Writing Marathon - School Playground Write - Children's Story

Once upon a time there was a girl. When she was young she loved to play. Recess was her favorite time of the day. It was the time when you didn't have to be quiet and could just enjoy yourself doing whatever you wanted.

But as she got older, they had recess less and less. School became harder, and the girl and her friends had no time to play. The pretended to be “too cool” to play and did other things, but they were secretly jealous of the younger kids. Eventually she even forgot how to play and how good it felt.

But then one day she went with her class to the playground and were told to go play. She and her classmates were confused. “Why would we want to play? We are all grown up, so we’re to mature to play anymore. Playing is for children”, they all thought. But the teacher had told them to do so, so I guess they had too.

The girl got on her old favorite, the swings. At first she lazily swung back and forth very calm and dignified like. But then that feeling returned from her childhood. The feeling of being as light as air, as your stomach swung back and forth inside of you. It brought both fond and forlorn memories of her long forgotten childhood rushing back. Despite the bad, the good was more than worth the reminder the girl was thankful for this reminder of better times. She swore that she remember them this time around.

So let this be warning to all of you. Don't take those memories for granted, for if they're neglected, they will soon vanish. And those memories are precious things, that much be cherished.