{"id":2020,"date":"2023-02-04T16:56:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T16:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jdlitmag.org\/?p=2020"},"modified":"2024-01-25T00:14:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T00:14:29","slug":"the-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jdlitmag.org\/index.php\/2023\/02\/04\/the-search\/","title":{"rendered":"“The Search”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Featured in the 2023 Winter Issue of Rambunctious<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Mykaila Ricks, ’26<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

What is the meaning of life is to get a good job ,and get paid a lot of money ? Or is it to
be as famous as possible to be put into a history book or be put on stage ?
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No, that\u2019s not it ,so then what is the meaning of life? Then the meaning is to get a front
row ticket to Waggy Tailyles Concert Saturday !
\u201cThank you Sarah for that lovely story but the assignment was to find the meaning of
life\u201d. said Mrs .Jackson .\u201d
I know that was the meaning of life at least my life\u2019. said Sarah
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWow Sarah I didn\u2019t know you could be anymore pathetic\u201d .said James
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Whole class burst into giggles and laughs )
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOk ,ok settle down class \u201c . said Mrs.Johnson
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo ,it\u2019s fine \u201csaid Sarah
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot,everyone can accept the fact that my family has a bigger stick than yours\u201d.said Sarah
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c Bark\u201d shut up Sarah \u201csaid James
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

( In Doggieville wealth is determined by the size of the stick each dog family has I know weird
right)
(Whole class burst into giggles and laughs )
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll show you Sarah I\u2019ll show all of you I will have the biggest stick\u201d bark\u201dsaid James
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(After Class)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c Grrr\u201d said Jake<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey ! you alright said Ethan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo ! she completely humiliated me \u201cbark\u201d said James<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c Yeah she Totally did said Ethan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShut it Ethan\u201d said James
\u201cSorry \u201csaid Ethan
\u201cYou know what I’m going to go on a quest to find the biggest stick in all of Doggieville
and I will show you the class and Sarah that I\u2019m the Waggest dog in all of Doggieville \u201csaid Jake
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan I come \u201csaid Ethan
\u201cSigh\u201dSure said James
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c So, here we are hunting ,scolowing to find the biggest stick in Doggieville\u201d. James thought
\u201d James\u201d said Ethan
\u201c climbing mountains and crossing rivers \u201c James thought
\u201cJames\u201d said Ethan
\u201c Fighting Cat bandits \u201c James thought
\u201cJames?\u201d said Ethan
\u201c and searching through \u2026. What .. WHAT IS IT !!
\u201cUm if you don\u2019t mind me asking why are we in the woods \u201c said Ethan
\u201c Isn\u2019t it obvious to Find THE BIGGEST STICK IN ALL OF DOGGIEVILLE !!HA HA \u201csaid
James
\u201cBut we are in the woods behind the graveyard and it smells very bad like dead fish?\u201d said Ethan
\u201cEh.. it doesn\u2019t matter where we are it just matters what we are her to find so ehh Stop
complaining\u201d said James
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c Ok?\u201dsaid Ethan
\u201c Shouldn\u2019t we be heading home moms expecting us for dinner to night in Peanut Butter and
meatballs night I don’t want to miss it \u201c said Ethan
\u201c Ooh Peanut Butter and meatballs my favorite ok let’s head home \u201c said James
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c WHERE have you to been I have been worried sick \u201c said Mom
\u201c we were at the library\u201dsaid James
\u201cThe library huh \u201csaid Mom
\u201cYes mhm\u201d Ethan said nervously
\u201c The LIBRARY CLOSED AN HOUR AGO SO TELL ME WHERE WERE YOU REALLY\u201d
said Mom
\u201cLoretta is the yelling really necessary \u201csaid Dad
\u201c YES,our boys are 30 minutes late for coming home for diner there lying to us not telling us
where they where ,SO YES this yelling is necessary \u201c Mom said in a stern voice
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMom\u201dsaid James
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWHAAT!?!\u201dsaid Mom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSniffs\u201d is something burning\u201dsaid James
\u201cGasps\u201dMy Bone Cake \u201csaid Mom
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBONE CAKE\u201dthe boys exclaimed into joy
\u201cHa no bone cake for Boys who are late for diner and lie to their mothers\u201dsaid Mom
\u201cAnd also you both are grounded into your cages \u201csaid Mom
(Barks sadly \u201cBut Mooooooom\u201dsaid Ethan
\u201cDo not bark at me like that NOW GO\u201dsaid Mom
\u201cSniffs\u201d Okay\u201dsaid James
(In in the middle of the night)
\u201cHey hey\u2026\u201dwhispered Ethan
\u201cHuh\u201dsaid James
\u2018Come on we still have a quest rember \u201csaid Ethan
\u201c No,the quest is off we are grounded remember\u201d said James
\u201cNo ,It is not no come on get up\u201dsaid Ethan
(The boys get up and travel to the woods)
\u201cIt\u2019s so dark here \u201csaid Ethan
\u201cYeah its the woods at night what did you expect\u201d said James
(An hour into the search when suddenly a mysterious dog ran by and dropped something)
\u201c\u201dHey sir you dropped something\u201dSaid Ethan
\u201cHey !\u201dsaid James
\u201cLook at the stick It\u2019s humongous\u201dsaid James
(The Boys have never seen a bigger stick in their lives)
\u201cMaybe we should return it to the dog\u201dsaid Ethan
(They both look at one another and smirk)
\u201cNAHHHHH\u201d said the Pups
\u201cFinderskeeper losers\u201d weepers said James
( The boys head home )
\u201cMOM ..MOM look what we found \u201csaid the Pups
\u201c Huh\u2026.Where did you two find such a Big stick\u201dsaid Mom
\u201cOutside in the graveyard\u201dsaid Ethan
\u201cAnd I know we are sorry we went out in the middle of the night even though we are grounded
and it the middle of the night \u201csaid James
\u201cBoy I do not care about that we are RICH ,JASON WAKE UP WAKE UP LOOK AT THIS
STICK THE PUPS FOUND \u201csaid Mom
\u201cHuh\u2026.OH MY LORD \u201cBARK ,BARK\u2019said Dad
( The boys laugh )
( The Next day at school)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI CAN’T BELIEVE YOU LOST ALL OF OUR STICK DAD NOW HOW AM I SUPPOSED
TO SEE WAGGY TAILYLES \u201csaid Sarah
\u201c Sweetheart calm down\u201dsaid Sarah\u2019s Dad
\u201cNO\u201dsaid Sarah cried
\u201cSARAH did you hear the news \u201csaid Annabeth
\u201cNo what news \u201c Said Sarah
\u201c James and Ethan found the biggest stick in Doggieville and now are filthy rich \u201csaid Annabeth
\u201c What!?! smelly pup James and cowardly Ethan are rich now ?\u201dsaid Sarah
\u201cYeah !\u201d said Annabeth
( Sarah walks to find James in a crowd of people
\u201cOut Of My way \u201csaid Sarah
\u201cJames and Ethan since we are BFFFL (AKA best friends for life ) can you buy me and
Annabeth Front row tickets to Waggy Tailyles ?Please with peanuts butter and doggie treats on
top?\u201d said Sarah
\u201cHmm let us think about it \u201csaid James
(\u2026\u2026.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cHECK NO!!! \u201csaid the Boys<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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