Cynetia/Literature/The Fastest Way Down

The Fastest Way Down is a short story written by Drivore author, Kenny James, in 1840.
== Story ==
=== Cynetian ===
=== English ===
There once was a small Zhomese girl, and a little Anglese boy. They played together in the outdoors and wandered off to a cliffside hollow, and climbed up to the top. "Let us race to the top," the girl shouted, and the kids ran laughing. The boy ended up losing the little play race. When they made it to the top, the kids were fascinated by how high they had reached. "How much will a little howl echo?" the girl asked. "Probably a lot," replied the boy. The girl let out a large and loud howl, echoing across the forest. The boy did too, echoing nearly as far. "Now I have a real challenge," the girl said. "Who can make it the fastest way down?" The boy bit his lip. "I'm going to run back down this path," he said. "And I'm going to jump off of here," she said. The boy questioned her. "But that's surely unsafe! You can't do that!" "But it's the fastest way down." The boy, nervous started running as she was preparing to jump. He ran down the path all the way to the forest. "Yes, I made it first! I chose the fastest way down! Now for her to come back." He waited and waited. Hours passed and there was still no sign of the girl. He even slept on the ground to wait for her, and the next day, decided to go to the top of the cliffside again, only to see the girl's body laying lifeless below.
=== Kynto Anglese ===
TRANSLATION IN PROGRESS
Written by language experts Adam Rodham, Timothy Starn, and Cailee Wilkins in 1990.
There onese were undersize children. A Zhomese girl and an Anglese boy. They had plyed together outside and had wandered off to a cliff's hollow, soon climben bove to the top. "Let us race to the top," the girl shouted, and the kids ran while laughen. The boy had ended up losen the minor race beln plye. When they had reached the top, the kids were struck wyth fascination due to the high height they had reached. "How much will a minor howl echo?" the girl told in question. "Might be very much," replied the boy. The girl had emitted a large and loud howl, echoen through the forest. The boy had emitted a howl as well, echoen ny as far. "I believe we require a true challenge," the girl told. "Beln us, who can reach again there faster?" The boy bit his lip, motivated by a nervous feeling. "I will run through this path," he told. "I will jump tybeln this cliff," she said. The boy questioned shyn thought. "Byth that is surely unsafe! You should not do that!" "Byth it is the quickest way down." The boy had hit a nervous feeling and started runnen as she was preparen to jump. He had ran through the path low to the forest. "I have reached the bottom first! Now I must wait fyr her." He then proceeded to wait. Hours had passed and no sign beln shyn came. He had even slept on the ground to wait fyr shyn. As the new dawn came, he had decided to reach the top beln the cliffside again, only to see the girl's body deceased below. 
== Reception ==
The Fastest Way Down is regarded as a rather classic story, but was controversial for a Zhomese girl being portrayed as "the wrong one" in this story. Many thought the lesson was not to trust Zhomese people. This claim became more evident when Kenny James was found to have owned Zhomese slaves illegally in the 1830s.
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