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The Camping Trip
Robert and his father had enjoyed hiking and camping out together ever since Robert was old enough to walk. Their favorite hiking trail was the Appalachian trail which stretches from Maine to Georgia. They had never walked that far of course, but enjoyed the section of the trail that passed through their part of Pennsylvania.

Although his dad always picked the date, it was up to Robert to plan the meals, shop for the food, and get all the necessary supplies packed for the outing. Dad always insisted that Robert create a checklist so that nothing would be forgotten, but sometimes Robert got lazy.

"If we forget anything it won't be a big deal," Robert explained to his mother, "There are always other hikers around who will loan you a can opener or share their matches."

Mother just shook her head as if she disagreed but said nothing. She had firmly stated, "from the very beginning that these trips had nothing to do with her and she would not get involved mosquitoes, sore feet, and using a bush for the bathroom was not her idea of a vacation."

Robert checked the calendar. This weekend was their next trip and here it was already Thursday. He had totally forgotten!

"No big deal," he said aloud,"I've packed our supplies a thousand times."

"Sure you don't want to make a list?", asked his mother, sipping a cup of tea at the kitchen table never had a problem.

Before Robert answered confidently," besides, if I forget one little thing, what could possibly go so wrong."

If he only knew.

==As the sun began to set, Robert and his dad decided to make camp for the night. While Robert was about to fall asleep he just remembered that he had forgot to bring the most important thing, his matches!==

As Robert got up in the morning, he said to his dad, "Uh, Dad. I think we forgot something."
" What did we forget Robert?" his dad said just waking up.

" We forgot the matches." Robert said wearily. At this point his dad was literally furious. It was as if he was about to explode.

" Do you know how many things that we use matches for? We use them to cook, to make a fire, and if you don't have matches, you can't do any of that!" Dad said scowling. Robert was really worried right now. What was he going to do now? They were already halfway up the mountain and neither one of them wanted to stop. They had to figure out some way to make a fire so that they can stay warm and cook their food.

" Dad, I have an idea. In Social Studies class, we watched a video on how to make a fire when we were studying Native Americans. I think that I still know how to make a fire," Robert said with perseverance. Right after that, they figured out how to make a fire. At that point both Robert and his dad were both happy. For the next week, they were camping happily.

THE END