Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

MOUNTAINOUS > LITTLE ONE > Flashcards

LITTLE ONE Flashcards

1
Q

They all know I will come,
And yet still they always seem so surprised
to see me

A

Oh Christ, no-please- not now

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Hello little one, I am here

A

I can see that, and not to be rude, but now
is not a good time-you can’t-I can’t-
please. Please. He didn’t get tell me
everything-I need more time-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Once I am at a gate I can not be sent away

A

Please your..your highness?

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

It does not matter how you ask
For I am here, little one, you know the
stories, now how will you get to
the other side of me?

A

I …I don’t know. I don’t what to do. Oh
God, you block out the sun

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

A loud dry grumble of deep dis-approvement

A

I’m sorry-I’m sorry! I’ll-I’ll go around
you! That’s it! I’ll go around you.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Their stained boots lead them straight back
to their gate
And back in front of me

A

How… I walked for miles, I went so far…

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Do not think you can get to the other side
without facing me
Do not do me that disservice

A

I told you I couldn’t do this right now!
I’m not ready!

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

I hear them claw open draw, after draw,
after draw… until they find what they were
looking for

The sound of the slow stroke of metal on metal

A

LITTLE ONE Lets see how your hard face like this

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

LITTLE ONE Lets see how your hard face like this

The sound of the axe taking its first bite, and a mountain flinching in return

A

That is but a taste of what is to come
This ice axe is made from an alloy of the
finest Northern Steel
Sharp isn’t it? It was forged by my
grandfather

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

“So that it will make any stone yield,”
I remember it when he made it in his prime

A

Hmm, So you’re “old friends” I’m glad to
be the one reacquaint you
I promise I’ll have you under my foot in no
time

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Looks are deceiving, especially mine, and
especially when looking up,
Thus their ascent always starts quite well

A

Ha! You have clearly been bested before
Easy trusted handholds by three score!

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

As they are reminded that I am truly old
Older than the hills they crawled over by
sixfold

A

Fine, you knew it was coming. So if you
don’t mind

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

LITTLE ONE Fine, you knew it was coming. So if you
don’t mind

The sound of an ice axe biting stone

A

LITTLE ONE Upwards I go

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

LITTLE ONE Upwards I go

Time passes: The sound of cold thin wind whipping past. The ice axe still rhythmically biting

A

Not far now, just one more

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Not far now, just one more

Another bite of the axe

A

There….No. No!

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

A false summit. I would say I am sorry but
it is my nature

A

I saw the path forward. I planned it out-I
had you-I beat you!

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

I am not something you can think your
way over

A

But I did everything I was supposed to.
What more could I have possibly done? There is nothing else!
Oh…I see…I did everything I was supposed
and -it got me this far, and you don’t like
that do you?

18
Q

But the air is thin here. Your fingers
they are becoming numb-very soon, You will
not be able to hold a strong grip

A

Don’t even try it. You will yield

19
Q

I am no common stone. Even if you reach my
peak, and see over to the other side-

A

I will keep going, I have to… Just one hit
at a time, and another, and…

20
Q

Sometimes it is months, even years, before
I see them stood at their
gate again

A

I thought you would’ve gone by now

21
Q

Once I am at a gate, I can not be sent away

A

Yes you’ve said. But I’ve been thinking
what if I don’t want to play?
What then?

22
Q

Nothing

A

Nothing?

23
Q

I suppose you could go back inside your
small home-

A

I do have the kettle on

24
Q

But when you wake up tomorrow, and open
your window, you will see me
still at your gate

A

So nothing “bad” would happen. You could
just stay over there.

25
Q

I could. We could even become friends-in
time. But a life in my shadow is no life at
all. Look-what sunlight that does find your
skin is silver- there is no warmth when it
is cast off me.
So please, try

A

Wait-really, why are you here? You owe me
that much. Ready enough, not ready enough?
I knew you would come, but he never told me why. And if I’m not even going to get
stronger for having got to the other side
of you-then what is the point in all of this?

26
Q

You can tell me. Come on in. I can not
bite.

A

Inside, I think I expected it to be pitch
black, cold, but somehow it was
illuminated, with a light source that
pulsed from further down, further in.

27
Q

Inside, I think I expected it to be pitch
black, cold, but somehow it was
illuminated, with a light source that
pulsed from further down, further in.

A

My feet sank as I stepped forward, deeper
and deeper.

28
Q

My feet sank as I stepped forward, deeper
and deeper.

A

My right hand reaches for the
cave to steady myself as the ground shifts
beneath my feet, I came to realised it to
be thousands upon thousands of grains of
diamond.

29
Q

My right hand reaches for the
cave to steady myself as the ground shifts
beneath my feet, I came to realised it to
be thousands upon thousands of grains of
diamond.

A

There are grooves traced deep into
the cave, that steer my fingers around the
corner of the tunnel’s turn, as it opens
up, until I found my self in a cavern.

30
Q

There are grooves traced deep into
the cave, that steer my fingers around the
corner of the tunnel’s turn, as it opens
up, until I found my self in a cavern.

A

It had tall marked walls, and in the centre a garden of crystals.

31
Q

It had tall marked walls, and in the centre a garden of crystals.

A

Or rather a nursery almost. Have you ever
seen a crystal grow before your very eyes? Because I did, in there. Or rather, I heard
it. They sing.

32
Q

Or rather a nursery almost. Have you ever
seen a crystal grow before your very eyes? Because I did, in there. Or rather, I heard
it. They sing.

A

And when I looked into their faceted faces,
I knew their names:
Kyanite, Serpentine, Labradorite,
Tourmaline, Feldspar

33
Q

And when I looked into their faceted faces,
I knew their names:
Kyanite, Serpentine, Labradorite,
Tourmaline, Feldspar

A

I knew them all because he taught me them

34
Q

I knew them all because he taught me them

A

And then, there he was- refracted back to
me, several times over returned. And I saw his shade in each of their glorious hues.

35
Q

And then, there he was- refracted back to
me, several times over returned. And I saw his shade in each of their glorious hues.

A

But when I reached to touch him, a shard
scoured my palm. My eyes looked away, saw
fingers quickly becoming sticky and red .

36
Q

But when I reached to touch him, a shard
scoured my palm. My eyes looked away, saw
fingers quickly becoming sticky and red .

A

And when I searched for him again, in their
crystal faces, he was gone. Again. I stumbled back into those marked walls.

37
Q

And when I searched for him again, in their
crystal faces, he was gone. Again. I stumbled back into those marked walls.

A

Walls with ruddy prints that I saw now
they were of hundreds of hands, some big
and small, broad, and dainty.

38
Q

Walls with ruddy prints that I saw now
they were of hundreds of hands, some big
and small, broad, and dainty.

A

But one red hand looked like his. So I believed it was. Hoped it to be true.
And pressed my now red hand next to his
impression

39
Q

But one red hand looked like his. So I believed it was. Hoped it to be true.
And pressed my now red hand next to his
impression

A

I don’t know how long I was
there, I don’t think I care. I don’t
remember if I cried.

40
Q

I don’t know how long I was
there, I don’t think I care. I don’t
remember if I cried.

A

But I remember it
hurt. I remember when I felt ready enough
to stand, I was suddenly blinking in the light

41
Q

I was here, Little One, you made it to the
other side of me. I was the
first, but I am never the last.

A

I was back at my little gate, and when I
looked to the horizon. I saw
Pennines, Himalayas, Alps, and Appalachia’s
with Plateaus, coming for me.

42
Q

I was back at my little gate, and when I
looked to the horizon. I saw
Pennines, Himalayas, Alps, and Appalachia’s
with Plateaus, coming for me.

A

But they’re Mountains, They’re going to
take a while. For now, I have the
sunshine, that harsh silver is gone, what
remains is pure gold.

MOUNTAINOUS (1 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions