As the Crow Flies

A crow once flew through New York City. It landed on a lamp pole in Central Park to watch the people live their lives. The bird watched a small child chase a ball as his mother talked to the other parents at the playground. The bird was intrigued by the child's ball. It watched as the child rolled the ball around the Alice in Wonderland statue in Central Park. The bronze made the sun glisten and disoriented the crow for a moment. It flew down to the ground where there was plenty of spilled snacks children carelessly threw on the ground as they played. To the Crow's delight, he was able to luxuriate his hunger. The Crow had almost all but forgotten about the boy and his little ball when he heard the child cry. The boy had lost his ball. The Crow looked around and took flight. He saw the ball hiding behind a tree. The Crow dove down and retrieved the ball which was about twice the size his size. However, the bird grew attached to his unwitting meal provider and wanted to do something in return for the bountiful dinner. The boy was about to go to his mother in tears when from the sky it was a bird dropping his ball back to him. To this day the boy swears the bird winked at him, though few believe his tale.

Vocabulary:
Light Pole - A pole with a light at the top.
Playground - A place where children play.
Intrigued - To be interested in
Bronze - A type of shiny metal
Glisten - Light reflected by a shiny object
Carelessly - Having no care or concern
Delight - Happiness
Luxuriate - Experiencing self-satisfaction and delight
Retrieved - To get back
Unwitting - Unaware of certain facts
Bountiful - Having plenty of something

Grammar Point: There are many types of ways to write a story. In this particular story, there is no dialogue (people talking).

Practice: 

Write a fictional sotry about a helpful animal and the adventures it has in third person with little to no dialogue.

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