College App. Essay

The year was 6 A.D. when I was born from the ashes of a phoenix. I had no legs, and branches for arms. I began to walk and talk at the age of 6 days. At the age of 6 months I learned all the languages of the world. I was often attacked by woodpeckers or stoned by the villagers.

When I was 5 years old I was dragging myself through the desert when I came upon this old sorcerer raising his tent. He told me that he had no firewood and he was afraid that sand pixies would try to eat his ears; so I offered him my branches that I had for arms, and he gladly accepted.

I had passed out after he chopped my first branch off. When I woke I had arms and legs. The sorcerer said that he was just testing me and that I had passed so he gave me legs and replaced my then