Gilly the Golden Acorn Collector

In order to escape the ever-growing number of poachers off the coast of the Galápagos Islands, Gilly started venturing west. Out there was an island he had heard of from his father before he had passed. There was some place that had never been inhabited by man, Ferchetts Island. He didn't know much about Ferchetts Island except that he would find safety from the ever more glutinous tactics of men. The journey took him almost 3 weeks across the ocean, much longer due to the counter-currents along the way. As he got closer to the island he started to notice little glimmers of gold on the green ocean floor. It wasn't often, but every time he stumbled across one he would snag it up. By the time...View all