Tag Archives: allegorical fiction

Walker helped the other older children collect the dishes and wash them up with heated water on the campfire. They left them upside down on a board to dry. Sophia played a game of hide and seek with the other … Continue reading →

As soon as Walker and Sophia entered the narrow rocky trail they knew they were in trouble. The path went steeply down. Huge boulders in the way forced them to go around. Loose stones from the cliff littered the path … Continue reading →

When Walker and Sophia woke the next morning, they found Wiley had already left, taking a portion of the bread and cheese for his journey. They finished off the bread and cheese and tidied up. They each took time to … Continue reading →

Late that afternoon as Walker and his two companions, Sophia and Wiley, continued on the King’s highway, the sky grew dark and thunder growled in the distance. Sophia watched anxiously along the road for traveler shelters and found one just … Continue reading →

When Walker woke on the second day of his unexpected journey, he remembered the counsel of the shepherd, “Read from the King’s letter every morning.” Since it was the King’s letter that had given him a new life and had … Continue reading →