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Creativity Lam Jinn Laan, Serene 5D (2016-2017)

‘With hope, we can stay warm in the winter. We won’t die!’ Leonardo
exclaimed.
‘If fish is dried by sunlight, Hope can do it too!’ Lisa cheered.
At last, Leonardo and Lisa survived the winter. They used the fire to
warm themselves and cook food, and survived. Winter seemed shorter than
before.
Then, spring arrived and Leonardo’s son was born.
‘Oscar shall he be!’ Leonardo laughed like a drain.
Time flew and a few years passed.
Flick. Flick. Yet there was no pop.
Flick. Flick. Yet there was still no pop.
‘Father! Father! There’s no Hope!’ It was a young boy who had
maroon and curled hair, high cheekbones and freckles on his cheeks. His
face contorted with sadness.
‘Oscar, little Oscar. You don’t whip the branch against the rock. You
rub it against the rock,’ Leonardo chuckled, shaking his head.
Oscar rubbed as hard as he could. However, there was no fire to be
found.
‘There’s no Hope!’ Oscar threw the branch away in anger.
Leonardo scooped Oscar into his arms, ‘There, there. Now, don’t cry,
alright, or your father will be in big trouble.’
‘I won’t cry. I’m a man!’ Oscar proudly raised his head.
‘Right. You’re a man,’ Leonardo gazed at Oscar gently.
It was then a fragrant smell drifted into their noses.
‘Mom! What’s cooking?’ the child sprang away to his mother in
elation.

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