A long time ago, a child named Gelo resided in a village. His family made him very happy. His joy, however, was short-lived. A terrible drought affected the communities where Gelo lived.
They waited impatiently for rain, but to no avail.
The land, trees, and all the crops all dried up. The cattle began to perish. The creek was progressively drying up because there was no
rain.
At a gathering with the locals one evening,
Gelo stated,
The locals agreed and began excavating after being asked, "Friends, we all have heard tales from our grandparents about an underground river flowing through our village. Why don't we dig and see?"
They dug for a few days before giving up. When Gelo, though, carried on excavating. When others advised him to give up, he said,
"God is assisting and directing my path."
One day, after digging far enough, Gelo discovered water.
His refusal to give up saved the entire hamlet. All the locals were counseled by Gelo not to give
up so readily. They never run out of water now.
Every time an issue arose, the entire town would come together to find a solution.
Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld.
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When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying!
[[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]]
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