Only an escapologist would want to be locked up in chains...and that's exactly what I wanted! You see, I love the art of entertaining and love to see peoples faces light up when they see me escape from various traps! Obviously, I know who Harry Houdini is He was a great escapologist. And, to me, he was one of the greatest people in the world!
But enough about Houdini, let's get back to me, Emily Lanly. I practice every day, because that's what it takes to be a good escapologist. It takes practice and it takes lots of commitment and humility. You've got to get used to being humiliated when the performance doesn't work out, don't you? I had been practicing for almost two years. It was time for me to shine! I planned on performing the same tricks I had been practicing all along.
Whoosh, my cape flew over my head as I walked out onto the stage. Two mammoth-sized men wrapped me up in chains. And, after one minute, I was out! Everyone cheered and I felt great! Right after that...I fell off the stage.
Now I'm known as the clumsiest escapologist in the world.
Alyssa Richerson is a 9 year old 5th grader from Covington, TN. She tells us that, "I'm really shy, and I love making up stories, but usually I get all my ideas when I'm laying down to go to sleep, so I don't remember by the morning."
© 2009 Alyssa R. Original for CCF. Alyssa grants CCF first electronic rights for one month; CCF may archive the material indefinitely and include it in an eBook anthology.
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