animal stories Archives - Hunter Valley Writers https://huntervalleywriters.com/tag/animal-stories/ Spread the word Wed, 12 Mar 2025 04:28:29 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/huntervalleywriters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-hvw-square.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 animal stories Archives - Hunter Valley Writers https://huntervalleywriters.com/tag/animal-stories/ 32 32 157067554 Riding Away https://huntervalleywriters.com/2025/03/12/riding-away/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 04:28:19 +0000 https://huntervalleywriters.com/?p=17066 by James Michell The sweltering heat enveloped everything, strangling it. Withering trees grew in clumps along the side of the path, with the discordant melody of camel hooves trotting over it. A drowsy aura hung over the road, the harsh ...

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]]> 17066 The Wolves of Willow Woods https://huntervalleywriters.com/2024/10/22/the-wolves-of-willow-woods/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 01:43:40 +0000 https://huntervalleywriters.com/?p=15348 by Mia Carroll The wind whistled as a cool autumn breeze blew through an open window—but not just any window, this window was the window leading to Isla Jewel Bark’s bedroom. Isla Bark was a sixteen-year-old girl with jet-black hair, ...

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]]> 15348 Alex the Fish https://huntervalleywriters.com/2024/09/06/alex-the-fish/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 06:48:57 +0000 https://huntervalleywriters.com/?p=14933 by Liam Winterton One very, very cold summer day, an inquisitive kid named Alex was going through the bush behind his backyard in his new house. As he was looking through his vast backyard, he stumbled across a mysterious piece ...

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]]> 14933 The Mystery of the Forest https://huntervalleywriters.com/2024/07/28/the-mystery-of-the-forest/ Sun, 28 Jul 2024 03:17:03 +0000 https://huntervalleywriters.com/?p=14541 by Alana Naicker THUD! CRASH!  Violet bolted to the forest and the chattering animals darted through the toppled trees. When Violet finally reached the forest, she stood behind the red tape staring at the huge machines. She cautiously ducked under ...

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]]> 14541 I Accidentally Joined a Duck Worshipping Cult https://huntervalleywriters.com/2024/07/05/i-accidentally-joined-a-duck-worshipping-cult/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 05:56:46 +0000 https://huntervalleywriters.com/?p=14295 by Edru Smit Isn’t life so intriguing sometimes? One simple mistake could cost you your life; sometimes, it can lead to greatness. I happened to wander into both. I can’t necessarily explain the chain of events that lead to this ...

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]]> 14295 Deasel and the Emerald https://huntervalleywriters.com/2024/06/18/deasel-and-the-emerald/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 09:31:32 +0000 https://huntervalleywriters.com/?p=14072 by Roc Storm Deasel is a weasel devil. Earlier in the morning, he was in his room trying to make a portal so he could run away from his parents. He finally finished the portal! It sucked him in, and ...

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]]> 14072 In the Jungle https://huntervalleywriters.com/2024/03/12/in-the-jungle/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 23:52:00 +0000 https://huntervalleywriters.com/?p=17023 by Lillian Forbes I thrash through the bushes. Rain feels heavy on my scarlet scales. My heart is pounding. Will I make it? Behind me, the earthly surroundings rumble. A distant roar is calling my name from behind me in ...

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]]> 17023 The Green Amulet https://huntervalleywriters.com/2021/10/01/the-green-amulet/ Fri, 01 Oct 2021 02:34:55 +0000 https://huntervalleywriters.com/?p=5314 By Marley Krishnan I’ve always marvelled at my pet. But my pet is not a cat or a dog, it’s a red belly black snake. I love how it slithers along the gravel in the cage, winding around anything in ...

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