Title: Archery Lessons
Written: 5/2/05
Word Count: 101
Rating: K
Notes: Written for Weekly Challenge #14: My First Time With a Weapon. I took archery a few years ago. It's quite relaxing, so I think it would be helpful to teach young Buddhists patience that could be used during meditation.
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"Master Sanzo!"

Koumyou Sanzo looked up as his young charge came running into their quarters, waving a piece of parchment over his head, a smile wide across his face. "Koryuu?"

"Look!" the young blonde said, brandishing the parchment. The Sanzo took it and looked. It was a target the temple used at the archery range. All the puncture marks were right on the bullseye.

Koumyou looked over the parchment at the red-faced, panting eight-year-old. A hand came up to tangle into blonde locks. "Very good, Koryuu."

The bright smile the boy gave him stayed with him until his dying day.
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