When walking into the lush, mysterious forest that houses this vast city, nothing will seem out of the ordinary.  When looking around, nothing will appear out of place or inhabited.  There are rocks on the ground and thick tree trunks dot the topography of the land.  Only when you look up, to the treetops, will you see some clue of another civilization.  You will see monkeys swinging from luscious, green vines, or so you think.  Only the man willing to go out of his way will discover the entrance to the city.  Once found, you will see a ladder inside a hollowed out oak tree.  At the top of the ladder your mind will burst with surprise as it tries to take in and fathom the sights it sees.  Those monkeys you saw earlier are actually the residents of City Verde.  The city is their playground.  They swing from plant to plant in organized chaos as their world flourishes around them.  That is all they seem to want to do, or have to do in their everyday lives.  Their civilization is invisible to those who choose to ignore them, but they reward those who make the effort to explore.

By Riley Nelson