The Cave

Jacob crawled on his stomach through the passageway in the cave. He was very anxious to see light at the end. It had been a long day. He was cold, hungry, and exhausted. As he crept along, questions were flooding through his mind. Would he ever see his family again? Was he going to make it out alive? He was sure that he could make it if he could just find light.

Just then, the noise at the back of the cave started again. The noise was louder than it ever was before. Jacob still couldn’t decide what it was, but he wasn’t about to wait and find out.

Jacob kept his head tucked low. He knew that if what made the noise could fly, he didn’t want to get hit. Just then Jacob’s hand hit against something rough. He spread his fingers wide and wiped them over the object. It was his flashlight! With excitement, he quickly and quietly turned it on. Jacob strained his eyes to look in the direction of the noise.

There was a large box dangling from the cave by a rope. Every time the box hit the side of the cave, it made a large noise. That was the noise Jacob had heard. But why was the box swaying? It finally occurred to Jacob that there was a slight breeze. If he followed the direction of the breeze, he could find his way out! With a smile on his face, Jacob worked his way to the entrance of the cave.