The Castle Makers

by Michelle Burchett

Thousands of people fill the square, bumping against each other. They’ve gathered to watch the building of the tower. There are many beautiful towers here in Barcelona, Spain, but this one will be different. It will be built out of people! A brass fanfare announces the building has begun, and everyone goes quiet. Drums join in. Body after body emerges from the crowd, and a human castle begins to grow straight up from the center of the square. Higher and higher it grows as these amazing athletes crawl like ants up their teammates’ backs. The tower rises to five, six, seven, then eight stories! The crowd roars as the final person reaches the top. The Castellers of Barcelona have done it again. The people who make these castles are known…

You're reading a preview of

Spider Magazine Stories, Games, Activites And Puzzles For Children And Kids (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2024

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.