The Story That Changed The World

By Reuben Dumbell

 

Once, in the Arctic circle, sat a mother and two cubs. They were heading off to another island, so they all decided to ride an ice cap there. The mother put the child on first because he didn’t weigh that much but when he got on, the cap started to shake. The cub started to panic but the mum couldn’t do anything, the ice cap was drifting away from the island. The mum jumped into the sea to try and save the poor, petrified cub but it was too late, the cub had disappeared into the foggy, grey abyss.

“That was sad,” said Tom almost sobbing, “and it was a true story. I must stop this,” he commanded in a courageous voice.

Tom packed up and dashed to the closest library. He ran to the climate change aisle and stuffed his backpack with as many books as you could possibly imagine. He began to read and read about all the effects of climate change that were happening. For example, flooding, deforestation, droughts and heat waves. He realised he needed to do something and so he found out about trips to the Arctic and groups who were trying to save the polar bears. Tom decided to sign up whilst his heart beat like drums.

The day had finally come for Tom to travel to the Arctic. He felt ecstatic but also anxious. He trundled onto the plane, carrying endless luggage. He sat down and dozed off, dreaming about what the Arctic would ACTUALLY be like, because he had only based it on pictures and books. Hesitantly, he stepped off the plane and looked at the winter wonderland like a blanket of silk spread out across the whole land. 

After a good sleep, Tom ventured off into the snowy wilderness. At that very moment he spotted a poor polar bear cub stranded on a melted ice cap; his parents were nowhere to be seen. Tom rubbed the tears off his cheeks as it reminded him of the story he had read. He had to do something! He went to find the other volunteers who had wanted to help with climate change in the Arctic and wanted to save the polar bears. They were already drilling a hole in the sea ice and pumping gallons of sea water across the surface which would freeze and help thicken the ice top. This would hopefully help the polar bear’s habitat. Tom felt overjoyed that he was making a difference. 

On his return home, Tom began to think about other animals affected by climate change. When he got back, he began to search up about the other animals whose homes have been destroyed because of the choices of humans.

Tom felt it was unfair that orangutangs, polar bears and lots of other animals have to go through all these problems because of some humans who don’t care and think it doesn’t matter and are causing climate change. 

Fearfully, Tom opened another story book about a poor orangutang that lost all of his family due to deforestation and a tree falling on them. The last time he read a story like this, about a little polar bear, he was that moved he actually ended up travelling to the Arctic to try and help. He peered over to the corner of his room and a pile of equipment and his backpack. 

It looked like the next place for Tom to visit was going to be Borneo...