The Valley (Story)

Chapter One

Though that night was peaceful in the valley, to say that it was silent would have been a lie. Crickets and frogs sung together in a chorus of chirps and croaks. A stream bubbled happily as it wound its way down from the Northwest to the South. A soft summer breeze ruffled the leaves of the trees, the sound echoing with more power than the gentle wind possessed.

 

The valley was arranged naturally in a very defendable manner. Its North, West, and part of its East sides were bordered by tall, impassable mountains, while the rest of it was surrounded by a thick evergreen forest. The whole valley had once been a forest, but a considerable space in its center had been cleared away to make room for the city.

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