Children often see the world very differently than adults. Fairies and make-believe are real. Monsters hide under the bed and magic can be both mystical and frightening.

            Animals talk, birds sing in the vernacular and even houses are imbued with spiritual factors.

            The reason so many children’s books feature the unknown is because authors tap into the child’s vision of the world, even though it often doesn’t reflect reality.

            Your task is to write a story in which the protagonist is a child. It might be easier to select a child who is old enough to verbalize those beliefs.

            Have fun with this one.