired 6000 young students across 72 schools.//You wait on the train past the London stop, and you step off the seemingly invisible train into a small town in historical Japan. You push through a small crowd and see two samurai dueling. An elderly woman at your right with deep wrinkles crisscrossing her face points at the smaller samurai with the golden blade, who moves like the wind around her opponent’s slashes. "I trained that girl!" she says, proudly, smiling at you with a grin missing a few teeth.
[[Listen to her story]]
[[Watch the duel]]
//With their programs, 100 Story Building has inspired 6000 young students across 72 schools.//The lady looks you deep in the eyes, and you can almost picture her words in your mind as she begins a long tale. "Long, long ago, my mother taught me how to use a blade..."
Find out more about "The Samurai's Sword" by James in //Unboring Exploring//, the newest publication by the kids of 100 Story Building. This empowering story tells the tale of an aspiring young samurai who learns to overcome difficulties in life.
Thank you for completing our mini-adventure. As thanks, would like to offer you a discount for //Unboring Exploring// <a href="https://www.100storybuilding.org.au/early-harvest">here</a>. Be sure to check out our programs for schools on our <a href="https://www.100storybuilding.org.au/">website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/100StoryBuilding/">Facebook</a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/100storyb/?hl=en ">Instagram</a>!
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</style>Clangs of metal on metal ring out across the town. The shorter samurai moves like the wind, but the larger never loses his ground. The contestants are closely matched...Who will win?
Find out more about "The Samurai's Sword" by James in //Unboring Exploring//, the newest publication by the kids of 100 Story Building. This empowering story tells the tale of an aspiring young samurai who learns to overcome difficulties in life.
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</style>"Great, thanks!" the hero says as he sprints off in the direction you pointed. He moves quickly- faster than a car! But, you just remembered- Heathrow is the other way.
Learn more about the dynamic duo that save the day in "The Crown," as short story by Mac in //Unboring Exploring//, the newest publication by the kids of 100 Story Building. A pair of superheros work together to fight crime in this action-packed story. You can use "The Crown" as an example of active, engaging writing!
Thank you for completing our mini-adventure. As thanks, would like to offer you a discount for //Unboring Exploring// <a href="https://www.100storybuilding.org.au/early-harvest">here</a>. Be sure to check out our programs for schools on our <a href="https://www.100storybuilding.org.au/">website</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/100StoryBuilding/">Facebook</a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/100storyb/?hl=en ">Instagram</a>!
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</style>"Because I can do this!" the hero says, as he jumps over your head, wind whistling by your ears. "I just remembered where to go, though. Crown Jewels, here I come! Thanks for the help!" he says as he bounds off, leaving you confused.
Learn more about the dynamic duo that save the day in "The Crown," as short story by Mac in //Unboring Exploring//, the newest publication by the kids of 100 Story Building. A pair of superheros work together to fight crime in this action-packed story. You can use "The Crown" as an example of active, engaging writing!
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