Tale of the Tooth by Remyfox819 on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

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Remy and his friends were at day camp. They were enjoying the great outdoors.

Stephanie, however, was on vacation in Florida with her family.

Their counselor was taking them on a nature hike through the woods. He pointed out certain trees and plants, which ones were dangerous, and which ones were safe. He also told them a few stories about surviving in the wilderness.

When they got to the lake, he pointed across it to a certain spot.

"Over there," he said "there was an archaeological dig on the other side of the lake many years ago. They found a few Native American artifacts. Just some tools and weapons, but nothing much else."

"But," he paused, There is a path that leads to the river, and when they did some exploration there, they uncovered this in the muddy bottom."

He reached into his pocket and pulled out what at first looked like the head of a trowel.

But upon closer inspection, it was actually a large tooth. A tooth from a megalodon shark!

The boys looked in awe at the size of the enormous tooth.

"Look at that," said Richard in amazement. "Something that big could devour an entire whale!"

"I'll say," said Kyle. "Must've been bigger than a semi!"

"Were there really sharks in this area?" asked Remy.

The counselor's eyes widened. "I wouldn't be surprised," he said. "The earth is always changing right under our very feet. The Grand Canyon actually used to be underwater. So, it's highly likely."

He passed the tooth around the campers. When it was Remy's turn, he looked in amazement.

"I wish Stephanie were here to see this. She would be amazed."