By the Green River
Two eyes under the water
The next day was hot, so I went to the river.
My friends were swimming near the old stone .
I was sitting on a flat by the water.
The river was cool, and small fish were jumping.
I was throwing little stones into the green water.
The sun was shining brightly through the tall trees.
My friends were laughing and splashing near the bank.
Suddenly, I saw something move under the water.
Two round eyes were watching me from the river.
They glowed with a soft green light below the .
I stood up quickly and stared at the water.
My heart was beating fast inside my chest.
"Did you see that?" I called to my friends.
But they were playing and did not hear me.
The eyes were still there, quiet and very .
Slowly, a small moved closer to the .
It was not a fish, and it was not a turtle.
The thing under the water was watching me carefully.
I remembered my grandmother's old story from last night.
Was the master of the river really watching me?
I did not feel scared, only very .
The green eyes blinked once and then went down.
The water became , and the light disappeared.
I sat by the river and waited for a long time.
Something in the river wanted to meet me.