Галькова София, 8-4 класс, сказка "Spark"

Галькова София Ярославовна

21.07.2006

Г. Омск, КАО

БОУ г. Омска «Гимназия №26»

8-4 класс

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Spark

It was fine outside, sunny and warm; and little Kolya was sitting at home and was bored. His friends had gone to their relatives, and the boy had no one to walk with. Therefore, his parents decided to go with the whole family to the forest. Kolya was happy about the upcoming adventure.

The family packed their stuff. Kolya, like a real traveller, took his little backpack, got into the car, and went to the village where his grandmother lived. There was a large and beautiful forest near the village, in which there were many birds, squirrels, mushrooms and berries. The boy was watching with great interest all the fields and forests that he saw passing outside the car window, listening to his favourite music. He was very fond of traveling with his family. Mom and Dad always joked a lot, told interesting stories. It took them a long time to get to grandma’s place.

The village was large, there were many houses, and everyone was so familiar. Grandmother welcomed her beloved grandson and hugged him. Kolya missed her very much. Dad took some food with him and said that they would explore the forest for the day and then return to the village, but Kolya could stay there longer if he wanted to. Of course, the boy was delighted with such a vacation. He already imagined how he would ride a bike with his friends from the village, and eat the most delicious food cooked by his grandmother.

But now he and his parents were walking in a large forest. Everything around was so beautiful and interesting; the sun was shining very brightly. Kolya saw a small hedgehog, and his mother was feeding the squirrels in the trees. Dad found mushrooms and proudly told his son how he himself, at his age, had gone to this forest.

Time flew by very quickly. The sun went down and it was already evening. The parents found a good clearing, Kolya helped put up the tent and take things out. He was small and therefore, after this long hike, his legs ached and he was almost exhausted. Lying on his mother's lap, he gazed at the fire, fascinated, listening to his father playing the  guitar. Kolya himself did not notice how peaceful he was, he fell asleep.

Suddenly he heard some strange sounds. Opening his eyes, he saw a very strange picture: a silhouette of a boy, slightly older than Kolya, appeared in the fire. Soon, a real child appeared as if from the fire, but only he was very bright. His red and curly hair looked like  fire, and his face was covered with freckles. His clothes seemed to glow.

At first Kolya was frightened, but when the fiery boy noticed him and waved his hand, curiosity got the better of him. Kolya came closer and the fiery boy introduced himself with dignity, stretching out his hand: My name is Magic Fire, but you can call me Spark. And he smiled.

Kolya, no longer afraid of Spark, also introduced himself. And he offered to sit and talk on the bank of the river. The fiery boy was embarrassed: Right by the water ... I’m fiery, I don’t really like water, and looked askance at the serene expanse of the small river. But Kolya reassured him and said that the water would not touch the Fire.
The boys talked almost until dawn. Spark told Kolya about himself, that he was actually very dangerous if he fell into the wrong hands, and in general he avoided children so as not to start a fire. When the Fire begins to hop and cannot calm down, terrible catastrophes happen. That only the heroes-firemen can stop him later. But Spark was still a little boy, so he obeyed, tried not to have much fun, did not start fires and never saw such heroes. Little Kolya listened to the Fire with his mouth open, but when the sky began to brighten, the boys said goodbye and Fire said: I don’t want you to ever face my fire, but I cannot prevent it, so be careful.

Kolya woke up. The parents packed their things, put out the fire, and went home all together, but the strange dream did not leave the boy's head.

The day went on as usual. Someone again went camping to the forest, the children were running and playing, his grandmother and parents were busy with important household chores. And Kolya was sitting on the second floor in his room and tried very carefully to draw the magic boy from his dream.

Night fell, and Kolya decided on a very risky act. He packed everything he needed in a backpack, took the drawing, and when the whole family was asleep, he left the house and went to the forest. He did not go far, but still for a little boy this was a brave and stupid act. And suddenly a strange glow appeared in the distance out in the forest. And it approached until Kolya realized that it was a fire. His heart sank, because the boy immediately understood: it happened because of the carelessness of those people who were camping in the depths of this forest. He saw the Fire, who excitedly shouted to him to run away from there and call the rescue service.

Kolya ran very quickly. He was afraid to be late. Having woken up his parents, and then the whole village, Kolya began to shout about the fire in the forest, about the people there. The adults immediately called the firefighters, grabbed buckets of water and, under strict prohibition, put Kolya in their room, and left. Only then did Kolya have time to think about what had happened. From the window he could see the forest in the distance, engulfed in fire, adults who were trying to put it out, and then the firefighters who brought people out of there. Although Kolya could not make out everything from afar, he realized that those tourists had survived and the firefighters had rescued them. Emotions replaced one another in the boys heart, fear, then joy, then excitement. But the only thought flashed through his head: “Now, unfortunately, the  Spark has met real firefighters-heroes. And I also want to save people, it's not his fault that he is fire. ”And,exhausted, Kolya fell asleep.

When Kolya grows up, he will really become a firefighter and a real hero. And he will meet Fire more than once, although he will never know if he dreamed that story ...

The end