A scary dream
13 July 2014
TOM KAUPA
I had a dream the other night that I was sitting by a beautiful creek. And I watched the water flowing slowly down the stream.
I saw all kinds of plants growing near the river. There were trees, ferns and wild flowers.
I was sitting under a big Yomba (cedar) tree on the bank of the river.
The place was cool and peaceful and the birds were singing sweetly in the trees.
The gentle breeze made me want to sleep.
Suddenly the water started turning and I saw some legs. They looked like a monster’s legs but covered with thick long hair. I wondered what it could be.
As I eagerly watched, the water started to bubble.
I looked into the bubbling water and something that looked like a head was slowly rising up.
I could see big bulging eyes staring at me. A pink tongue poked out and tasted the air.
The tongue was as long as a baby’s arm and was swirling and darting in and out of the huge mouth like a snake.
The jaws were like a huge clamp and were full of long sharp teeth ready to snap up its prey.
Soon the monster’s gigantic and strong shoulders rose from the depth of the water.
Its giant arms then came into full view. Finally the whole body emerged from the water and it looked like a human being but was covered in scales like a crocodile.
The monster sprang towards me with its mouth wide open.
I jumped in fright and sat up.
The monster had disappeared. There was no river and no trees.
I was in my bed.
Tom, 13, from Gumine in Simbu Province is the youngest entrant in this year’s Crocodile Prize. He is in Grade 7 at Gon-Kambua Primary School and says he’s “very interested to be a writer”
Just read this piece to my son, thanks Tom.
Posted by: Bernard Yegiora | 27 July 2014 at 10:43 PM
Really enjoyed young Tom Kaupa's Crocodile Prize entry. Good Sunday morning reading here in Sydney and shows wonderful imagination!
Posted by: John Highfield | Twitter | 13 July 2014 at 11:04 AM
Well done, Tom. Having the drawing and precisely wording and creating a beautiful scenario complemented the narrative venture effectively.
Maintain your approach to promoting Simbu literature.
Posted by: Jimmy Awagl | 13 July 2014 at 08:33 AM
Tom, anybody can become a writer. You just did. Congratulations and don't give up.
Posted by: Arnold Mundua | 13 July 2014 at 05:31 AM