mountaintops when the three weary travelers stumbled
upon a little side path. Sara turned off the path, hoping to
find a place to rest. She was startled to find that the path
widened considerably, and she heard the roar of a waterfall.
Picking up her pace a bit, Sara motioned to James and
Thomas to follow. They soon found themselves facing a
huge waterfall. The view was breathtaking, with vivid blue
water cascading down and turning to white foamy bubbles
that settled into deep pool. In front of the pool was
the largest spider web Sara had ever seen. Written in the
webbing were the words “Spider Falls.”
“Spider Falls,” Thomas read out loud. “Now I wonder
who did that.”
“I think that should be fairly obvious,” said James,
pointing to the rocks surrounding the waterfall.Sara and Thomas looked to where James was pointing
and found themselves surrounded on all sides by spiders.
Sara shuddered as she watched them scuttle around on
their long, spindly, hairy legs. There were thousands of
spiders of all sizes and colors, and all of them were quite
ugly. They were all crawling toward the trio with great
speed. A particularly large spider was at the front of the
advancing crowd. It walked straight up to Sara, and to her
surprise, began to speak.
“Rianna told us to expect you,” it said through lips
covered with spiky hair, its fangs clacking together as it
spoke. “I expect that you are exhausted from your night’s
journey. We have prepared a resting place for you.” He
hissed gratingly then turned his large head with its many
eyes, indicating that they should follow him.
Sara hung back, not willing to follow these ugly creatures.
She grabbed James’s and Thomas’s arms and urged
them to stay back with her.
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