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An Adventure (similes)

Paul Nathan Negrean

18 Apr 2022 — 1 min read

Joey, who was as adventurous as Aragorn, jumped into a pit that was deep as a sewer, where he found a sword that was as strong as iron. While looking for a way out, a goblin as red as blood attacked him with a bone club.

This goblin had the power to fly away like a bat whenever he was close to death. The brave warrior, Joey, leaped like a frog towards his victim just to find out that the fiend had flown away.

Joey found a rope in a cave in the pit, which he used to get out of it and into the meadow near his house. Soon he went home, where his mom was making a stew as yummy as donuts.

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