James did  not want to leave home.He sighed out of the window and stared across the muddy paths and sighed innocently.James lived with Mrs Smith,the room next to James’s room was Mrs Smith’s son’s room.Her  son had gone to France to fight for the war,everytime you mentioned her son she would start to cry.James was no fool and did not mention her son again.

James started going to  school 2 weeks after he left his home.James teacher was called Mr Johnson.He was a kind man.he later found out that James could not read or write,Mr Johnson helped him learn how to write and read.James sat at the back of the classon on  a wooden bench.he whole class sat on the same bench. James used to sit on the end of the bench.After school finished he ran home and helped Mrs Smith take the vegetables out of her garden.He spends most of the day in his room staring at the window and looking at the forest behind his home.

One night while James was looking out the window he saw Mrs Smith going into the forest and she  stayed there all night and came back just before James had to go to school.James got curious and stayed up all night staring out the window and trying to see what Mrs Smith does in the forest.James got so curious he decided to go  into  the forest to see what Mrs Smith  did in there.

Mrs Smith got  left the house and went to the forest, she did not know that James was behind her.James lost track of Mrs Smith and decided to continue going in the forest.He kept on walking.He managed to walk through the whole forest except one part..Just and he was going to that part he heard someone behind him.He turned around and saw Mrs Smith.  She asked  him,” what are you doing here” James ignored her and ran to the part he had not checked yet.He kept walking when he hit something with his feet he checked and it was just a rock.He kept walking and he then saw a door on the floor.He decided to open the door and he saw a panther about to jump on him.Mrs Smith whispered “That’s my pet,I still haven’t named him.”

James looked at the panther’s eye and it looked ready to attack him.James was too scared to say anything.He just stood there frozen.