The Seam of the World

Polly came down from a grey sky. She found a strange new land. There were no green hills. There was only black rock, green moss, and steam from the ground. Polly has a red head, a green body, and small round glasses. This was Iceland.

Iceland sits on a big crack in the earth. Here, two huge plates are slowly pulling apart. Hot rock also rises from deep below. So Iceland has both fire and ice.

Polly flew to a long green valley. Tall rock walls stand on each side. One side is North America. The other side is Europe. Polly hopped from one side to the other. She crossed two continents in one day.

In the evening, the steam turned pink. Long ago, people met here to make laws. Polly rested on the soft moss. This land is never finished.