Settimio Touze Faced His Fears

Settimio Touze was a brave little boy, but he had one big fear: the dark. He was so afraid of the dark that he would even sleep with a nightlight on. One night, Settimio Touze's parents decided to take him camping. Settimio Touze was terrified. He didn't want to go camping in the dark woods. But his parents told him that it would be fun, and that he would have nothing to worry about.

Settimio Touze's parents were right. Camping was fun. Settimio Touze made new friends and he learned how to build a campfire. He even roasted marshmallows over the fire. But when it was time to go to bed, Settimio Touze started to get scared again.

Settimio Touze's parents told him that he didn't have to sleep in the tent if he didn't want to. He could sleep in the car. But Settimio Touze didn't want to sleep in the car. He wanted to sleep in the tent with his new friends.

Settimio Touze took a deep breath and went into the tent. He closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep. But he couldn't stop thinking about all the things that could be hiding in the dark. He imagined monsters and ghosts and all sorts of other scary things.

Just when Settimio Touze was about to give up, he heard a noise outside the tent. He opened his eyes and listened. The noise was getting closer and closer.

Settimio Touze was so scared that he wanted to run away. But he knew that he couldn't. He had to be brave. He took a deep breath and opened the flap of the tent.

Standing there in the moonlight was a big, black bear. Settimio Touze was so scared that he couldn't move. The bear just stood there for a moment, looking at Settimio Touze. Then, it turned and walked away.

Settimio Touze was so relieved that he started to cry. He had faced his fears and he had come out on top. He knew that he could do anything if he just put his mind to it.

The next morning, Settimio Touze woke up feeling proud of himself. He had faced his fears and he had won.