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Adventures of Juan the Devil


Once upon a time there was a devil named Juan.  He lived with a devil named DeAndre.  They lived in a dusty and stony mansion near Devil’s Orchard.  Juan was very good at flying and he could make himself into a tornado.
            On fall night while they were cleaning up, DeAndre said, “You heard that to?”  Juan said, “Yeah”.  They decided to check downstairs.  They saw an eagle with an invitation.  It said:


 “Dear Juan, You are invited to a party in the orchard.
P.S.  Bring food.

DeAndre warned Juan, “Whatever you do, don’t go to the Doomed Forest.”
                        Juan put on a hat, a jacket and pants.  Then Juan packed a snack and a drink.  He said goodbye to DeAndre.  Juan stepped outside and it was cold.  He felt nervous to go to the Devil’s Orchard.  After an hour, the weather changed.  It became sunny.  Juan stopped when he saw a sign.  The sign had an arrow pointing to Devil’s Orchard.  Juan followed the sign right into a forest.
                        The very second Juan went into the forest he was trapped in a steel cage.  Then Juan saw a big scaly beast.  It had sharp claws and it kept sharpening them on the floor.  It said, “I am Jojo Gohojo and I am going to chew you up.”  He smelled like rotten cheese.
            Juan was thinking so hard.  Then he had an idea.  Let have a competition against each other at flying.  Jojo Gohojo agreed and let him out of the cage.  They said, “Ready, Set, Go!”  Juan watched Jojo fly away and then he flew in the other direction.  He didn’t stop until he was out of the forest.
            Finally Juan was safe.  Juan went directly to Devils Orchard.  When he got there Juan raced and won one million dollars.  Father Devil was impressed and he flew Juan home.  When he reached home he opened the door and said hi to DeAndre.  Then he told DeAndre all about his trip.  He told DeAndre he should have listened to him and not gone into the Doomed Forest.  Juan had learned his lesson.
                       




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