Week 1 Story: Peep the Wanderer

I have a little sister, they call her Peep, Peep;

She wades the waters deep, deep, deep;

She climbs the mountains high, high, high;

Poor little creature she has but one eye.
(Riddle from The Nursery rhyme Book)

This is the story of my long lost sister. Before humans even thought about leaving their caves, my sister wandered the planet, looking for everything and nothing, without knowing why. She didn’t know why she started, or what she was even looking for. She just awoke one day without any memories of her previous life. The only thing in her head was a simple sound: “Peep.” Nothing could stop her in her search as she sought the wisdom of those at the most extreme places of the world. She went to the greatest depths of the oceans to meet the ancient creatures that live there.

At the bottom of the deepest, darkest trench, there was no light but for the tiny amount given off by Peep herself. After ages of stumbling and bumbling around, she finally found the one she was looking for, the wisest creature of the ocean. The creature was a wall to Peep, going on in every direction for eternity, and all of it a deep shade of blue. A gigantic eye met Peep’s and a booming voice, deep as the ocean itself, resonated in Peep:

“What is it you want, child?”

“Peep,” Peep declared confidently.

“Peep?”

“Peep!”

Clearly confused, the ancient one then closed its giant eye and continued on, leaving Peep alone in the dark.

Never getting discouraged, she continued her long, unending journey. She climbed to the highest peak of the tallest mountains. There she met the ancient hermit, who’s sat on that peak, unmoving, since the mountain itself was just beginning to form. Despite not seeing the hermit move in the slightest, Peep heard a voice:

“What is it you want, child?”

“Peep,” Peep declared confidently.

“Peep?”

“Peep!”

The hermit sighed and said, “Child, you must seek in yourself the answer to your question.”

Peep did not like this answer, and so she continued on her journey, forever looking for the answer to her question.

This is the story of my long lost sister. Poor little Peep only has eyes for one thing. She searches the earth for something, but she doesn’t know what. Poor little creature, if she’d just look up she’d see the heavens filled with her family.

Stars over a mountain Source

Author's Notes:

This short rhyme is a riddle from the Nursery Rhymes book. The answer they give is a star, so I imagined a small little creature wandering the earth, not knowing who it is or where it's going, but only looking down, looking for that answer. The answer is really above its head, but it will never find that since it is so focused on its journey.

Bibliography:

Riddle from The Nursery Rhyme Book by L. Leslie Brook. Source