Young Samurai: the Way of Fire (Short Story)
“It was Jack’s friend Saburo.
‘When are we going to have breakfast?’ panted Saburo, wiping the sweat from his brow. ‘I’m starving!’ Jack knew his friend hadn’t wanted to come on the gasshuku, but the boy’s elder brother had threatened to tell their father if he didn’t go.
‘As soon as you retrieve this rock from the bottom of the swamp,’ explained Sensei Yamada, casting a large round stone into the murky depths.
It briefly floated alongside the rest of the surface scum before being swallowed up w...hole by the bog. Saburo glanced down at the revolting mud pit, then at all the reluctant students gathered along its edge.
‘What’s everyone waiting for then?’ said Saburo, diving straight in.
Jack’s full-figured friend belly-flopped on the surface, sending clods of marshy mud flying everywhere. One hit Kazuki square in the face, causing a ripple of amusement among the class. Jack couldn’t help but laugh loudest. Kazuki glared at him as the stinking sludge trickled down his nose.MoreLess
‘When are we going to have breakfast?’ panted Saburo, wiping the sweat from his brow. ‘I’m starving!’ Jack knew his friend hadn’t wanted to come on the gasshuku, but the boy’s elder brother had threatened to tell their father if he didn’t go.
‘As soon as you retrieve this rock from the bottom of the swamp,’ explained Sensei Yamada, casting a large round stone into the murky depths.
It briefly floated alongside the rest of the surface scum before being swallowed up w...hole by the bog. Saburo glanced down at the revolting mud pit, then at all the reluctant students gathered along its edge.
‘What’s everyone waiting for then?’ said Saburo, diving straight in.
Jack’s full-figured friend belly-flopped on the surface, sending clods of marshy mud flying everywhere. One hit Kazuki square in the face, causing a ripple of amusement among the class. Jack couldn’t help but laugh loudest. Kazuki glared at him as the stinking sludge trickled down his nose.MoreLess
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