A story about a curious, young gryphon
There once was a brave gryphon, his name was Star. Star always wondered what he was named after. Then, on a clear, shining night, Star saw something different, something he had never seen before. It was a bright blur of light falling from the sky. Star ran to the tallest hill he could see, gazed up at the sky and saw the bright light. The illumination neared him, and he backed away. Then, he ran back to his house and found his mom also admiring the bright thing.
“Mom, do you know what that is?” Star said with wonder.
“It’s a shooting star.” she replied.
“Do you know where it came from?” asked Star.
“It comes from just above us in the night sky.” she said, looking up.
Star and his family lived on an orange and purple planet called The Planet. There were many orchards of oranges on The Planet. They slept in a big, smooth, purple circle they called a hover.They weren't the only ones outside of their hovers. Everyone admired the shooting star. Suddenly, Star felt like the shooting star was calling to him. He wondered if the shooting star had to do with him. He wanted to get an even closer look, but that would mean jumping off the planet. There was a rule on The Planet that didn’t allow any gryphons to leave. Star didn’t know why they made that rule, and he had never broken a rule before. He paced back and forth for some time, but then made a decision. He thought no one should control his destiny. Star decided whatever happened would be worth getting a better view of the star. Star braced himself, and without much preparation, leapt off the planet. As he jumped it seemed as if the stars were moving around making space for his destiny to be accomplished. Then, he landed on another large planet that was green and blue, amazed by the scene before his eyes. Tall creatures without wings, a blue substance contained in see through bottles, and small creatures on leashes sniffing green leaves. Star, in awe, and taking in the whole scene, realized he was rewriting the stars of his own destiny.
