Daniel Conderman 
“Hear the Beasts, or Perish,” Warn Survivors Riding Living Islands!
In a shocking tale straight from the heart of the forgotten prairie, humanity narrowly survived extinction thanks to the legendary Old Mother Kappa—a colossal tortoise whose shell became a floating haven in the catastrophic flood.
GIANTS OF THE EARTH REFUSED TO MOVE—AND WARNED OF DISASTER!
Teenager Julius Shellwalker knew trouble was coming when Old Mother Kappa halted her age-old march. “Something meaner than a storm was brewing,” Julius, a lanky young hero, told Weekly World News. Moments later, mammoth-herder Kira Tuskleaf arrived, confirming fears: “The beasts could sense the Grounders were near.”
GROUNDERS’ GREED BROKE AN ANCIENT COVENANT!
Grounders—villainous settlers notorious for enslaving great beasts and ravaging nature—had shattered an ancient agreement with the animal clans. Horrifically, they were caught mutilating tortoises for roof tiles and chaining mammoths to their fields.
Julius and Kira heroically raided the Grounder camps under cover of darkness, freeing trapped creatures. But just as victory seemed near, disaster struck.
APOCALYPTIC FLOOD UNLEASHED BY NATURE’S WRATH!
A Grounder foreman, blinded by rage, smashed his maul into sacred ground, splitting the earth itself! Ancient aquifers ruptured, releasing a cataclysmic flood that swallowed the evil-doers whole. Terrified humans and animals alike scrambled for survival atop massive shells and mammoth backs, forming a floating convoy unlike anything history has ever witnessed.
“The world we knew disappeared beneath angry waters,” Julius recounted, his voice shaking. “We had no choice but to trust Old Mother Kappa and Thunderstride, Kira’s mammoth.”
NEW FLOATING CIVILIZATION RISES FROM DISASTER!
For days, mud-rain blurred the skies, yet survivors endured, drifting aboard living islands of tortoises, mammoths, and other beasts. Julius and Kira, bonded through tragedy and hope, watched as their people adapted to life atop moving mountains of shell and fur.
“Our covenant with the beasts saved us,” Kira proudly stated. “We learned the hard way: listen to the earth or be swallowed by it.”
A WARNING TO FUTURE GENERATIONS!
Now, survivors pass on their chilling tale, carving symbols to remind descendants of humanity’s arrogance—and redemption. Julius and Kira’s journey continues, guided by instincts older than human speech, seeking new lands to rebuild their lives.
“Listen to the beasts,” Julius insists, “or face extinction.”
Weekly World News urges all readers: heed this incredible lesson from humanity’s heroic Beastriders—before it’s too late!
