The Keepers of the Imagination Forest Young Writers of Canada, By Imran
Young Writers of Canada, 2017.
In a faraway land where animals protect the children is the imagination forest. It has special trees that share their imagination seeds with the children in the village. The seeds help children to imagine by giving them dreams every night. In the forest are the owls and eagles. The owls guard the dreams. They use their beaks to spread the seeds to children every night after they fall asleep. The eagles are the guardians of the forest and the imagination trees. The imagination forest is in trouble. The trees are being cut down. Workers are cutting the trees down for more cities. The children’s dreams and their imagination are disappearing. The children wake up sad every morning. If all the trees are chopped down, the children’s imagination will never return again. The owls and eagles are worried. They must find a solution. The owls and eagles meet at night. They talk for a very long time. The giant eagles have decided to use their hunting sounds to scare the workers. Together, they block the trucks. For days the eagles use their hunting sounds and keep the workers from the forest. The workers cannot do their work and leave the imagination forest. Slowly, the dreams and happiness come back. The seeds re-grow on the trees that remain in the forest and the children start a new cycle of imagination. To remember the story, every year, the children plant imagination trees. This has become known forever as the festival of dreams…Now when you visit the land of dreams tonight, see if you can find the imagination forest and its keepers.