Firstly when I was born I was unfortunately diagnosed with a rare, dangerous condition called acornitis. Acornitis is an extremely horrible acorn disease, subsequently it can only be caught by acorns; that's just as well for the outside world since it has horrific consequences. If acornitis is caught 84% of the time the acorn will shrivel up and die a slow painful death, making it notably unpleasant. Anyway when I was diagnosed with it everyone, even my parents, concluded that I was going to die imminently. However three days later I made a remarkable recovery. Everyone was astonished at this but nevertheless were delighted. So after me being alive for just over four days I'd already been rescued from the jaws of death, but for an acorn this is just one of the many dangers we face...
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An Acorn
Short StoryThis is the story of an acorn. It may sound like a simple life, but it is in fact a complex life which is entangled in others making it one of the most extraordinary of all.
