Wombat, Mudlark and Other Stories by Helen Milroy

Author:Helen Milroy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fremantle Press
Published: 2019-09-05T16:00:00+00:00

GECKO & BIG ROCK

Some children are just like the gecko in this story. They are brave and courageous and love sharing their discoveries. They are amazing children and inspire others to reach past the bounds of possibility.

Gecko loved exploring and finding new places. He was an adventurer, and had a great deal of knowledge about how the earth was put together. Whenever he returned from a journey, he insisted on telling all the animals about his travels. The animals grew tired of hearing Gecko’s stories and told him he should spend more time at home instead of gallivanting around the countryside. But Big Rock loved Gecko’s stories, and often sat with him on the top of the hill, gazing out across the land and wondering what lay beyond the horizon.

Gecko and Big Rock loved lazing in the sun during the day. At sunset, Big Rock glowed and sparkled from all the heat he had absorbed into the crystals surrounding his heart. Because of this, Gecko stayed close to Big Rock at night to keep warm.

One day a great cold descended across the earth. The sky turned grey and the sun seemed to completely disappear. Snow started to form across the earth and sky, and the rivers and oceans became still, trapping the water creatures beneath a blanket of ice. The birds and animals were very worried, they had never known anything like this before. It was too cold to venture outside, and even Gecko got frostbite on his toes trying to visit Big Rock.

Something had to be done. All the birds and animals got together for a meeting. The birds suggested flying through the clouds to make a path for the sun to shine through. So the next day, the strongest birds flew together in an arrow formation high into the sky. The clouds were so thick with frost and snow, the birds could not get through no matter how many times they tried. They fell back onto the frozen earth, exhausted and cold. Big Rock had been listening and watching the animals and wanted to help. He told everyone of a way to break through the clouds.

‘If we get all the biggest and strongest rocks together, they can form a mountain high above the earth that will be able to pierce the clouds and find the sun,’ said Big Rock.

‘How are we going to find enough rocks to build a mountain?’ asked the animals.

‘I know where all the rocks are,’ said Gecko. ‘I have made friends with many of them on my travels. I’m sure they will help us,’ he said.

‘But it is far too cold for you to travel,’ said the animals. ‘How will you survive?’

All the animals offered warm fur and feathers to keep Gecko safe. The next day Gecko ventured out to find the biggest rocks across the landscape. However, after only a few days, Gecko had to return. He was almost frozen and needed to be nursed back to health before he could try again.

‘I must go back out,’ said Gecko.

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