4/26/22 The Crystal Clam

 The Crystal Clam

A singular, completely unique, small clam, its shell coated in shimmering crystals, hid on a beach, along with many ordinary clams, snug in the sand. Everything was fine till the earth began to shake. A stampede of footsteps tramples overtop to the beach. The clams quickly began to dig down, but the men's metal contraptions were too fast. They harshly dug their way into the beach and began to snatch up the clams, one by one.

Some of the men brought along little battery powered stoves, to enjoy the fresh taste of their catch. The crystal clam hid for as long as he could but was eventually caught by the metal machines. As the lucky man pulled up his metal claw, he stared in awe at the clam caught inside. Quickly calling his buddies around, they all closely examined the clam, amazed by the crystalline structures formed on the shell. 

All of the men, wanting to know the taste of the beautiful creature, rapidly heat up some water on their little stove. The crystal clam dangles in one of the men’s hands as it prepares for its imminent demise. As the water boils the steam hits the crystal clams shell. The man lowers the clam into the boiling water. The clam at first is comforted by the feel of water but it quickly turns to pain as the heat sets in. After a few short minutes, the life leaves the clam, and it is nothing more than a snack inside a beautiful shell.

The men carefully remove the crystal clam from the water and gently remove the clam from its shell, being mindful not to crack the shell. The men all agree that the clam tastes like any other clam, but the shell was the true beauty of the animal. One man safely tucks the shell away in a bag before they all continue their hunt for more clams.


The End

4/26/22

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