Once, there was a young snail named Nikki. She was with her family in a shelter during a war in her area. Nikki was bored all the time with nothing to do. She was with her parents and sister. Her brother was fighting in the war. She was very worried about him. One night, when Nikki's mother told her to go to bed, she went to her small room, and snuck out a small window. She was tired of having nothing to do. Nikki went out, on an adventure. She left a trail of small sticks, so she would remember the way back to the shelter. She went to a lake near the forest. She stayed there for about a half hour. Once Nikki got bored there, she decided to explore more. When she was half way down the trail, she heard loud gun shot. It made her jump. She started to run. Once Nikki stopped and calmed down, she realized that she had lost the track she had made. Her heart was beating fast and she didn't know what to do. She missed her snail family. She started to think that she should've brought supplies with her. She realized this was a huge mistake and never should've ran away in the first place. Nikki calmed down and started to try to build a small hut out of twigs. She kept messing up and making it too small. Every time she tried, it would collapse. She gave up and decided to explore the land some more. Every second that passed, she would feel more regret and pain. It got later and later and Nikki decided to go to sleep. She leaned against a tree and fell asleep. When it was morning, the young snail decided to explore some more. She was very hungry. She found a small garden. There were all kinds of fruits. She found some berries that looked very good. She ate some, and left. Once she was walking for another hour, she couldn't find anything. Nikki was hoping for some sort of miracle to happen. She took a break for a few hours. It was almost sunset. She kept hoping something great would happen and this nightmare would end. She finally started to see a building in the distance! She finally reached it! It was a kingdom! Two friendly guards welcomed her. "Welcome to Snaildom, the kingdom of snails!" Nikki explained the whole story of how she got lost. The two guards opened the huge doors leading to the kingdom and told her to come in. She met a wonderful royal family of snails just like hers. They let her stay with them for a while until they contacted her family and brought her back home. The war ended, Nikki's brother home and everything was back to normal. From that day on, everything was happy in the land of snails. The next day, Nikki returned to her real home. Time passed and Nikki grew older. She never forgot Snaildom. The end.

~Nikki