Sunshine, Lollipops and . . . Sunshine!?
Another 5th Grade Writing Assignment.
It was the sun that did it. The golden orb that played hide-and-seek with the tops of the clouds had come out to play for real this day. It stretched its muscles by sending brilliant rays of super bright wakeup calls throughout the high mountain city. Everywhere people were awakened by the unusual warmth and brightness they so worshiped. On days like this, it was fully expected that no one would go to work, and school was totally out of the question.
To Pepe it was breathtaking. When you lived 16,000 feet high in the Andes Mountains, you were above the clouds – or in them. The sun invaded Pepe’s bedroom, bringing instant awareness. Pepe’s feet barely touched the floor as he raced across the carpet to his parent’s bedroom.
“Dad! Mom!! Do you see! Do You! Huh!!!!?”
But there was no answer.
He heard laughter from outside. “Out here, Pepe. We’re having breakfast on the veranda.”
Darn. His parents were already dressed and outside – in the sunshine.
Pepe rushed out, catching his breath at the view. Machu Picchu was laid out before them in all its’ glory. It had been a center of religious ceremonies for the Incas before Spanish conquistadors arrived in Peru. After they had been beaten back to the sea, no others had come to take their place and the Incas had thrived. Today, Machu Picchu was a glorious place to live. As capital of Peru, it was truly a modern city. Clean, with no pollution like Mexico City since cars, busses and trucks had been banned. Moving sidewalks carried the population. Small, individual electrical scooters carried goods and services. On this day of the Condor, hundreds of children would get their first hover boards and join their grandfathers on the soaring search for the condo - Pepe among them. The city would host a million visitors today. And hundreds of millions more through satellite and internet connections. .
It’s a good day to be alive, thought Pepe. I can’t imagine living anywhere else. Ever since the Spanish left the Inca village, life could not be any better for the Inca people. They’re economy has grown tremendously. They have new ideas on how to build their culture and civilization and they have become one of the most predominant civilizations today.
