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Piko the Curios Owlet A short story about snow. By Kat Smith Once upon a time, there was an owlet. A curious little owlet, whose name was Piko. Piko was not like all the other owlets. All the other owlets asked "Who?", but Piko always asked, "Why?". Piko was curious about everything. Piko wanted to know why flowers grow. Piko wanted to know why Piko couldn't touch the moon. Piko wanted to know why the wind blows. But most of all, Piko wanted to know why it snows. Then one cold winter day, Piko went out to play. Piko saw the snow fallin...
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The Violin Tristan brought the violin up to his shoulder, resting his chin on the familiar rest and closed his eyes. Very slowly he drew his bow across the strings and a slow and haunting melody came forth from the instrument. It continued through the night, the same sad song, a tragic melody which could make one's chest tighten and tears form in their eyes. Suddenly the music came to a stop. The sun was rising. Moving over to the window, Tristan tucked his violin under his arm and pressed one hand to the glass as he watched the ...
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