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Dynam te Jack Daniel Antoun

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Dynam te Jack

Daniel Antoun

ince 1942 the Clifton Field was the home of a horse

named Dynamite Jack but it seemed like he didn’t belong

there with all the other horses. He used to live in a stable in

Sandston were he belonged. Day in and day out for 3

months he would sit out and watch all the other horses

compete in races and win trophies. “I wish I could win

trophies like all the other horses but I am not good enough

to compete,” Dynamite Jack sighed.

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o one wanted anything to do with the horse

because they knew he would always come last and never

achieve the standards to become a good racing horse. He

was different to all the other horses, he didn’t believe in

himself and he never really practiced or even tried to jump

fences and gallop fast.

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ne day all of the other horses did not let

Dynamite Jack in or near their training field. “Why aren’t

you letting me in?” Dynamite Jack shrieked. “Because you

can’t run fast or jump fences, all you do is sit down and

watch us win trophies and have all of the glory.” Dynamite

Jack tried to ignore him but he couldn’t so he went for a

gallop to think about what the other horses had aggressively

and hurtfully said.

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hen he was nearly there it started to hail, storm and

mist over. “Where am I? I can’t see anything!” Dynamite

Jack said in concern. So he galloped as fast as he could to

something blurry that he could just make out to be a

mountain. Soon the bad weather cleared up and formed a

beautiful rainbow over the mountains. “That rainbow is

beautiful! I’m heading straight there to find me a pot of

hay.” So Dynamite Jack crossed the lake over the river and

set out to find his pot of hay.

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hen he reached the end of the rainbow there was

nothing to be seen. He wanted to keep looking but it

started to thunder severely. “I guess now I have to go back

now,” Dynamite Jack said in disappointment. He galloped

back to the lake only to find the bridge had been struck by

lightning and snapped in half and the only way he could get

across was to jump.

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H NO!” He wailed. “I can’t jump that far.”

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ut deep down he knew what he had to do and he knew

he had to do it fast. Once he was confident and brave

enough to jump the lake he took a 200 metre run up; he

took in a deep breath, braced himself and sprinted towards

the lake, dodging anything that got in his path. He leaped a

giant leap that he almost hit his head on the tree branch

above. He cleared the lake by 10 metres and conquered his

biggest fear.

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es, I did it! I am the best and most proud horse in the

universe!” screamed Dynamite Jack in joy. He was so

relieved, proud and happy to be the horse he was, Dynamite

Jack.

I am the best

and most proud

horse in the

universe!

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e was so desperate to brag to all of the other horses

what he had achieved; he sprinted all the way to the field

nearly killing one of the jockeys by the fright of the horse

travelling 350 kilometres. “Hey, was that Dynamite Jack.”

the jockey thought to himself in confusion.

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hen he had reached the training field in about 15

seconds and told all of the other horses how far he could

jump and how fast he could gallop they did not believe

him. “No way,” said one of the horses. “Yeah, you’re just a

lazy, old horse.” screamed another.

No

Way!

Yeah,

you’re just

a lazy, old

horse.

I can jump

and run fast

like you guys.

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ut when Dynamite Jack built up his confidence and

started to train with all the other horses they felt ashamed,

proved wrong and started to envy Dynamite Jack. “I guess

he was telling the truth,” one horse whispered to another. It

was then when all the jockeys realised how good Dynamite

Jack really was, because they could not decide who would

get to ride and own the horse it came down to just simply

picking a name out of a hat.

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he lucky jockey who was riding the horse was..........

DAI O’RHEA

You’re my

horse

now!

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hen Dynamite Jack would start to compete in

races and become famous around the world, he would win

trophy after trophy. In the end Dynamite Jack respected

and was grateful of the horse he was and the horse he

became.

I feel good

about who

I am!

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The End