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The Do-Nothing Day By Katherine Age 10 Overland Park "MOM!" yelled Ashley "I HAVE TOO MUCH TO DO!" This happened everyday, so Ashley's mother paid no attention. "MOM, ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?!" Mrs. Lovely sighed and said, "Yes, honey, I am." The next day, Ashley did the same thing. "Momma, it's not fair!" and "But mom, I already have too much stuff to do!" Mrs. Lovely replied with the same thing again and again. "Honey, maybe if you did some of the things, you wouldn't have as much to do!" Ashley was getting tired of this, and so was Mrs. Lovely. One day while Ashley was at school, Ashley's mom got to thinking. Today, thought Mrs. Lovely, I am going to put my plan into action. "MOM!" Ashley yelled "I HAVE TOO MUCH STUFF TO DO! "How about this honey, tomorrow, you won't have anything to do." "Nothing at all?" "Nothing at all." The next day Ashley slept in, and got up a 10:00 to eat. "Mom? Can I have a friend over?" "No, you can't, they are all at school" "Oh" Ashley sighed and turned on the TV. "There's nothing on. Blues Clues, Dora, The Wiggles. Ashley sighed and decided to go back to sleep. When she woke, she yelled "MOM! I DON"T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO!" Mrs. Lovely sighed…. The Ugly … Dog? By Annie Age: 11 Lenexa, Kansas Once upon a time, long, long ago, in the land of Quackerville, there lived a family of ducks. One day, the eggs started to hatch and five ducklings popped out. When the last, unusually large egg hatched, a small, furry animal with four legs happily jumped out. "What is it?" asked the father duck. "I'm not sure. It is dark, odd, and has gross breath, so we shall call him Dog." the mother duck replied. Dog sensed that he was not very welcome in Quackerville which made him angry. He was so angry that his faced turned red and he opened his mouth to scream, but instead he simply yelled, "Bark! Bark! Bark!" He was so mad that he ran away. He laid down on a sandy surface in the desert far away from Quackerville. He got very hot and stuck out his tongue hoping it would rain so it could fall onto his tongue. He constantly stuck out his tongue and it became a habit. Dog started dragging himself across the desert looking for something to eat. He was hot, tired, and thirsty. Then he heard the same noise he made when he was angry in Quackerville. An animal that looked exactly like him stopped in front of him. She smiled and Dog smiled back. Dog was so happy that he wanted to dance. He wagged his tail as he danced. The two lived happily ever after and founded the town of Dogville. What Do I Do Now? By: Melissa Age 11 Lenexa, Kansas "My goodness, Jimmy! You and your questions! O.k. Listen to me. You can go upstairs and play with your toys." You'd think that would keep him busy for a while, but if you think that statement is true, then boy you'd be wrong! The next thing you know he comes back downstairs. Do you know what the first words that came out of his mouth were? "Mom, I played with my toys. What do I do now?" "Jimmy, you were upstairs for five minutes. How could you possibly be bored already?" Jimmy answered, "But little Suzy keeps coming in and destroying my block tower!" I took a deep sigh. "How about reading a book with little Suzy?" He responded, "I don't want to. What do I do now?" Oh boy, here we go again. "Well, why don't you help me make supper?" "But I don't like cooking," he stated. "Jimmy, please go and find something to do. I'm getting a headache." That kid is getting on my last nerve. Ten minutes later Jimmy came downstairs again. Once again he said, "O.k. mom, I went upstairs. What do I do now?" "Good golly Jimmy! How could you have done that so quickly?" Then he said, "Little Suzy keeps mimicking me." "Well, what is she saying," I asked. "She keeps saying, "What do I do now?" Great. Just great. Now I have to listen to that all over again! The Cookie Crumbler By Grant 11 5th Grade Overland Park, KS One day in the cold of winter, a class of kindergartners was about to start snack time. Everyone's favorite snack was cookies. They had all kinds of cookies. They had chocolate chip, raisin, oatmeal, and sugar cookies. One day they found all their cookies smashed!!! The teacher looked at all the children accusingly. One child had perfect, unsmashed cookies. The teacher said she would share her big bag of cookies with the children, except for the one child who still had his unsmashed cookies. When she opened them everyone gasped. Those were smashed too. The next day, after recess, they came in for snack time, only to find the cookie crumbler himself smashing cookies as fast as he could. The crumbler was wearing a sweatshirt that said, "Teachers for Diets". When he turned around they discovered that it was none other than Mean Coach Burt, the P.E. teacher. He said in his southern hillbilly accent, "Kids these days're too lazy. Why, just last week Jimmy told me that he'd rather watch TV than play outside. Other than Charles, (the boy whose cookies were not smashed) y'all are just a buncha slugs." After they told the principal they got new cookies from the nurse (she always kept some if someone was hurt). The coach was fired and no cookies were ever smashed again. The Baby Who Does The Opposite By Mary Age 11 Lenexa, Kansas One day Mama came home with her newborn baby. When Mama would tell Baby to do something, he would do the opposite. "Go to sleep!" Mama would say. Baby stayed awake. "Eat your food!" Papa would say. Baby wouldn't eat his food. "Cry!" Baby's sister, Sarah, would say. Baby would not cry. The family didn't know what to do with him so they would just be quiet around him. Baby felt very unwanted. One day, when the family was cleaning out the attic, a robber came through the kitchen door. When the robber saw Baby he whispered: "Don't make a sound." Baby cried and yelled for Mama and Papa. When Papa came running downstairs he saw the robber taking their china and Papa told Mama to call the police. In the blink of an eye, the police showed up. They arrested the robber and thanked Baby. The family was so proud. After that the family spent more time with Baby. Baby felt a lot better about himself. The Teddy Bear that Rebuilds Itself By Jordan Age 10 Rock Island, IL There was a 6 year old Princess that never had any fun. One day she was getting dressed for the Fairy Tale Ball, like in Cinderella, but she wasn't wearing any glass slippers. She heard a noise that sounded like a big boom. A Fairy Godmother popped up. She said: "You are so busy with work, you get 3 wishes. What wishes would you like?" "For the 1st wish, I want a teddy bear. For the 2nd wish I want the teddy bear to have the power of never being able to be destroyed." "What would you like for your 3rd wish," the Fairy Godmother asked excitedly. The Fairy Godmother thought the Princess would wish for something magical. "For my 3rd wish, I want a pie that if I eat it all my work will go away for a whole year." The Fairy Godmother waved her wand and said: "Yippity, yappity, you!" And all of the wishes came true. When the year was over she got all of her work back. Then she said: "I am too old for this teddy bear now." The teddy bear was thrown in the trash, and was sent all around the world. It was ripped up when it landed in England. A little boy found it. The next morning he woke up and it was all fixed. He did not like this, so he threw it away. The Fairy Godmother found it and sent it back to the Princess. The Princess was 12 years old. She loved having it back. From then on she never let it out of her sight! Stubnose the Bull Terrier By Kaila Age 9 Jacksonville, TX Long ago in a far off land, there was a fully grown bull terrier. Her name was Sophie, and she fancied walking through the dark lonely woods. One day while romping through the woods she spotted a small glob of mucky mud. She gently licked all the horrible tasting mud off of the mysterious glob but only to find a full blooded bull terrier pup. She gently lifted the wounded pup out of the mud and carried him to her owner's cottage on 610 Elm Street. Her owner Cassie ran out the door and took the puppy. She took both of the dogs inside and nurtured the troubled pup. Once the puppy got better Cassie tried to find his owner. She took pictures of him and placed them on small gray signs. The sign said… (903)- 586- 5557 p.s. he is a really sweet dog. When her mom got home from work, she saw the sweet dog. "Cassie Ann Marie! Where did you get that adorable puppy?" her mom said excitingly. "I found it walking alongside Sophie." Cassie whispered. RING "A" DING, DING! Went the phone. They got a phone call for the little pup, they were happy. The person said he had been looking for the dog and saw the signs. He also said the dog's name was Stubnose. I said that was a very good name for this type of dog and said thanks for the call. From then on I never forgot that troubled pup. Super Kitten By Jillian Age 8 CALVARY CHAPEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Fredericktown, Pa. Once upon a time there was a kitten name Ashley. She is a super kitten. She was sitting in her chair when the phone rang. Ashley said, "Hello?" The mayor said," Emergency! There's a fire downtown!" She puts On her suit and goes into action. Downtown the building is on fire and the family is stuck on the top floor. The family yells," Help! Help! Help!" Super Kitten flies up to the family. She doesn't know what to do. Then she thought I can use my cold powers. Her powers put out the flames. The family gave her milk and cat food. Super Kitten went home. When she got there she found a thank you note. Ashley sent a note back saying I can save you again sometime if you give me more food and milk. The Spelling Test Jacob Age 9 CALVARY CHAPEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Fredericktown, Pa. On Monday when I went to school we got our new spelling list. The words were very big. Our class had a very hard time spelling the new words. Jillian came up to Mrs. Brown and said," Will you help us with our spelling words?" Mrs. Brown said: "sure". Mrs. Brown got an idea" Let's have a spelling bee". The whole class yelled "hooray!" We played the spelling bee and the whole class did well. On Friday when we took our Spelling test the whole class got a 100% on their test. Each person picked out of the prize box. We never had trouble with Spelling again. On the Way to the Mall Tiffani Age 9 CALVARY CHAPEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Fredericktown, Pa. One day Rainbow said to Casey "Do you want to go to the Mall with me?" Casey said "Yeah" Rainbow said," I'll have to ask my Dad." "Dad can I borrow the car?" said Rainbow. "Yes honey, just make sure you are back by 6:00." said Dad. "Dad that I will do", said Rainbow. They got in the car and left. They listened to music. They get to the mall and saw Carely and Sona. They go shopping together. They got new cell phones from Radio Shack. Valentine Surprise Eliza Age 8 CALVARY CHAPEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Fredericktown, Pa. Vanessa was having a Valentine Day party. Her friend Zack called and said "I won't be able to come." Then her friend Ashely called and said" I won't be able to come sorry." Vanessa said "I forgive you." Then she said to herself "What am I going to do with all this food?" Then Vanessa called Corbin and said: "Are you able to come to my party?" "Yes are Zack and Ashely coming?", said Corbin. "No their not able to", said Vanessa. So then Corbin said: "Do you want to go to the mall?" Vanessa said: "Yes". They got in the car and were on their way. They put Christian music on the radio. In the mall as they were walking past Fashion Bug they saw Ashely and Zack. Vanessa said,: "What are you doing here?" Ashely and Zack had a Valentine day party at the mall for Vanessa. She said "thanks". Zack said: "That's why we didn't come to your party. We told Corbin to take you to the mall." Vanessa said: "You guys are the best." Then they went shopping A Cow Called Kelly By Kassie Age 12 Mungindi, Australia Once upon a time there was a cow called Kelly. Every day she would try and jump the fence. Day after day she would try and fail, and all the other cows would laugh at Kelly. But one day she jumped the fence and met a sheep named Ally. Kelly and Ally had a great time singing and dancing. When the cow was called to come she would jump the fence into the cows paddock and go home. The next day she jumped back in the sheep paddock to sing and dance. Kelly did that every day with Ally. Funny Moments By Stephanie Age 8 Rock Island, IL When I was six I was at Vander Veer park in Davenport. I was walking by the pond when my little brother Scott fell in. "Mommy, mommy! Dadda! Save me!" My dad hauled Scott to the shore. "Dadda, Mummy, I have a boo-boo," Scott reported barely crying. We went back home. When we got there the power was out. Scott ran around crying, "Black-out! Someone get the electricity on!" My mom said, "The baby's on the counter mountain climbing." "Mummy get him off!" Then the baby giggled, "Adada mountain." "His first word," mom shrieked! Then the baby went to grab some toilet paper. Then he bit on it, and threw it in the toilet. Once again my mom said,"He learned how to use toilet paper." All of a sudden he went downstairs. Actually he belly slid. He said, "Ahhribitiebaaadadabbamamakiczsarohret." When he got downstairs he said his second word, "I have a boo-boo!" Zuni and His Ocean Friends By Fabian, Jeremiah and Oscar Ages 6 San Antonio, Texas Once upon a time there was a shark named Zuni. His home was the ocean. He had many friends; Octi the octopus, Shark Head the shark and Crabby the crab. One day Octi and his friends ate pizza at the Blue Sea Hut. They saw a poster saying: You Can Win the Clam Trophy if you win the race! The race will start at the school and end at the park. Zuni and his friends decided to be in the race. The race was on Wednesday after school at 3:15. Everyone lined up on the starting line. There were dolphins, seals, whales, squids, sharks and all kinds of fish. The coach blew the whistle and Zuni won the race and won a clam trophy. He put the trophy with his collection. Wacky Wack, and Goofy Goof By Elisabeth Age 8 Rock Island, IL There were 2 people. One was named Goofy Goof, and the other was named Wacky Wack. One day they went in the forest, and they saw a dragon. The dragon was clumsy when he blew fire. The fire bounced off a tree and hit him. Wacky Wack and Goofy Goof ran around in circles saying, " Mommy, mommy. Help me! Help me!" Then they bumped each other and fell on the ground. Then their mom who was named Ding Dong picked them up and took them home. At dinner time Wacky Wack was so tired he fell asleep in his plate and got food all over his hair and his face. He was so, so dirty he took a bath and used bubbles to make a bubble bath. He made a unibrow with the bubbles. His brother Goofy Goof was laughing so hard he fell in and got bubbles on his chin and his eyebrows. He had a beard and a unibrow too. After that Wacky Wack and his brother Goofy Goof put their pj's on. Then they went to bed. They fell off their bed and they were still wrapped in blankets, and they were still sleeping. The Gorilla Dream By Nomi Age 9 Bellevue, Nebraska One day I went to the zoo. I went to the Gorillas, and oh, boy, were they funny. It was that the leader gorilla was dancing on the dance floor. Wait, Dance Floor! It was a shock to me. Then I looked down, and everyone had fainted! And wow, that gorilla could do a split! Next they did a boogey-line. After that, a disco ball appeared on the ceiling. I said, "What next, the cha-cha slide?" And bam, what do you know, they're doing the cha-cha slide, just like I said! They even were doing break dancing on the dance floor. Next, the female gorillas stepped on the dance floor and did cheerleading. And they did all kinds of funky dance moves. Man, that was so cool I even danced to the music. Wait a minute, there wasn't any music at all. But then a gorilla was just setting down a boom box twice the size of them. Then they turned it to the max and it was so loud that the glass broke and the people got out of shock. I heard yelling and shouting everywhere! It was the gorillas. They were all over the zoo and searching places one by one. I said, "I think they will be going out to the city!" "Great idea," said a big, ugly, and also hairy gorilla. Then I fainted and so did the other people. When I woke up, the first things I smelled and saw was bananas and gorilla waste. I noticed that everyone was still shocked so I went to town and the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard were fighting off the gorillas. It was like World War II! Then the ground started shaking. Suddenly, the city was falling. Buildings and everything! After awhile, a powerful voice said "Wake up!" "Ah!" I said. "It is me, you dodo," Nina said as she was forcing me to get up. The Cat By Gregor Age 11 Bellevue, Nebraska I am a cat. My favorite food is potato chips (bacon cheddar to be exact). I even get a huge lap to eat them off of, but my humans just recently went on this thing called a diet, which according to my research is when you always eat healthy food. Whatever it is, it's my mission to destroy it and retrieve the precious chips. My first method of attack…temptation. Earlier today, I snuck out and bought a marble cake mix and some chocolate chips. When I got home I made the cake and now it's waiting for the humans… Speaking of which, here they come. They're picking up the cake, but they're taking it to the neighbors! Curses, my plan has been foiled. Wait, I hear a voice! Oh, it's just a bird. "Why didn't you just buy the chips?" squawked the bird. Why didn't I think of that? So I returned to the store, bought the chips, and ate them happily ever after. (So, what do you think, Mr. Fluffikens? Well um, why are you writing this anyway? I already told you, I am trying to win a writing contest!) And now you are a published author on the Internet, Gregor. That is the biggest prize of all! Can Dolphins Really Talk? By Josephine Age 9 Bellevue, Nebraska I've always wanted to go to Sea World, but my parents say it's not summer yet, so I wait. Luckily, though, it's May 26th, the last day of school. The bell rings. The last day of school is gone! Hello, summer! I ran home as fast as I could, screaming at the top of my lungs, "SUMMER'S HERE!" I finally got home, too breathless to speak. Then, my parents tell me the good news. "I'm going to Sea World?! Tomorrow?! I have to go and pack," I said. Each step I took, my heart leaped from excitement. Imagine all the aquariums and Orca Whale performances. Look out heaven, here I come! I couldn't sleep a wink that night. The day had come. We boarded the plan and took our seats. The excitement was building up in me, starting to boil. Suddenly, we started moving, and lift off! The rocking of the plan made me drowsy. Then I fell into a deep sleep. Suddenly, I woke up, startled. I was in my mom's arms standing in line to swim with a dolphin. It took us 45 minutes until we got to the front of the line. There the dolphin sat. My mom was giving the money to the ticket booth person. I heard a voice. It said, "Hi, I'm Kiana. Want to play?" I looked around, starting to panic. What if it was a ghost? "Come on, I don't have all day to wait for you to answer," the voice said once more. I looked down. The dolphin was talking to ME! "That can't be logical," I thought. I finally answered, "Sure, I'll plan with you, Kiana." It was fun. I hope I get to do it again soon. Just wait until next year. Book Flu By Tessa Age 8 Rochester,NY Melissa LOVED books. She was always in the middle of a least three. One bright sunny morning Melissa was, obviously, reading. Her mother came in her room and said "Want to play outside? It's beautiful out!" "Nah," said Melissa. "Well," Melissa's mother thought for a moment, "How 'bout you call Jane?" "No thank you," answered Melissa. "OK," said Melissa's mother. Later, Melissa felt a strange feeling, but that feeling soon went away. Her mother came in. "Dinner," she said. "Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore!" Melissa's mother rolled her eyes. She thought this was a joke. She left to go to set the dining room table. I wonder why I said that!? thought Melissa. At school the next day, Melissa's "Book Flu," as she called it, got worse. Jane noticed much silence in Melissa and spoke up. "So……uh…….who do you like better Brain or Jake?" she asked. Melissa had to answer her friend. "Someone was sitting in my chair and it's all broken!" said Melissa. That remark lost her friendship with Jane. Jane didn't like "fun and games." This went on and on until Melissa's teacher was fed up and sent her home. Melissa was in trouble. She had to stay in her room. For a change she didn't read, she jumped rope. I'll never read too much again, she thought. "I wish this never happened" she said. Then she noticed she was saying what she wanted to say instead of a quote from a book! "I guess since I didn't read, I stopped saying weird stuff. I won't have too much of a good thing AGAIN!" The S. F. C. By Megan Age 8 Rock Island, IL I have a small funny car. He likes to go in the garage. I taught him how to open the garage door. "No, OK," I said, "Don't worry dad!" "The cat's going to get out," Dad said. "Oh no! Oh no!" "Wait; it's OK," I said. "Oh yeah. We can shut the pet door," dad said. So we did. "Now the dog can't go potty," Dad said. "Oh no, no, Dad. It's OK," I said. "Oh yeah? What do we do?" Dad asked. "I don't know." I said. "No!" Dad yelled. The Aliens By Lauren Age 8 Rock Island, IL Chapter 1: "Ahhhhh!" Lulu whispered in her head. She was a little girl about six, and saw something outside. Her parents had already dozed off to sleep, but her sister Maxi was wide awake and didn't hear a thing. Lulu did not know Maxi was awake. Lulu lived in a small town very close to the Atlantic Ocean in Florida. Right as she tried to go to sleep she saw something. Chapter 2: Lulu was scared to move at all. But then she went into Maxi's room. Maxi did not believe Lulu. "Lulu, what did you see?" Maxi said giggling. "A burglar?" "No!" Lulu cried. "But I want to know what it is." Chapter 3: All of a sudden a 3 inch spaceship flew into the house in a flash. Then 8 1-inch aliens popped out. They had blue skin, and black foil around them. "Who are they?" Lulu whispered to Maxi. "I have no idea," Maxi whispered back. Chapter 4: "We came for a pet," all of the aliens explained. "A pet?" Lulu said. "Yes," answered the aliens. "Well then I will take you to the 24 hour pet store," Lulu said. "OK," the aliens said proudly. Chapter 5: "Can we get a dog?" the aliens asked. "Sure," Lulu said. The worker said, "The dogs are to the left." "Oh! A black poodle!" the aliens shouted. "We'll buy that dog, please," Lulu said. Chapter 6: "I hope you like your dog!" Lulu and Maxi shouted. "We will," the aliens said back. And then they went up to the North Star. The Alien Spaceship By Anna Age7 Rock Island, IL One day a boy named Tommy went outside to play. Tommy's sister Alice said, "Wait! Don't go." But it was too late. Tommy was already out the door. Tommy opened the door and saw the spaceship. Then out rolled the walkway. Tommy could hear the little voices coming out of the spaceship. When the aliens came out they screamed. Alice opened the door and went to her brother. The aliens said, "Who are you?" Tommy and Alice said, "We are humans. We live here." The aliens said, "Do you have any food around here? On our planet there is all the food you could possibly want. When you finish something all you have to do is wish for more food and you get more food in your hand." Tommy and Alice showed the aliens their house. In a couple of hours Tommy, Alice and the aliens were best friends. The aliens stayed on planet Earth with Tommy and Alice in their house forever. The Cat! By R'manee Age 8 Rock Island, IL One day Jacob was walking down the street. He saw the bushes moving. Then he walked over to the bushes. The next thing you know - "Pop!" "Ahhh!" shouted Jacob. "Help there is a cat in the bushes. "Wait. I'm not scared of a cat." Then Jacob went back over to the bushes. He opened up the bushes and shouted again. Then Jacob ran over to his friend Hunter's house. Hunter let him in. "A cat! Let me in!" "OK! Jacob." So he did. Hunter said, "I thought you were not scared of cats." "I'm not," said Jacob. "Whatever," said Hunter. The Rumor (Not a Real Story) By Zoe Age 7 Rock Island, IL Once there were four friends named Lauren, Anna, Marcella, and Zoe. They heard of this rumor that there were four birds that would take people and put them in their nests, and then drop the people. They do it too! Lauren, Anna, Marcella and Zoe did not believe that. They heard that a girl named Rebecca got dropped from the nest, and they heard there was a girl named Madison that got dropped from the nest. One day when Anna, Lauren, Marcella and Zoe went to play in the park, they saw four big birds just like the rumor. Anna said, "Is that the four big birds like the rumor?" Anna was scared. Lauren said, "No way." Anna was still scared. Marcella said, "I think Anna is right." Zoe said, "Well, I am not so sure." Then the four big birds came down, and they took Lauren, Anna, Marcella and Zoe. They took them to a nest. Anna yelled, "Get me down! Get me down!" Then Lauren, Anna, Marcella and Zoe yelled, "Ahhhhhhh!!!" And one of the bad things was that Lauren was scared of heights. Then the birds put us in the nest. They put us upside down, and then dropped us. Lauren said, "I did not know they are supposed to put us upside down." Then we dropped. It hurt a lot. Marcella was unconscious, but then she was getting better. She yelled, "La la blah blah!" Then Zoe said, "OK. I know Marcella could be crazy sometimes, but I did not think she could be this crazy." Then Lauren said, "At least we are not hurt." But then a branch fell on her foot. She was not that hurt. Then they heard that there was another rumor. But they did not know what it was yet. The Rubber Duck By: Mckenzee Age 10 Bellevue, Nebraska Once upon a time, there was a rubber duck. He was an evil ducky. He was walking when all the sudden he attacked an innocent person. The person was Lauren. She owned the little ducky. He took her purse… oh wait she doesn't have a purse. So as I was saying, he took her wallet and threw it in the mud. She was devastated! He pulled her hair. She started to cry. The little ducky laughed and took her youth center money. After that, he took her blue card and went to the youth center. He took over the youth center. Meanwhile, Lauren kept crying. And now this is when my story ends. HA… HA…HA!!!! Not really. Lauren stopped crying and went to the youth center. The evil little ducky kicked her out. She got really mad. The rubber ducky clones attacked her, and pulled her hair. She said that she was just thirsty. Josh came and tried to save the day, or at least that's what Lauren said… The Chitty-Chatty Farm By Morgan Age 10 Bellevue, Nebraska There was a farm called the Chitty-Chatty Farm down on Chitty-Chatty Lane. The farm was full of Yabber-Jabber Chitty-Chatty mouths. "Chitty-Chatty Moo-Moo Blabbity-Blah, I'm the cow and the cow goes Moo." Blabbed the Cow. "Chitty-Chatty Quack-Quack Jabber-Gab, I'm the duck and the duck goes Quack!" announced the duck. The duck and the cow are the Chitty-Chattiest Blabbity-Blah animals on the farm. Every time the farmer milks the cow…"Moo-Moo Chitty-Chatty, Quit that!" because it hurt the cow! While the Chitty-Chatty cow is getting milked, the duck was being fed some nasty rotten food. "Quack-Quack Chitty-Chatty, Yuck! What's in this Yucky-Muck food?" So if you ever go down to Chitty-Chatty Lane and stop by the Chitty-Chatty farm, bring some headphones, because all you'll hear is Quack-Quack Moo-Moo Chitty-Chatty Blabbity-Blah on the Chitty-Chatty Farm. A Soccer Player From the Start: Freddy Adu Non fiction By Hannah Age 10 Richmond Kentucky Before Stardom Freddy Adu was born in the port city of Tema, in the country of Ghana, on June 2nd 1989. There he played football or what we call soccer. He had to play barefoot, and get this, with men three times his age! So if he was seven they were twenty one. When Freddy was eight his mother won the immigration lottery. This allowed him and his family to move to Washington D.C. There Freddy attended The Heights private school. A friend asked Adu to play soccer at recess. At that moment Freddy's skills were witnessed. After that he was asked to play on a local soccer team. He played in two youth soccer tournaments in Italy, and was voted the MVP. His family rejected many offers for Freddy to join a professional soccer team. When Adu was fourteen they finally decided to let him play with the U.S. Soccer Federation. Freddy is a Pro At age fourteen in 2003 Adu became a professional with the U.S. He played in two tournaments in 2003, the U-17 (he was supposed to be in U-15) World championship, and the FIFA World Youth championship. Freddy Adu's fist professional goal was on April 17 2004. Freddy Facts age 17 is 5-8 weighs 140 pounds plays in DC Untied soccer club became youngest pro athlete in 2004 became a U.S. citizen in 2003 Why I am Proud to be an American By Hannah Age 10 Richmond Kentucky Many people are proud to be Americans because of the influence we have on world events. Others are proud because of the rich culture and diversity that our country has. Those are all great reasons to be Americans, but I have my own opinion. I am proud to be an American because of two important documents. They are the Declaration of Independence and the 1st Amendment in the Bill of Rights. The Declaration of Independence does not only give us freedom from England but it also gives us inalienable rights. These are, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. To me this means I can do anything I want with my life. I can chase any dreams that I have. In some countries people control other people and tell them if they can work or if they can't, if they can go chase their dreams or if they have to stay and work in an undesirable occupation. The 1st Amendment in the Bill of Rights gives us five freedoms. These are the freedoms of press, religion, assemble, speech, and petition. The one that I hold close to heart is the freedom of speech. This allows people to express there opinions and beliefs freely. Freedom of speech allows different opinions to be considered and heard. In some countries if people criticize or say controver statements can be sentenced to death. There are millions of immigrates traveling to America every year. Many have fought long and hard to get to America so they can have the same freedom and rights that we have. They may have abused for expressing there opinions. Some of them couldn't choose what to do with their lives. Remember how hard our founding fathers worked so we could be what we are today, a free country. Americans have different opinions on why they are proud to be Americans. That is their right and I support them 100%. This is why I am Proud to be an American. The On-My-Nose Mouse By Kristiana Age 10 Naperville, IL "Hmm." The noise came from a small mouse that was standing on my nose. "You could use a couple of wishes," he said. "Whoa!" I cried, and stood up. "Wishes? What? Who are you?" The little mouse laughed. "Five wishes," he instructed. "I wish I had a billion bucks," I carelessly said. Just then, three million bucks appeared, right in front of me, in the form of 1000-dollar bills! "I wish I was famous!" I cried, smiling. This would be fun! The mouse shrugged, though, and suddenly, I heard pounding on my door. "We want our star!" Outside of the window stood a huge crowd! I checked my computer quickly-I had 500 new emails! Suddenly, I didn't want my wishes anymore. "I wish everything was back to normal!" I shouted, and the mouse smiled, and the racket outside stopped. The three million bucks disappeared. The emails deleted themselves, too. I sighed. Then I thought over my last wish. "I wish you had as much cheese as you want," I said, and he grinned. "Thank you," he whispered. The next morning, he was gone. "Who was he?" I asked into thin air. Just then, I felt something on my nose. It was a pretty blue ring. On it, the words Be careful for what you wish for were inscribed! I never forgot him and I was always careful of what I wished. The Farm Near Ponds Town By Rebecca Age 12 Bellevue, Nebraska One day Annie, Beatrice, and Ally went to the farm near Ponds Town to look at the dogs they were selling. Once they got there, the farmer was a little confused and said, "You here for the Girl Scouts?" Ally looked at Beatrice in a confused way. "What are you talking about?" Beatrice questioned. "You know, the Girl Scouts are coming to ride on the cows, no wait, horses, no wait, maybe they... are you tryin' to confuse me? You know I'm a lot smarter than you think," the farmer said back. "Ummm... are you sure there are going to be Girl Scouts coming to this farm? Maybe you're confused- we're here to look at the dogs you're selling," said Ally. "OH! The dogs! Well there are no dogs here. Guess you should leave now before you get me confused," the farmer said. Annie whispered to Beatrice and Ally, "I think he already is confused." The farmer went inside. When he came back out he had a vacuum cleaner. "Ya'll still here? Well I would've guessed ya'll ran away by now. Anyways I gotta clean up the yard before the Girl Scouts get here. Ya know, this cleaning machine thing here sometimes gets a little dirty from all the farm animals leaving messes around in the yard," said the farmer, then holding out his hand with a few nickels in it he said, " Ya'll can clean the yard yourself for a nickel an hour if you'd like." "No, thanks," said Beatrice, "we should be going now." They all left that farm as fast as they could. On the way back they saw a bunch of Girl Scouts heading towards that farm. The Tree By Rebecca Age12 Bellevue, Nebraska One day I was walking to my friend Floe's house. Once I got there her mom answered the door. "Hi, is Floe home?" I asked. Then her mom went inside, and when she came back, Floe was with her. Floe asked, "Would you like to come in and play?" "Actually, I was wondering if you wanted to go to the park," I said. So Floe asked her mom if that was okay and it was. When we got to the park there was a little kid there with a bucket of water. "What's the water for?" Floe asked the little kid. "I'm going to plant a tree and I have to water it," he said back. "I don't think it will grow too fast," I informed him. Then we left the little kid and we went to the slide. All of a sudden a bunch of penguins came over to the see-saw. The little kid ran up to them and was talking about his tree. They must have been very smart penguins because they waddled to the tree and started to examine and measure it and then they told the little boy that it would be done growing by tomorrow. The next day Floe and I went back to the park and we were surprised to see the tree was taller than a mansion! "Can you believe it? The tree grew!" Floe said in shock. "I know! I wonder how PENGUINS knew that!" I said back. All the penguins came waddling back to the tree and the penguin with the glasses shook his head and said, "This can't be right. The tree was supposed to be much taller than this!" Floe and I looked at each other confused. That was the craziest two days of our lives! Best Friends By Brittany Age 8 Palisade, Colorado This is a story about me and my best friend Daphne. Daphne is a dog and is a Great Dane. We like to play together. One afternoon it was rainy and very muddy and Daphne had gone hunting with my brothers. When she got home she went straight to my room and jumped on my bed. I scolded her and said: "No Daphne. You get down. You get off my bed because your feet are very muddy." Daphne felt very sad and crawled under the bed. Then I went to bed and was angry with her because she had made a really big mess. The next morning I jumped out of bed and hurried to take a shower and brush my teeth. When I got back to my bedroom I saw Daphne going out the front door with my favorite feather pillow . I yelled: "Stop. You come back!" but Daphne didn't listen. When I got to her she was shaking my pillow and feathers were flying everywhere. I was very sad and mad at Daphne. Then I remembered last night and how sad Daphne was when I yelled at her to get off my bed. I gave her a big hug and she put her paws on me and licked my hand. Now we were both happy and we ran and played. It is so nice to have a best friend. Socks By Shani Age 13 Bronx, New York Hannah opened her drawer. Her drawer was filled with socks. Hannah had pink socks, red socks, green socks, and even some blue socks! But no black socks! Hannah searched in her drawer to find her black socks. She searched and searched but couldn't find any black socks! She took her drawer out of her dresser and turned her drawer upside down. All of the sudden there were sock puddles! Hannah looked for her black socks, but even in her sock puddles she could not find her black socks! Oh well, she thought, I guess I'll have to wear blue socks! Now where are they…? WACKY WILLIE By Michael Age 9 Bellevue, Nebraska Wacky Willie was a normal everyday boy except for one adventure. The Adventure Of The Star Gazer Galaxy In The Orion Nebula. He started his adventure meeting the two clans of aliens known to man; the Ocheahau and Bakinka clans. They said the thing all aliens say: "We come in peace." I am like, "Are you guys Barbarians?" "No, but we come in peace again." "Who are you?" "We are the cool ninja alien clans." "Well, ok, then now what do you want me to do, because all aliens come to Earth with a quest." "Well, we need you to build a new galaxy in the Orion Nebula because you got the power." "What? Slow down a minute… I have the power to build a galaxy?" "Cool!" Zzaapp! No! Oops, there went North Bay. Well who cares my evil babysitter lived there. Hooray! "Ok come with us." (Super speed through space.) "Where are we?" "Well we are in the blank star dimension or you could just say right next to the Orion Nebula." "This fast?" "Yea, it's really not that far going super speed. Well I guess we can make the galaxy now." Bash! Boom! Bam! "Oh no, I was afraid this would happen!" "What?" "The Googleblarfs are attacking." "Who are the Googleblarfs?" "They are the Dark Menace's Goons." "Who's the Dark Menace?" "He is the evilest thing in the galaxy besides coleslaw. We'll take out the coleslaw laser. You know how I said coleslaw was evil? He can not stand anything more evil than him." Zzaapp! "Well, they're dead." Zzaapp! "The galaxy is made! Making animals and people!" Zzaapp! "Made them. Now the buildings!" Zzaapp! "Done with the Orion Nebula Star Gazer Galaxy!" …unfortunately for the babysitter, though, she got sent to Narnia. The Ride of Your Life! By Katie Age 10 Bellevue, Nebraska Once day a few friends went to an amusement park. The park had just opened, so they were the first ones in the park. The friends were so excited that they ran off and left their parents behind at another rollercoaster. Then all of a sudden they came across the biggest, fastest, wildest ride they had ever seen! It was called the Twirl-a-Whirl Super Blaster 800! They all wanted to go on it. So while their parents looked for them, they got on the ride. Now the friends didn't know this, but this ride hadn't ever been ridden because it was new. It hadn't even been inspected by the ride managers! When all the friends were buckled in and ready, the ride took off! As they were reaching the top of the hill, the girls heard this horrible CCRREEAAKK! Then all at once it stopped! The girls were stuck above the ground. They estimated that they were 150 feet off the ground! The girls tried yelling for help, but the ride managers were too busy listening to their iPods! Then out of pure luck, their parents appeared, still looking for them. The girls yelled down to them and finally their parents looked up and saw them. Their parents were up there in a flash! They finally got the girls down to safety! After the girls had lunch, calmed down, and the ride was fixed… They decided to go on it again. That was ten years ago and they're still talking about it! The Story of the Cat, Dog, and Mouse (Plus a Puffer Fish) By Josh Age 10 Bellevue, Nebraska Once upon a time there was a cat, dog, and mouse. One day the cat was chasing the mouse and the cat ran into the sleeping dog. The cat got scared and ran into the fish tank (this is where the puffer comes in), and the cat ate the puffer. The puffer blew up (not literally) and the cat got fat. By the time the fish got digested the mouse ate everything in the fridge. So… …the cat chased the mouse and the dog chased the cat and this went on for one hour before the family came back. They came inside to see everything broken. Even the walls were broken down, and nothing was in the fridge. So from now on all the animals are locked up, except the trouble making mouse. The Day the New Pet Store Opened! By Katie Age 10 Bellevue, Nebraska One day a few friends were walking down the street and they saw a new store. It said "Coming soon: a new pet store"! They were very excited so they all went home to tell their parents. The next day they decided that they would meet at the old oak tree. After they all were there they were off. As they got to the store they were surprised at what they saw. The new pet store was already open! They went inside to check it out what they saw was so unbelievable they almost fainted! Inside all the cages were animals that didn't seem real! They saw a catfish. Now I know what you're thinking it's just a fish. Well this wasn't an ordinary fish; it was a fish with a cat head! And they also saw a goldfish and believe me it was a fish that was actually golden! There was a bulldog with a dog body and bull head! They were so mesmerized by what they saw that they ran out of there so quickly that you wouldn't know what hit you. The kids ran and got their parents and they quickly got the whole town in on it! At first they thought it was cool but, then it got a little weird. In fact some of the little kids had nightmares about the animals. Soon the parents wanted this pet store to go because of all the problems it was causing. The pet store soon went bankrupt. The town was so happy they held a party! Soon after they demolished the store, a new one went up. It said "Coming soon: a new line of clothes"! "Not again!" the kids said. Alien Invasion Party By Martin Age 10 Raton, NM "Hey let's go to Earth for a party!" "Yeah, good idea! Maybe we can invite humans too." "Let's go!" "Wait! Earth is on the other side of the solar system!" "Oh, yeah!" "Well, the quicker we leave, the quicker we get there." "Good idea." "And we can stop at Mars to get some red dirt for some confetti." "Good idea!" "I know." "Where should we go next?" "Uhhhh, V….Venus." "Yeeeeaah!!!" "Please, don't yell, okay!" "And after Venus we'll head for earth" "But what should we get from Venus, sir?" "Uhhhmm uh…..clouds?" "Good idea, sir." "Alright let's go!" "Alright we're heading for Mars' atmosphere! Whoa!" "Man, red looks like the only color on this planet!" "Let's get that dirt, okay?" "You're right!" "Cool, we got the dirt! Red dirt, cadet." "For our confetti!" "Now we go to Venus!" "Wait sir, but you never told me why we need Venus' clouds!" "Well, you see I need… to grind the clouds and whatever poison is in there. I throw the poison back on the planet and I use the clouds for punch. But, I take out the poison first, understand?" "Yes, sir! I do. But we are surrounded by clouds!" "I know we are surrounded by clouds! Now take me and the U.F.O that we are on to Earth please." "Yes sir, right away!" "Wait, cadet!" "Yes sir!" "Uhhh….get me a soda while your at it, will ya?" "Yes sir, I will. But where do we keep the sodas, sir?" "Uhhhhhhhhhh……by the coffee maker; and get me the invader soda, cadet." "Yes sir!" "Wait and bring me some chicken legs." "Yes sir, I will." "We are heading for Earth's… atmosphere! Get ready captain." "I'm getting ready, cadet." "This will be a birthday you will never forget, captain! "I know, cadet!" "What town is this, cadet? "Well… the computer says New York City, sir." "New York City, huh?" "Leeeet's patay!" "Prepare for the party, cadet." "Yes sir! "Launch the confetti, cadet!" "Yes sir!" "Prepare the punch!" "Yes sir." "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" screamed the people. "I'm sorry humans, but I'm having a birthday party today." "Oh, that's okay then," said the people. "Thanks for the best birthday an alien could ask for!" "Yooooourrrrrr weeelllcoooomme!" The Adventures of Super iPOD Man And Super Outlet Man By Jorden Age 12 Bellevue, Nebraska In the city of i-podvill lurked an evil listener looking for an i-pod with good music. There it goes! The listener is attacking the city, sucking the power from the i-pods. This looks like a job for Super i-pod charger man. He races in trying to protect the citizens of the city but the awesome power of the listener was destroying charger man. "Outlet Man please HELP me PLEASE," said charger man. "Here he comes… Super outlet man!" "Super charger man, plug into me, it is your destiny!" "No, I can't!" "But it is the only way! I'll give you 5 bucks." "Ok, I'll go for that." So the two super heroes combine to create the I-pod Charger Team. "Quick, do the plug in maneuver." "AHH I can't listen any longer! All the music stinks. I'm leaving forever!" "YAAAAAAAAAAA!" the whole town yelled. "We rid the town of the listener." "You're our heroes. YAAAA! We will not run out of batteries. YAAAA!" There are other cities and other i-pods to be saved. So I will have to leave but remember me reigning justice to all. The Lost Inventor By Blake Age 11 Bellevue, Nebraska There have been many inventors who, well, invent things, that may or may not help the people around them. Some of these inventors have been Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo Da Vinci, Alexander Graham Bell, and Frank Epperson. Who is missing, you ask, well it is BillyBobJoeHorten XXVI, that's who. He invented everything in the world. Yes, that includes us! Or does it? Wait. Yeah, it does. It all started when I ate my bologna sandwich Friday afternoon at 12:01 p.m. After I ate it I watched television on my couch. Wow! An inventor documentary. The narrator said: "There is one inventor that was never found." I stared in awe. I thought: "Hey, maybe I could research this, so-called lost inventor! First I got on my computer. Then, I-Wow! The lost inventor! He has a long name. His name is BillyBobJoeHorten XXVI. That's a funny and confusing name. Maybe I could research his name, or his car's name, or his name… Oh! I already said that. I searched on… Yahogajeeves.com/world/dog/inventors/worldwideweb.net. On this website I found out why he wasn't known very well. It turns out he wasn't known very well because his name was too hard to remember. He was also forgotten because he released evil on the world by concocting a chemical compound of carbonic acid and wet dogs, but then he spilled it on a map on his desk one night. Once it seeped in to the map it appeared in the real world. After it appeared, BillyBobJoeHorten XXVI hopped on his sweat powered shoes and well, flew off. OOOOHHHH!!! That's why he's called "The Lost Inventor." I wonder why the air is invisible?" I should ask… Just then, his spirit popped up on……………………………... Billy the Frog and His Cell Phone By Nikki Bellevue, Nebraska One day Billy was sitting on his lily pad talking on his cell phone. Billy loved his cell phone. When he wasn't talking to anyone, his phone would talk to him. He didn't know what he would do without it! All of the sudden Bob, the cell phone stealing lion, came and stole Billy's cell phone right out of his hands. Billy didn't know what to do. He just stood there for a minute. Then he realized what he had to do, get revenge! So he set off on his journey with his fellow frogs, Joe and Bob. They went to the zoo to find Bob. When they got to the zoo they all were surprised… every lion at the zoo had talking cell pones! Bob and his friends would have to look really hard to find Bob's phone. First they looked in the feeding cage, but all those phones were green and Billy's phone is red. So they moved on to the other cages. Out of all of the cages, they only found ten red phones. They stole them and hopped away. All of the phones had emergency numbers, but others had way more. Right away they could take away three phones because they only had lion's cell phone numbers. That made it a lot easier to choose. All of them had someone named Joe and Bob. "That makes it hard. Billy, who do you have on your contacts?" said Bob. "I have my sister Joan," said Billy. They had one with Joan on it! Billy, Joe, and Bob had a huge party and stayed up all night. They returned the phones and thanked the lions. They put the cell phone stealing lion in jail, and Billy never worried about losing his cell phone again! The Wizard of I By Anthony Bellevue, Nebraska One day in the Land of I, Dorothy's i-pod broke. So she went to the repair shop. The shopkeeper said: "Oh! This job is too big for me. You need to go see the Wizard of I.'' So Dorothy and her dog, I-dog, set off to see the wizard. She was told to follow the Golden Dollar Road. On the way, she stopped for a break and met a small scarecrow. ''Hello,'' said the scarecrow. ''Hello, Mr. Scarecrow,'' said Dorothy. The scarecrow said: ''I'm not a scarecrow, I'm a scarechick. I'm going to the great wizard because my i-pod is broken. Want to go with me?" ''Sure," said Dorothy. So they all set off on the Golden Dollar Rd. A few hours later they meet a little teapot. The teapot said that its i-pod was broken. So the teapot joined his new friends to go to the wizard. The next day, the three friends found a little kitty. The kitty said its i-pod was also broke. So they all set off to see the wizard. Soon they all got to the great wizard. They all asked the wizard to fix their i-pods. Since they asked so nicely, the wizard decided to fix them. Later they all went back to their homes and lived happily ever after. How Peanut Butter Custard Was Made By Wes Age 12 Bellevue, Nebraska "No, I am a better food! All you are is a snack for the Teletubbies!" Shelly the peanut shouted. "Well I can have different flavors. Let's have a basketball game to see who is better," said the custard bowl named Kustard. "Okay," Shelly said, "meet me at the Corner Cabinet Court at noon." They both met at the court at one minute to noon. "What are you doing here so early?" asked Shelly. "Don't we get to warm up first?!" Kustard asked. "Sure," said Shelly At the end, Kustard won the game by one point. "Two out of three," said Shelly. "Sure," said Kustard. "What sport should we play?" "Let's wrestle." Shelly said. "Okay! Let's meet at the same place at the same time." Kustard said. "Fine!" They met at the same time, at the same place. "Lets start. Oh no! We forgot to get a referee, let's just get the butter stick named Buttercup," yelled Kustard. "'Kay," said Shelly. "YO, BUTTERCUP, DO YOU KNOW HOW TOO WRESTLE?!?!" yelled Kustard. "CAUSE IF YOU DO, CAN YOU REF FOR US?!?!" "SURE! ONE SEC!" Buttercup came to the ring, and he said: "I want a good, clean fight. Let's get on!" They started, and Shelly started to pin Kustard down, and Buttercup shouted, "One, two, three!" And then Kustard hopped out, and they started to roll, and before you know it, they fell off the cabinet, and into Bender, the friendly blender. And then, out of nowhere, a man came and turned on the blender. "Mmmm, peanut butter custard," he drooled. The Haunted Ship By Thalia Age 11 Malta It all started when we flew to the Yukon, Canada. On the radio I was listening to "The Cremation of Sam McGee", an old poem about when men went to mine for gold in the Yukon. We finally landed, it was snowing hard and I wished we hadn't gone in winter. We got into the rental car and drove to our cabin. On the way there I noticed there were no houses, just white snow. Our cabin was right by the lake but you could not see anything the snow was so thick. I hopped inside and went to bed. The next morning I woke up to the smell of bacon and eggs, the sun was out. "It's a perfect day to go exploring" I thought. I ate up and rushed outside. I started to walk until the fog set in. It was only then that I realized how far home was. I looked everywhere and then I saw it, a light! I rushed towards it, it was only a boat, but what would a boat be doing here? Since I was closer I could see the boat's name was the "Alice May", and it was stuck in the ice. I knew I had heard the name before but I ignored it. I had to do it... I crawled across the ice and into the boat. The light had gone and I could hear moans and footsteps and then they stopped. I felt around and felt some wood and decided to make a fire in the oven. I opened the door and got a huge surprise. There sat a man looking at me; "Please shut the door." I knew who it was. "Sam MacGee?" I asked him, and he replied: "Yes, since you know me I will tell you my story. I have never had company before- After I'm done, come again so I can tell you a different story." So I sat down and listened. Soon the fog cleared and I trudged my way home through the fresh snow. Mum was worried, but she calmed down after hearing I had met a nice man who took care of me. Every day after that I went back to hear the wonderful stories of Sam McGee. Three Leprechauns By Daniel Age 11 Palisade, Colorado It all started on a bright, no, a dark rainy day, and as everyone knows, on the worst day of the year, all leprechauns turn evil. That's why they watch the weather channel, so they know when to chain themselves up. Then afterwards, the little blue smirfs, which are no bigger than leprechauns, come and let them go… but who cares about smirfs? they're not in this story. This year was different. One leprechaun had forgotten to watch the weather channel, so he turned evil and let all the other evil leprechauns go, except for three of them, Lucky, Winky, and last but not least, Bob. All the other evil leprechauns charged out of the forest as evil as they'd ever been, but they forgot one thing, we were bigger than them, much bigger. We captured them and relieved them of their leprechaun privileges; and to this very day, Lucky, Winky, and of course, Bob, are the only leprechauns left, and every now and then, Lucky, Winky, and Bob go and have a boys' night out with the smirfs. Invincible Girl By Courtney Age 12 Saginaw, Texas It was an average, ordinary day in Penny Martin's life. She was at the pool with her friends because it was a really hot summer day. When she was getting out of the pool, she cut her leg. She got a bandage but when she went to put it on, there was no cut. So she started freaking out. The next morning when she woke up, she figured it was just a dream. So she just went on with her regular day. In science they were doing an experiment with fire. She went to light a match and it burnt her. When she went to wash her hands, there was no burn. So over the next couple of days, every time she hurt her self, she tried to see if it did the same thing… and it always did. She thought it was really weird but kind of cool. She was sure not to tell anyone about it because she knew she would be known as a freak. So she just kept it to her self. And over the years she lived happily and nobody ever found out about her secret. The Carter Family Gift By Brianna Age 12 Saginaw, Texas The Carter family has a special gift. A gift no one else has. The gift is to hear, see, or sense ghosts! My grandma has this special gift and has passed it on to my 4 aunts, my mother, my cousins, and I. The story I'm about to tell you has been passed down to our generation. One night my grandma was up real late watching television and waiting for my grandpa to get home. It was almost 11:00 P.M. when she decided to wait to see him in the morning. She was almost asleep when she heard someone come in. She had remembered the neighbors telling her the house was haunted, my grandparents ignored them. She looked up, and no one was there. All my grandma could hear was the deep breathing of her quick breaths. Suddenly someone lay on her, screaming! My grandma thrashed her arm upward and threw it off the bed quickly. She looked over the bed, but no one was there. Sprinting out of the room, she stopped in front of the TV. Staring at it, she saw a reflection. The reflection was not of herself, but of someone behind her. It was a man that looked like my grandpa Jean. "Jean," she called out, but it wasn't my grandpa. It was the man who had died in that house. The man looked up, and he had bright red glowing eyes! My grandma screamed and the last thing she heard was the man right in front of her face saying, "Get out off my house!!!" raging with terror. So the next day they packed up, left, and never looked back! Now my grandma always tells me listen to your neighbors even if they sound crazy. The Story of the Monster Curly Fry By Audrina Age 13 Saginaw, Texas One day, in the depths of the deep fryer, Little Steak, Jr. Straight, and Curly-bob-jo were playing in the grease pits when they suddenly heard a large roar. All three turned to look. The 20 foot monster, curly fry, was hovering above them. Little Steak, Jr. Straight, and Curly-bob-jo looked at each other and said, "This looks like a job for the Masked Trio!!!" They quickly jumped into the nearest changer to change into the masked trio, so they could save the day. When they got changed the hideous 20 foot burned-to-the-core curly fry was eating everyone's grease mobiles. "Look", someone shouted, "it's the masked trio!" Then the masked trio huddled up and made the most intelligent plan. As they got closer, they could see the monster was dressed up as a clown. It swirled around and said, "Well, well, well it's the masked babies! Are you babies going to beat me up!?" The masked trio nodded their heads really slowly, then all you could hear were bangs and booms. When they were done, they put the monster in handcuffs and walked him to the grease station. After they locked him up, everyone went out for greasies thinking all was good. Little did they know that the door wasn't locked and the neither were the handcuffs. Except for that, everything was well… or that is what they say. Sophie By Anaeka Age 12 Saginaw, Texas It's finally here! Today is the day I get my very own dog. I get to pick out my very own special dog. I want it to have big, sky blue eyes and chocolate brown fur. When my parents were ready to leave, we went to the pet supply store so that I could pick everything that I needed for my new puppy. When we arrived at the pet store, I got to pick out a collar and a matching leash. The collar and the leash were hot pink with rhinestones. I also got a brown furry bed with matching pink bow! Then we picked out what kind of food to feed my doggie and bowls to put the food in. I also picked out some doggie treats to help with the training. After the pet supply store we went to go eat lunch. The whole time I was anxious to get to the pound. When my family and I finally arrived I was looking around and could not find the perfect dog. There were dogs that were short. Dogs with funny ears. Dogs with polka dots. Dogs with lots of ugly hair. Dogs with missing hair and some dogs even had no eyes! There were so many dogs that it felt overwhelming. But finally, at the very last cage, there was the cutest puppy I had ever seen. It had big, sky blue eyes that could melt your heart away and chocolate brown fur that made you want to run your fingers through it. It did not take me long to think of a name because, by the time we got home, my parents were tired of hearing: "Sophie aren't you the cutest thing ever. I love you Sophie . I am so glad I found you Sophie!" and the rest was history: my dog and I were going to be the best of friends for a long time. Darious the Dolphin By Cassadie Age 12 Saginaw, Texas As Darious the Dolphin was swimming through the deep blue sea, he ran into Princess Amelia. "Darious, could you please help me?" the Princess asked. "Of course I can. What's the matter?" Darious said. "I lost my pink diamond heart that goes in the center of my crown," she answered. "Don't worry, I'll go find it and bring it back to you," Darious said. Darious went home and got ready, then left on his journey to find the lost jewel. He got sucked into a tide pool and met some very fascinating turtles. "Hey dude!" one of the turtles exclaimed. "What's happening?" another turtle said. Darious thought they were kind of weird. "It's nice to meet you, but I really must be going," Darious said. "Later dude!" the turtles said at the same time. "Bye!" Darious said as he was leaving. He traveled for hours and hours. After the long journey he finally made it to the city of lost things. All the lost things were separated into groups. He found the section where the jewels were and went over there. "I found it! I found it! I found it!" Darious shouted. He bent down and grabbed the pink diamond heart jewel. "Now all I have to do is take this back to Princess Amelia.," Darious said to himself. He returned home and gave the jewel to Princess Amelia She was so thankful that she gave him two hundred dollars and let him live in the palace with her. The Haunted Forest By: Adrianna Age: 13 Saginaw, Texas One day a boy named James Perez and his family took a vacation to a forest in Mexico. They had never camped before, so they did not know what to expect. They weren't prepared for the dangers in the forest. By the time they got there, it was getting dark, so they had to unpack quickly. When, they finished unpacking everything, they made s'mores for a midnight snack. Then, all of a sudden they heard a strange laugh, mixed with a crying noise, coming from the darkness. They looked and looked around to see where the noise was coming from, then they saw two eyes emerge from the forest. When they saw it, they could not believe their eyes. It was a GHOST!!! Everyone was just standing there, and staring at it with shock and fear. They scattered wherever they could hide. The ghost just stood there staring and then she said, "Return the stone or suffer my curse." The Perez family didn't have a clue what the ghost was talking about. Then, she disappeared, but left behind a chain that had her name, Mercedes Lincoln. When James looked at it, it looked kind of like the one his sister Maria was wearing. All of the Perez family decided to go then, maybe it would clear their minds. The next morning they woke up in some kind of chamber in the middle of nowhere. Then Mercedes appeared again, and said "Return the stone or suffer my curse." Then, James looked at his sister's necklace and said "Maria, give Mercedes your necklace." Maria said, "NO, my boyfriend gave me this!!!" James snatched the necklace from his sister and threw it at Mercedes, and she disappeared once again. Then, James' alarm rang and he woke up and said, "Wow, what a weird dream." Maria walked in and said "James have you seen my necklace?" James sat up and looked out his window, and there stood Mercedes, and in a silent voice she said, "Thank you, James" and disappeared into the wind… Friendship Trouble By Manuela Age 10 Kingwood, Texas One day Tiger and Lion were walking to school together. They were talking about what they did during spring break. Leopard overheard their conversation and when Tiger left, Leopard told Lion that Tiger had lied to her because Tiger did not trust her. Lion decided to go to Jaguar the counselor for help. Jaguar put Tiger and Lion in a room to talk over their problem. Lion asked why she had lied but Tiger said that Leopard lied to her because she was jealous of her. They told Jaguar what had happened, and Jaguar punished Leopard, and Tiger and Lion were friends again. Moral: Don't believe everything somebody says. Whiz Kid By Andrea Age 12 Saginaw, Texas Josh was no ordinary kid. He was a nerd. His glasses made his eyes 10 times bigger than normal. His clothes were always the same thing: overalls with a colorful shirt. His nose was always runny and his hair was always combed to the left. He was basically an average nerd. Of course, Josh didn't have that many friends. He was teased every day. He never cared, he just acted like nothing happened. Like any other nerd, Josh entered spelling bees, and he was in the chess club and the glee club. He never seemed to mind that people were laughing at him and not with him. nnn It all changed one day at school. It was a normal day at school and people were making fun of Josh, but out of nowhere… he collapsed to the floor. The teachers called 911 and all the kids watched as he lay on the floor. Then the ambulance came and took Josh. The kids just watched as the whole thing ended so fast. The rest of the day, kids wondered what happened to Josh. It was the next day and no sign of Josh. Then the principal asked all the students and teachers to report to the cafeteria. The meeting was about Josh. Kids were asking questions about Josh over and over. Then one kid yelled out: "Is Josh going to be ok?" The principal said: "Josh had a heart attack and died last night." The room was dead silent. The principal continued. "Josh had a heart disease and he was special." All the kids felt horrible for teasing Josh. They had never even got to know him; but it was too late to get to know him, for he was in a better place now. After that day nobody ever made fun of anybody anymore. Nightshade's father By: Conner Age: 12 Saginaw, Texas One day in Fantaville there was a terrible villain named Impulse who was destroying everything. Then out of the shadows appeared Nightshade. They started battling. It was back and forth until Nightshade did Shade of death and shrouded Impulse in a blanket of darkness. The town was saved but who was this masked villain? Nightshade was wondering. Nightshade glided over to the limp body of Impulse and jerked the mask off of him. To nightshade's surprise it was his father that he hadn't seen in 20 years. He never knew his father was a villain until now. Nightshade felt so terrible after what he had done to his father that he went into hiding and no one has seen him since that day. The Three Monkeys By Hannah Age: 12 Saginaw Texas In every town there is at least one really mean bully. Well, we're talking about three. Moe, Poe, and Flow were indeed the rudest, most, most unloving monkeys in the whole entire world. In fact they didn't even have the emotion of love or even know what it meant. In school instead of working, they found throwing spit balls at other monkeys was way more fun. The only reason they even came to school was because otherwise they wouldn't have anyone to pick on during the day. When they walked by, everyone including the adults ran away. One day they noticed that no one ever wanted to be by them, and wondered why. They talked amongst themselves trying to come up with a solution. Poe suggested that maybe they smelled bad. Moe said maybe they were just ugly. Then Flow came up with the thought that it was probably because they were always being bullies. They all agreed that she was right. They decided that they should go see their grandfather to seek the wisdom of friendship. So they packed their bags for the three day journey. On their way there, they tried to be nice to every one they passed by, saying hello. At first it seemed like the hardest thing they ever had to do. But after the first day it wasn't that bad. Finally they reached their grandfather. He asked them why they had come all this way. They told him about their bully problem. He told them they could only repair what they had done, but that he could not help them with their friendships. They left disappointed but determined to make friends and be kind to other monkeys. A few weeks later they were being invited to parties and had tons of friends. Never again was another monkey bullied by Moe, Poe, or Flow. My Hero: Mom By: Erica Age 13 Saginaw, Texas Two years have passed since my hero passed away. My mom. My mom was the best person in the world to me. She was always there for me, when I had bad and good times. But then the disease finally caught her; cancer. I still remember her and the way she used to make me smile. But then after her death more trouble started to come my way. "Lily, Lily!" my little brother called "Lily, Victoria said to hurry up and go downstairs!" Victoria was my step-mother. When I went downstairs I saw her just watching T.V. and sitting on the couch. "What's wrong with you," she asked me in a bad attitude, "when I call you, you better come fast and quick!" So I went into the kitchen and thought to myself how life would be without this mean and bossy lady in my life. So I thought if I could just wake up on days whenever I want to (of course only if I don't have school), I could also go to the mall with my friends all the time, and I can at least be with my mom, my dad, and my brother happily once again While thinking of my mom, I remembered all her stories about what she told me about her young life. That's when I remembered what she told me before she died at the hospital to always take care of my family members and respect your dad and a step-mom if you get one. So that's when I didn't have time for my friends anymore. After spending time with my brother, I actually started to help my step-mother a little more around the house. I even started to like her; believe it or not. But, I knew that Victoria could never replace my mom, my hero. The Day the Farm Animals Talked By Cameron Age 13 Finally the day of graduation had come, thought 56 year old Becky. She remembered what her mean, old, cranky husband had said to her. The day you graduate is the day the farm animals talk. After she celebrated she went back to her home and something was out of the ordinary. Her dogs were playing poker! And if that weren't enough they asked if she wanted to join them. Becky screamed and ran inside to the computer to see how to stop this. It said if your dogs start talking you have to give each of them 3 dog bones to make them stop talking. So she went to the store to by 9 bones to make them stop talking. Once she gave the dogs the 3 bones, something else happened. All of the cows were talking and making jokes; and they weren't very good at telling them. One of them said: "What did the cow say to its dad? I want my moomy." So she researched that to. This time it said that you have to slap all of the cows. She tried it and it worked. Another thing popped up; the chickens were talking. She looked it up and it said 3 words "shake and bake," so she ate the chickens and everything was back to normal. That meant no more card playing dogs, no more annoying cows, and no more talking chickens. But from that day on she wished she could have someone to talk to her again. Beauty and the Geek By Chasten Age 13 Saginaw, Texas There was a boy named Brian that had a very huge crush on this beautiful girl named Brittany. Brittany was the finest girl at the school that Brian liked until one day she got glasses. When Brian saw this he stopped flirting with her for about two weeks. Then all of the sudden he noticed it was not about what was on the outside it was about what count on the inside. The next day he goes up to her on Valentines Day and buys her a ring, bear, card, and rose. She tells him that she likes it but stills want to be friends. But he wants to be her knight in shining armor ready to save her on his horse. So the next day when he got out of the class he starts to flirt with her until they get to her locker. He stops with his heart beating and finally he has the voice to ask her out and you wouldn't believe what she said. She said she had already had a boyfriend. His face was as hot as if he was in hot lava in a volcano. Then she said I have been waiting for you to ask me out the whole time but you got beat to the punch line. So now he is twenty three years old working at the mall and he sees Brittany shopping at JC Penny's. So he walks up to her and starts to talk to her and ask her on a date. Now they have been dating for about two years and they think they are in love with each other. So Brian proposed to her and they get married and live in a nice, big house. The Journey of Bilbo By Zach Age 13 Saginaw, Texas One day Bilbo the Monkey was mulling about in his yard when he saw something shiny. He went to investigate this object, and when he got there he picked it up. It appeared to be a ring of some sorts. Bilbo, being the greedy monkey he was, decided to take it to the nearby pawnshop. So he set out on his journey for his hard earned cash. Upon arriving, Bilbo was greeted by the shopkeeper. Bilbo showed him the ring and the store owner said he was currently out of cash, so he could not buy the ring. Bilbo then marched down the street to the jewelers, and was told it was worthless. Bilbo was amazed that a ring of such quality was not driving the jeweler deep into his pockets to buy it. Bilbo then started the trek home to try again tomorrow. When Bilbo got to his fence he noticed that a ring was missing from his gate. He realized the ring, his ring, was the missing one he needed. Bilbo was relieved to finally get rid of the ring, and his journey was over. Ride of Your Life! By: Taylor Age: 13 Saginaw, Texas Once upon a time there where two orphans that didn't know each other, until one rainy day in New York, New York. The children's name's where Toshiko and Yoshdia. Toshiko was adopted into a fishers family, while Yoshdia had to stay in the orphanage in the Queens. "Hey nice boat!" someone said behind Toshiko. "Thanks!!! It was my adopted fathers', but it's not a boat, it's a ship!' said my dad!" Toshiko replied. "Ooooohhh! Will you need a first mate? I'm Yoshdia!" Yoshdia said. "Can you answer my questions?" "Well let's see!" "There are 4 questions. Question 1……What is the front of the ship called?" "The front of the ship is called the bow." "Correct!! Next question……What is the back of the ship called?" "Well the back is called the stern." "Correct again! Question 3………Where is the figurehead located?" "The front of the ship….." "Under??" "The jib?" "Correct! You got all four right!!" "YYYYEEEESSSSS!!!!!!!!" "Congrats; you got all right so you get to be my first mate!!!" "So when do I start???" "Immediately!!" Years went by as Toshiko and Yoshdia sailed, until one day… To be Continued!..................................... The Perfect Pair By Stacey Age 13 Saginaw Texas "Come back!" Zoey cried to herself. It all started when their eyes meet each other, right there in the busy halls of Glen Oak Middle School. "He's fine" commented Zoey. "She's perfect" mumbled Jake. Of course this love issue ended when Zoey ran into an opened locker. "Oh my gosh, Zoë are you ok?" Cicii, Zoey's best friend asked. "I'm ok, but who is that fine new kid?" "Well Zoë if you really want him, I mean he looks hard to get." "I really thought I had a chance this time with a really hot, Italian boy who is just about 1inch taller than me, blonde hair, blue eyes, I mean there's my future husband." Zoey responded in a worried voice. "Hey dude, did you see that one chick with the long brunette hair, and hazel eyes that sparkle in the light?" Jake asked. "Do you mean Zoey Val?" Alden, Jake's cousin questioned. About two weeks passed by and every single day they saw each other walking in the halls. Zoey fell in love fast, but once this all started it would end in a heart beat. "Umm Zoey I'm moving and I was thinking if you could give me a hug, even though I don't know you very well?" "Sure Jake" Zoey answered happily. Everyone thought it was a hug, but they were wrong it came with a surprising smooch on the lips. "Well by Jake and I hope I see you soon." All that came and left in a flash. Aliens Ate My Homework (I hope my teacher will believe this) By: Emily Bellevue, Nebraska I'm truly sorry, but aliens came and ate my home work. They came and took me and my homework. They strapped me to a table. They poured honey on me and feathers. Then they dipped me in goo. I had to prepare their meal. I had to do tons of homework. From math to spelling. It was torture! Then I had to dance. I have two left feet. It was either that or I rub their crusted feet. Then I had to make dessert. Geometry homework... Then came the bath. I had to scrub every inch of them. Also I had to clean every inch of their 200ft by 300ft spaceship. Then they let me, and only me go. What? My mom told you I watched TV instead of homework? Gotta' go! Just a Sort of Regular Day By Tyler Age: 11 Bellevue, Nebraska "Hurry it up already." I was standing in line to get Ice Cream Dots, but the guy wouldn't kick it into gear. "This'll teach 'em." I grabbed a couple of Skittles and chucked 'em at his head. He looked at me and grinned. I was in serious trouble. I heard a high pitched beep. Then everyone stopped moving except me and him. It's on. I heard that music that you hear in action movies. "You're going downtown," he yelled in a deep voice. "Liar, liar, pants on fire," I called back. I laughed and looked down. Everything turned into black, foggy, darkness. "Kwu-ping!" I heard a sling shot sort of sound. Next thing I knew a big gumball was coming straight for me! I tried to dodge it but it caught my sleeve. "Oh great," I thought, as it threw me against a wall. "Must chew, before it eats me," I breathed. I opened my mouth wide, like a snake, and started to chew. As I opened my eyes I saw his true form. "Gumballeo," I said with a sneer. He was my arch enemy from my video games. "Finally, I have you right where I want you…" "Tyler! Wake up!" I heard my dad yell. "And get that bubble gum off your face." I opened my eyes. "What? Where am I?" "You're at the hockey game. Hey, will you get me some Ice Cream Dots?" In My Room By Sarah Bellevue, Nebraska Have you ever gone in your room and noticed that your socks were on your ceiling fan? This has happened to me on more than one occasion. I'm told to clean my room a lot. But when I ignore those orders, it gets pretty darn ugly in there. When you walk in my room on a day I haven't cleaned it, bring a flashlight or digging utensils just in case you get lost or can't find your way out. Watch your step! My dresser looks like it upchucked because all my clothes, dirty and clean, are scattered carelessly on my floor which is barely visible. Under my bed is another story. Last time I looked, my retainer was stuck in a huge wad of bubble gum attached to a gummy bear package. What a mess! My toy box has toys in it I haven't touched in ages. Not even the Barbie dolls with their hair halfway gone have seen daylight for years. There is a rotten sandwich that is permanently stuck to my old, smelly gym shorts. There was a banana with the sandwich but I can't seem to fin-…EWWW! I just stepped on it! That was gross! Over in my closet there is last week's breakfast bar with mold infesting it. My room is horrific and scary and when you're not expecting it, you may get a wonderful surprise from… BABS THE BITING BUNNY (my pet), just to let you know! A Silly Ghost Story By: Christian Age: 9 Bellevue NE Once upon a time there were two kids (Bubba the mighty, and Keelin the joker.) Or just Bubba and Keelin; whatever you want. One day they decided to sneak out and go over to a haunted farmhouse. They were just starting to walk to the farm and heard a rustle in the bushes. They started to walk faster and faster and soon broke into a run. Finally, They reached the haunted farmhouse! Duh duh duh duh!!!(Scary lightning!) They stepped inside (creaaaak went the door.) "Did you bring the flash lights?" Bubba said. "I forgot," Keelin said. "Oh well lets go! Ok." Slowly they stepped inside. (Slam!!!) The door closed and locked. "Boy I wish I had some flashlights!" Bubba said. "Here you go." said Keelin. "Hey! I thought that you said that you didn't bring any!" " I forgot! OK. I'm sorry Keelin." "Thank you. Welcome." "OK we had some fun now let's get going." "OK. Let's start in the living room." "Gotcha Bubba." Ahhhhhh!!!! Clunck! We're alive!!! Scieeee… all of a sudden BAM!!!! A giant Apple popped up and yelled I'm going to slap you with my one leaf and eat you!! Yah right!!! ZZZZIP. And out of the apple suit came a giant spider!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! And they ran all the way back to the house. Luckily they got there just in time and went inside before the spider got them. Bang, bang, BANG!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhh!!!!! They ran all the way back up and hid in the cover of their covers and said: "That was coooooooollllllllll!!!!!!!! Yah!!!!!!!!!!!!" Well good night… |
I'm Moving Out!!!!!! By Caitlin Age 11 Overland Park, Kansas "I want the last cookie!" Marney grabbed the cookie. Mary started to cry. "HA HA I got the cookie!" "I don't want to share a room with you!" Mary yelled. "I'M MOVING OUT!" Mary went to her room. "Where do you think you're going to go?" Marney questioned her. Mary thought for a minute. "The dog house." she said. "I'm moving into the doghouse." Later that day their dog Sammy came up to her while she was sitting in his house. "Sorry Sammy," Mary said. "You're going to have to move somewhere else. I'm living here now." Sammy moped away. Well since I just lost my house I guess I'll have to find somewhere else, he thought. Let's see, I can move to the garage or under the porch, I think I'll move to the garage. So Sammy went back to his doghouse to get his bed which Mary had laid outside. Sammy went back to the garage. Meanwhile Mary was sitting in her new room, (the doghouse) thinking about Marney. I wonder what Marney is doing right now, she thought. Now it was nighttime and it was getting dark outside. Mary's mom brought her a sandwich and told her goodnight. Mary ate the sandwich and lay down to go to sleep. But she couldn't sleep. It was scary outside. So Mary crept inside and went to her room to sleep, but Marney was still awake. "HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM?" Marney shouted. "Well," said Mary, "the truth is I missed you." "Oh, I guess I missed you too. It's lonely in here without you." "I couldn't sleep outside it was too dark," Mary said. "Well, I guess we both missed each other. We shouldn't fight anymore." "I agree. Truce?" "Truce." Mary never moved out again and they lived happily ever after! The Love Ring By Marleah Age 11 Lenexa, Kansas "What do you want for a St. Valentine's Day gift?" To me, my momma once said. "Something lovely and pretty, that I would surely love" My thoughts were still in my head "It will soon be the fourteenth, It is three days until, I will now get some firewood For I am getting a chill." I thought and I thought With all of my might, Thinking of toys, Maybe a kite. Or flowers, or candy In the shape of a heart Candy to share, And to break apart. I asked both my friends: Sally and Sue, You know what they said? "Tough luck to be you!" Then I looked at Joanna, And saw on her hand The perfect gift to be A ring, it was grand! I then ran home, To tell Momma my wish. I looked at the table And noticed my dish. On my plate, there was a small box Wrapped in shining gift-wrap. She then said to me, "Open it now, For you will surely clap!" I opened it up; My heart started to sing, I saw with my eyes: A beautiful love ring! "Thank you so much! But how did you know? "A mother will truly Know her daughter so." Brothers Are A Pain By Robbie One day a girl by the name of Kim was sitting in the grass with her 4 year old brother. John was always getting Kim into trouble. So today she was going to get back at her younger brother. Kim got up to visit the bathroom and as she was washing her hands she stopped to think. Her brother always insisted on drinking from the big glasses her parents had gotten from France. Kim decided to smash one to get her brother in trouble. So that's what she did. Kim picked her brother up and set him in the house. She poured him his glass of milk carefully washing her fingerprints off before handing it to her brother and as soon as he had it in his hands she took it back and dropped it on the floor then quickly hurried out before her mother saw the mess. Then her mother called her back inside and said between long breaths "WHY WEREN'T YOU WATCHING YOUR LITTLE BROTHER?!" Kim explained a fake reason for it and her mother punished her for her "brothers" mess. Kim could almost see a sinister smile play across his lips. Over the next three days Kim got herself in more and more trouble than she could bare . Finally she gave up getting her brother in trouble and her mother said how she knew Kim was doing the things her brother was being accused of and Kim never gave that many clues again. Groundhog Day Limerick By Alexander Age 11 Shawnee,KS There once was a groundhog named Phil, Who performed each winter with thrill. If he saw his own shade, He would be afraid. And it would remain winter still. One winter, old Phil got the flu, And he turned a strange shade of blue. He still did perform, Just when it was warm, For he did it while eating hot stew. One year, old Phil disliked weather. So he got a new job altogether. He went to sell shoes, Of all different hues, Where all shoes were made out of leather. Shortcuts are Trouble! Episode 2 By Charissa Age 12 Carson City, Nevada One day me and Tom were hiking around the rainforest, carefully avoiding danger. If you don't know us, my name is Nick, and my 12th birthday is coming up soon. Tom is my brother, and he turned 11 in May. We had been planning this as hiking out along the river for some time and we finally got to do it on the 30th of May. We packed our bags and followed the trail we had planned weeks ago. We decided to take shortcuts, but we each wanted a different rout. So we argued and I won the argument. So we turned left as I had suggested. Then, we heard a roaring sound. As we got closer, it grew louder, and we stepped into a clearing, and there before us was a huge waterfall! We stared at the falling water and the many rainbows. It was beautiful. Then I looked at the map. "Hey! we were not supposed to come to the river!" I exclaimed. "Then where are we?" cried Tom, his voice beginning to tremble. "We're lost!". I felt scared too, though I hate to admit it. I tried to calm him down. "Remember what Uncle Joe said? he said ‘If you ever get lost make shelter and stay where you are.’ We should do that. Lets get busy." And so we made shelter, and a small campfire. We sat around the campfire and ate lunch, talking. Suddenly, I remembered something. "I promised we'd be back by 7:00! It's 7:15, So they'll be getting worried by now!" It sure made us feel better to know that! And they came calling our names, at 8:47 by my watch. We were so glad! And we never took any shortcuts without thinking about it again! The Lonely Boy Who Made Friends. By Athena Age 7 East Brunswick, NJ Once upon a time there was a boy named Tommy who was very lonely and sad. He had no friends at school or near his home because he and his family were new to that place. He wasn't able to go outside and play even after school because nobody played with him and he did not know how to make friends. So one fall day as always he was looking out the window and he saw some leaves falling. He liked the colors of the leaves so much that he forgot about being sad. He just watched and watched and watched and said aloud, "ohh..... I like these leaves so much, I am going to my backyard and pick those leaves. They are so beautiful." Suddenly his mom called from downstairs, "Tommy dinner time!" "Ok I am coming!" called Tommy who was a very obedient boy. But after dinner he went outside and got all the different colors of leaves; as many colors as he could find. The next day of school he took all his leaves to school as it was a day for sharing at school. At first everyone made fun of Tommy because they thought he only got leaves but when everyone saw how many different colors of leaves he had got, everyone was amazed. Everyone asked if they could keep the leaves. Tommy gave all his leaves to everyone in the class and everyone became his friends. This was the happiest day in Tommy's life and he was never sad or lonely again. The Shy Butterfly By: Jessica Age:8 CALVARY CHAPEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Fredericktown, Pa. One day in Buggytown, Butteretta and her mother were making bugalicious cookies, when she heard Miss. Ladybug yell: "Help my baby!" "Mom, I have to go help Miss. Ladybug", said Butteretta. "Okay," said Butteretta's Mom and she went. When Butteretta got to Miss. Ladybug's house she told Butteretta that she lost her baby, Sophia. Then Butteretta looked under a place where Miss. Ladybug couldn't reach." You found her!" said Miss. Ladybug. "I'm shy and scared I need to go now." said Butteretta. Miss. Ladybug didn't hear her. Miss. Ladybug was about to say thank you but before she could say anything zoom…! Butteretta left. Butteretta would rather walk home instead of flying because she was very sad. She stopped and sat on a twig And all of a sudden she started to cry. Then her best friend Katie stopped and said "What's wrong?" Butteretta said, "I always help people but, they never say thanks." Katie said," They do try to say thanks but you always fly away." "Really?", said Butteretta. "Really ", said Katie. "I won't be shy anymore", said Butteretta "What do you call a shy butterfly?" said Katie. "I don't Know, What?" said Butteretta. "A buttershy", said Katie. They laughed and laughed. "You're my best friend", said Butteretta. "So are you!" said Katie. They gave each other a hug. Four Poems by Nicole Age 12 Tampa, FL Pouring Rain Pouring down in the sky It seems like a mile high It goes down the drain Bye, Bye, pouring rain BEE The bee buzzed throughout the day He flew to the bright blue bay The bee makes his honey home Right past the dreadful gray dome He sucks the nectar up Like a straw in a cup The bee stings a child The child goes wild Flowing Streams The flowing streams move Gently down the waterfall Watch them glide freely Flowing streams so beautiful Start and end in harmony Willy Small, puppy willy Who seems so silly I just bet He's going to the vet The Hotel Stay By Maggie Age 10 Overland Park, Kansas "Let's get back to the room," Mom said as the family of four walked up the stairs. Maggie was bored. Mom had come back from having a massage at the Great Wolf Lodge. While Mom had her massage, Caroline and Maggie had to wait in the back of the spa room with nothing to do. Now they were on their way back up to their room. Maggie had always dreamed of going luggage or maid cart surfing. Maggie was a girl with feet like a fairy's. When she took a step, she didn't make a sound. As carefully as she could, she sneaked away from the rest of the family and ran down the hall to a place where a young maid had just finished her housekeeping duty. Maggie lifted the fine cloth covering the table and hid herself under it, just as the young maid went over and rolled it away down the hall to return it. When it was safe, Maggie peeked through the cover and was amazed. She saw everything from the candy counter to the front door. As the cart reached the return station, Maggie sneaked out without the maid noticing. Then she went to the candy counter, bought a Crunch bar, and quickly hopped onto a luggage cart that was just departing to a room. She clung to the top pole. She had the ride of her life. The cart was going to a different room, but Maggie hopped off of the cart when it passed her room. The steward winked at her and then went down the hall. Maggie was never missed. It was like she was never gone. The only reminder was the little bar of soap in her back pocket. The Day 2 Aliens Landed By Marcella Age 8 Rock Island, IL One day two aliens landed on two couples front yards. They knocked on the front doors and cried: "Can I have some cheese, please!" They said "We are all out". So they went to the store, but they left the aliens at the house, and they trashed it. They yelled,"Hey! We're trying to find chocolate!" Troy, the man said, "We don't have ice cream either." So the aliens said, " We do not want cheese any more. We want meat." They had meat, so they gave the aliens the meat and they went back to planet Drule! All the aliens were sad because they had no cheese and no chocolate. They were also mad at the aliens A and B. All of the aliens C, D, E, F, G, H, I , J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z were mad. Then they found planet Meat, and planet Cheese. Funny Maddy By Allison Age 8 Rock Island, IL One day Maddy was chasing me. I would wait for her to see me, and then she put sticky stuff where I would step. And I did. I got stuck. Maddy started to laugh and fell to the ground. "HaHaaaaaa!" I got stuck, and I started to tickle Maddy. We played a new game. I had to catch Maddy and tickle her. So I did. She laughed, " Haaaaaaaaaaa!" We horsed around all day. Giggle, giggle, giggle. "Maddy is a monkey! Maddy is a monkey! I am too" I hope you are wild! If you are a monkey too. You can scream like a monkey, and crawl like a monkey all around. The Princess By Rebecca Age 8 Rock Island, IL Once there lived a princess named Princess Rebecca. She was very nice to all people. She loves all animals. She loves different animals from all around the whole wide world. The Princess was a star. She lived in a big mansion. She also loves books. Her favorite one is about a frog prince. The Princess had 4 friends named Lauren, Zoe, Marcella and Stephanie. They were princesses too. They were all stars. They all went to the movies together and to the malls, and to the Royal Ball. They did not have dates. When they got there they found 4 amazing boys. So they went over to the boys and they asked if the guys could dance with them. The boys said, "Yes." Meanwhile the girls all said, "I'm having a good time." The boys said, " So am I." All the girls said, "I have to go out on the porch." They were all together. Meanwhile a bad guy came. The bad guy said, "Come with me, I will take good care of you." "No," said the princesses. "Why not? Let's go girls, OK?" "No," said the girls, and then Zoe kicked him in the leg. "Bye," said the princesses, and they went back home. The Mysterious Car By Yvette and Eric Age 11 There was a little boy named Joseph and a girl named Gloria. They were riding their skateboards to school when they noticed a black car following them. They decided to run away from the car so they ran to the beach. They saw a yacht, the black car had almost caught up to them but Joseph and Gloria were too tricky. They pretended to hide in the yacht but they decided to run back to school. The black car caught up to them again and the door opened and Joseph and Gloria's mom shouted: "Hey, you forgot your lunch!" Boy, were they ever surprised and relieved! Three Friends Go To the Mall By Jean Age 8 San Antonio, Texas Once upon a time there were three friends and their names were: Windy, Sasha, and Sandy. Windy said to her friends," Hey, do you want to go to the mall?'' Sasha and Sandy said," Yeah, we'll go to the mall with you." Sandy's mom dropped them off at the mall. She told them "I'll pick you up at 6:00." Suddenly the three friends were talking then they turned around and looked at each other and they noticed Sandy wasn't there! The two friends said "Where is Sandy, she must be lost?? Sasha and Windy started looking for Sandy but they couldn't find her. Sasha and Windy went to get a drink so they could calm down. When Sasha and Windy were getting their drinks they turned around to sit on a bench. Sandy was already sitting on that bench but they didn't notice her. Sasha turned to ask the girl sitting next to her "What time is it?" When the girl told her what time it was. Sasha realized it was Sandy! They all jumped up and hugged each other. They were so happy they wanted to go home to spend more time with Sandy. Dogs Night Out By Gustavo Age 8 San Antonio, Texas There was a family of dogs who went out to eat. They went to a restaurant called McBone. The mom had a chicken bone and the dad had a big juicy steak bone. When the mom and the dad were eating the puppies went to play on the slide at the playground. One of the puppies was hungry but he didn't know what to eat. So then he decided to get a steak bone like his dad but the other four puppies wanted a steak bone too! They were only three steak bones left. One of the puppies had to get a chicken bone instead. When the puppies were done eating it was already time to go home. When they got home it was already past their bedtime. Their mom told them, "Brush your teeth and put your pajamas on and go to your beds and sleep." The Adventures of Nutter Butter By: Samantha Age: 11 Bellevue, NE One day a girl bought a package of Nutter Butters, but little did she know that one was missing. He had thoughts of his own other than going through someone's digestive system. So he went traveling through the city. Suddenly he ran into Oreo. They had both yelled "Crum!" And they introduced themselves and said "Hi I'm Oreo!" and "Hi I'm N.B!" So they started casually walking down the street and of course it was very dangerous, because they had to watch out for dogs and rats. But right now the coast was clear so they were fine. But all of a sudden out of nowhere popped out a jellybean! But he just kept on going until "SPLAT!" he was gone. So Oreo pulled out his violin and started playing a sad song. Then they were back on the road. And they passed many other snacks and wondered what they were looking at. So they went and looked and found The Great Wall Of Trash! They were in awe! The never thought they would see such a sight! So they stood there for about five seconds and then left. It was starting to grow dark, so they looked for a place to rest and they found a nice pile of trash and rested for the night. In the morning they woke up to a piercing noise. They looked around and found a crying dog. They were alarmed at first but then noticed he was painted pink. So they thought he was just an overgrown marshmallow. So they went up to him to see what was wrong and the next thing they knew they were right into the dreadful digestive system. Rusty the Cat By J. T. Age 8 Rock Island, IL One day my friend Kole got a cat. He named him Rusty. Kole said that he loved to look in all the toilets. Kole still does not know why. But the next day he figured out Rusty was missing! Then we found him under the house. We tried to lure him with some tuna, but that didn't work. So then we put some milk into a bowl and put a box over it. When he takes a drink it well drop on Rusty. But that still didn't work. I got to go to Travis' house while they tried to get Rusty. We got to play game cube all night. It was awesome. Finally Mr. Olsin said that J. T.'s dad grabbed Rusty by the tail and finally got him. Now I had to go home. It was sad for me. Kole was happy 'cause he finally can see his precious Rusty. And Rusty's happy because he can finally look in another toilet. Apple World By J. T. Age 8 Rock Island, IL One day a guy named Bob picked up an apple. Then a worm popped out. He said: "Welcom to Apple World. It only costs a hundred bucks!" Then Bob took a bite of the apple. The worm said: "My spleen! Tell my wife I love her." The Bob spit the worm out. The worm yelled: "I'm alive!" Bob yelled: "Get him!" and they all went zero miles an hour. "Attack!" Then we just kicked them away. That's the end of Apple World! Bye! The Birthday Party By Jeni San Antonio, Texas When, so, after, before, if (adjectives) Last Saturday, all of my family went to Allysa's birthday party. It was a roller skating party. Before the party, my mom, my sister, dad and I went shopping for Allysa's birthday present. We bought her a Dora beach towel and a Dora bag. When we finished shopping we went home to change. While we were driving my sister and I were playing Tic Tack Toe. She won two times and I won one time. Soon we got to the party. When we came into the room there were big yellow, red, purple and blue balloons everywhere. The presents were in the back of the pink and blue room. There were a few people there. I ordered my roller skates and so did my sister. Allysa's mom came up to my mom and said: "What's up girlfriend?" My mom said: "Nothing much." I went skating and fell twenty-six times! That was fun to do! Finally we ate. After we ate we had some cake and ice cream, I played with my friend's. Soon we all left the party. How the Pegasus got a Horn By Harvey Age 5 San Antonio, Texas There once was a big beautiful cloud and a Pegasus flew down from it. A bad guy took out his rope and threw it around the Pegasus' neck. Pegasus started neighing, and then the fairy that lived in the clouds flew down and gave the Pegasus a horn. Pegasus freed herself by using the power of her horn to cut the rope. She flew away back into the clouds. The Amazing Soccer Player By Oscar Age 9 San Antonio, Texas One day a boy named John went to the park and saw a soccer coach. He was hiring kids to play on his team called Los Tigres. John thought he was too tiny to be on the team and make a goal. They had their first game and they were winning 1-0 against the Lions. The game was almost over. John had the ball. He tricked the goal keeper and the defense but then the other player made a foul and it was a penalty. John was nervous because he didn't want to miss the shot. He kicked the ball but the goal keeper blocked it! It was a rebound shot! John got to kick it again. He made the goal! The crowd started celebrating and making a wave by lifting their hands up. After that he discovered that it doesn't matter if you are tiny. The thing that matters is to believe in your self and that's how John won the game and saved Los Tigres. Possum and Helen By Harvey Age 7 San Antonio, Texas Possum and Helen are our two cats that are blind. They are very beautiful because they have black stripes and beautiful markings. Possum is a fat cat that likes to sleep on my brother's bed. Helen loves to be petted on her back. When they were babies a lady brought them to my grandma and grandpa's house. My mom and I went to my grandma and grandpa's house and we brought them home and nursed them to life. We put them in a cage and every day we took them out and fed them with milk until they looked better. Then we let them out and never put them in a cage again only when we had to take them to the vet. I'm so happy because I nursed them to life. Snow Day By Makaela Age 11 Grade 6 Bellevue, Nebraska "CRASH!" "Ahhhhh!" That was loud Lora thought. It was her second snow day. She looked outside… Lora was expecting a snow bank. Her eyes opened as big as a clock. "It's pink!!!!!!" "Oink skweeel!" "What the." Five seconds later a huge herd of blue and purple polka dotted pigs ran across the yard. Lora just about fainted. One minute later purple and blue polka dotted jaguars ran growling after the pigs. She wandered what would happen next. Lora ran down stairs into the kitchen. "Cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck-eee". Lora looked in the kitchen. "It looks like mom. WHAT IS GOING ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she ran outside. "That's my baby brother driving the truck perfectly!" "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!" Lora finally woke up. She ran to the kitchen. "Nobody is here." She looked out the window. There was a chicken. Lora fainted because she thought that was her mom. Ganonfort vs. Powder Puff By: Jerrie-Ann Age 10 Bellevue, Nebraska (Meanwhile Ganonfort was trying to think of another plan to rule the world.) "I was thinking about dressing as a lady and saying I lost my purse and no one will be able to find it. They will start asking is there anything we can do to help you and I will say yes you can, you have to vote me to be your president and then" - "Bark! Bark!" "What the heck was that? I'm trying to think of a plan here!" "Bark! Bark!" "Oh, hi there little puppy! You are so cute. Yes you are!" "I'm here to love you, will you give me a hug?" "You are so adorable. Yes you are!" "Are we just going to sit here and talk about how lovely I am?" "No! I'm trying to take over the world!" "Ooooooh, Powder Puff likes!" "Oh, you are too precious to take over the world with me. It's a guy thing." "Fine! Then I'm leaving forever!" "But you're so cute!" "Good-Bye!" "Now I'm going to cry! Hello? Hello? Is anyone here? Oh, well back to the drawing board!" Alien By Ryan Age 9 Bellevue, Nebraska It was a Saturday and I was supposed to go to the pool with my friends, but I had to wash my dog named Jimmy. So I was washing Jimmy when he started crying! I went and told my mom but she said that I was hurting the dog. Like I would do anything to hurt that dog (even though he is a pain). After I tried to convince my mom that I didn't hurt him, she got mad and told me to go back out there. So I listened to her, but when I got outside Jimmy was squirming everywhere on the ground. I had no clue on how to get him to stop. So I just started petting him and you'll never guess what happened. His fur just fell off, and an alien popped out of his insides!! After I got out of shock, the alien said, "Greetings human. I am alien number 10000001. My code name is Gitshvi and Gitshvi wants to eat you!" Quickly I got the hose and I sprayed him, and guess what happened? It made Gitshvi grow bigger than the house! So if water made him stronger, fire should make him weaker. Then guess what came to mind: "never play with fire", but in this situation I decided to make an exception. So I ran in the house and grabbed a match out of the top drawer. I struck the side of the box. I turned around, and almost half scaring me to death was Gitshvi with his mouth opened about to eat me! I threw the match in his mouth. It looked like nothing was happening. Then he started shrinking into a little germ and I went to the pool with my friends. Mary Moo Goes Shopping By Hannah Age 10 Richmond Kentucky Mary Moo Went to Cow City. This was here favorite store. She liked to shop. She bought blue shoes. She bought a green shirt. She bough a red purse. She bought a purple jacket. She bought yellow pajamas. She bought an orange swimsuit. She bought a brown vest. She bought a pink dress. She bought a gray hat. She bought black pants. Mary Moo bought lots of things but here favorite were her rainbow underpants. The Kids Who Caught the Clown By Jacob Age 9 San Antonio, Texas There was a kid name Jacob and his friends Jose, Jonathan and Ivan. We were walking and they saw a clown who had a knife with blood and I said: "Run!" My friends ran so fast that their feet were burning. I was at my tree house when we saw the clown looking for us. My friend Jose and Jonathan were throwing rocks and we jumped on the trampoline to escape. My friend Jose put a trap on the ground next to the tree house. The clown fell on the trap and we called the police. The cops came to pick up the clown and they put him in JAIL. The Giant Friendship By Kirsten Age 8 Cottonwood, AZ Once upon a time there was a girl who had no friends because she was 10 feet tall. She had the same problem every day, she'd run into doorways and people would laugh at her. When she came home from school she'd glance at her homework, throw it on the ground and would lie in bed. After 3 hours of sleep she'd look out her window and see if anything exciting was happening. When there was, she wasn't allowed to participate - the last time they let her, she was playing jump rope with 10 other players and smashed them all! Everyone was afraid of her. She wasn't sure why she couldn't be treated normaly. She tried to fit in. But after this school day, she'd never have to look for fun or friends ever again. When she went to school, a girl came up to her and said: "I think that they are wrong, you should be treated normaly. Just be a little more careful." After one hour of hanging out with the girl, a boy and three of his friends said the same thing and joined them. That day, after the girl's three hours of sleep, she looked out the window and saw a family moving in. So, she ran downstairs, breaking every step along the way. The girl went to her new neighbors' house and rang the doorbell. Her new friends came up to her. Then someone answered the door. The six friends couldn't see the face of the person because he was 10 feet tall!! The girl gave him some cookies and the boy came outside. He said: "Hi, my name is Michael. I'm new here." "We'd like to be your friends," the six friends said. "OK", said Michael. They were friends ever after. CoffeeGo's New Owner By Emily Bellevue, Nebraska CoffeeGo was made by a businessman who liked his coffee with two sugars, lightly creamed, shaken but not stirred. He became poor. A crazy guy named Nathan (Crazy Nate) bought it. He was rich but not smart. He called his iPod a HiPod. He was a CoffeeGo's coffee taster and became rich from that, from doing commercials, and from getting the $1,000,000 jackpot in Vegas. He slept at home and put his dog, hippo, elephant, wombat, and unicorn in charge of CoffeeGo. Who knew dogs get hyper with a cup of caramel latte? The elephant quit because the factory had mice. The hippo went on to co-star in a movie with Michael Jackson, coming out in theaters 4-17-14! The dog moved to Germany and opened up a bone store. The wombat became President of Mexico. Now only the unicorn was there. He whipped out his Razr and Crazy Nate said, "Beat me in a game of leapfrog and you can have CoffeeGo." Unicorns are good at that so the unicorn won. The unicorn changed the menu and no one came to eat Sparkly Tea and Unicorn Jelly, so the unicorn went bankrupt. The wombat came back and fixed everything. CoffeeGo is good, but never complain. (Wombats are like The Godfather's family). Crazy Nate found a deserted beach and is spending his days throwing coconuts at a banana. I'll give you a secret: never buy a donut (the wombat swims in the batter). As for the businessman, he's a janitor for a certain movie star hippo. All is weird that starts weird. My Special Place Dragon Canyon By Hayden Age 12 "Mom I'm going to the Canyon," I said while packing my normal survival supplies: a bronze machete, a roll of toilet paper, some snacks and a first aid kit. "Ok, just be home before dark," my Mom said while washing and scrubbing the dishes. My special place, the Canyon, is a miraculous haven and only a few others and I know its location. It's a nearby unmapped forest inhabited by many species of wildlife. I go to the Canyon when I either want to cool down after a hard day in school or if I just want some alone time. The Canyon is gigantic. If you looked at it from the sky you would think a gargantuan giant appeared one day and stomped with one mighty foot and created it. It is filled with lush green glades of grass and a never ending grove of poisonous and exotic wild plants and flowers that attract all sorts of insects big and small, from Obsidian black beetles to crimson red winged butterflies whose wings have interlocking lines that form beautiful and intricate designs that would make any master Artisan want to try to sketch it. The Canyon smells as if a great Deity came from the transparent white clouds and blessed the land with a scent that would purify any foul smell that dared come. A crystal clear babbling brook overpopulated with, what seemed a thousand, scaly fish, that made nearby animals come and quench their thirst and satisfy, for a little while, their never ending hunger for food. The babbling brook also dampened the air and fused, mixed and merged with the magnificent aroma that originated from the glades, making it a perfect relaxing place. Next to the never ending liquid chain are uncountable acres of mossy forests of colossal unidentified trees whose canopy makes a mysterious and almost ominous shady shadow which would cool you off even on the hottest and most humid day, but makes you feel smaller than an ant when compared to its size. The forest's dark green canopies also hold hundreds of bird nests whose inhabitants chant relaxing songs that would sooth even the most savage beasts. Inside the countless bird nests are eggs ranging in color and shape from oval to circle. Their color varies from sky blue spotted to red wine. This magical haven is called Dragon Canyon. We named it Dragon Canyon because of its vast amount of untouched land that made my imagination go on a tumultuous rampage, as I thought, and hoped; that maybe, just maybe, as we explored the surrounding land we might discover something… something that no one has ever even dreamed of; but, mournfully, we did not. But I'll never stop hoping that maybe someday I shall find something out there. I mean the world is a big place. Who knows? There might be hundreds even thousands of creatures somewhere just waiting to be discovered. That's my special place. The Stubborn Prince By Shawn Age11 Pittsburgh, PA Once upon a time there was a prince named Carl, and Carl wanted a pony. Sure enough he got the pony in no time. A couple days after he got the pony, he turned into a pony. So being a prince, his father (the king) paid scientists to turn his son into a human again. Sure enough they built a machine to turn him back into a human. A week passed, and Carl being greedy wanted an elephant. . Sure enough he got an elephant. A day after he got the elephant, he not only turned into an elephant, he turned into an elephant slash pony. He had a pony body, with a long trunk, and a long bushy tail. After the king had realized that his son had turned into a ponephant, he paid the scientist to zap him one more time. Another week passed, and the prince did not learn his lesson. This time he demanded a giraffe. Sure enough a day passed and the prince turned into a pony slash elephant slash giraffe. He had a long neck, big trunk, big feet, pony body with brown spots, and a long bushy tail. After the king realized that his son was turned into a ponephariff, he paid the scientist a third time to zap the prince. After the king spent billions on the scientists, he had no more money. Because of his son's stubbornness, the king couldn't provide his people with any food or water. From that day forward the prince did not get anything besides a piece of bread and a tiny cup of water, every other day. The Baseball Game By Mikayla Age 12 Palisade, Colorado A few years ago the most exciting baseball game of my life took place! When I was somewhere around 9 or 10 my mom, who was also the coach, decided to put me on first base. I liked first base. Other than the catcher you got the ball the most. To get an out you throw the ball to the first baseman. Anyway, I readied myself at first base as the batter took his stance. The first time he swung and missed, but 2 must be his lucky number because he swung and that ball went flying into the air. I can't even explain what happened next, it's like some sort of athlete sense went off, because without thinking I took a big jump and lunged for the ball. Before I knew it I was on the ground at the pitcher's mound, covered in dirt. I slowly and nervously looked into my glove and almost fainted with pride when I saw that ball gleaming in the center of my glove! As I stood up, holding my glove high in the air, the whole crowd cheered. Even the other team was on their feet shouting and clapping. The batter didn't even care that he was out, for he was cheering along with all the rest of the players! The Day My Room Took Over By Ricky Age 11 Bellevue, Nebraska The day my room took over was like a living nightmare. There were candy wrappers and rotten pizza. The worst part of all was the dog hair. It was everywhere. It was on my TV and on my dresser. It was also floating around in the air. Sometimes I got a piece of hair in my throat and choked on it. Then one day I looked under my bed and saw an army of junk food. Then a squeaky voice said: "Attack!" I nearly fainted because I never knew food could talk. I turned to make a run for it, but got held up by pizza boxes staring at me. So I decided my only chance was to hide. So I hid in my closet. After a few seconds I felt a nudge on my back. I turned around and saw a two foot tall hair monster. I decided I had a better chance against the army of pizza. So I got out of my closet. The pizza was on me before I had any chance of escaping. They tied me down to a chair. Then I saw a six foot tall candy wrapper giant. He was the king of messy rooms, which means he decided what to do with me. I asked him what he wanted, trying not to sound scared. He said: "If you give us your room for ever we will let you free." I said: "Go ahead and take it… never did me any good." That is how my room took over. Mighty Tooth and the Cavities By Kevin Age 11 Bellevue, Nebraska There was this tooth that stood out. It was Mighty Tooth. Mighty Tooth (or MT for short) always helped the other teeth with what they needed to do to keep safe. One day Mighty Tooth was sleeping inside Dr. Sent's office, when Dr. Cavity (who lived right next door to the dentist's place) injected cavities inside him. When MT awoke, he felt sore and couldn't move at all. Then he asked Dr. Sent why he was hurting all over. Dr. Sent knew what had happened. He was infected with cavities and MT didn't want to know what had happened. "MT," said Dr. Sent, "looks as if you've got cavities. We need to fill them now! Before they spread all over you." "It'll take my powers away and you know it!" said MT. "If you don't want it, then go ahead," Dr. Sent said, "but I wonder who did this?" MT and Dr. Sent both said at the same time: "Dr. Cavity!" Dr. Sent said: "He probably snuck in when we were sleeping and injected cavities into you. MT, you need to stop Dr. Cavity before he gives out candy to kids that'll make them have cavities." MT burst open the door and told Mr. Cavity: "Give me the antidote for cavities and you better not give any candy out to little kids!" Dr. Cavity said: "What are you going to do?" MT took out a floss container and wrapped Dr. Cavity up. Then Dr. Cavity finally told MT and cured him. The day was saved once again by Mighty Tooth. Goromochi By Kati Age 11 Bellevue, Nebraska Once upon a time there was a ninja. The ninja saved her village from "evil". She was a hero. The end. Wait! Where is the rest of the story? My name doesn't even appear once! My name is Toolabay! Remember that! Start over. Ahem… Once upon a time, was a ninja named Toolabay. She saved her village from a terrible "evil"… well that is what everyone thought. Toolabay was just starting her fourth year as a ninja and she was also learning how to control her sasuki (special power) to do a katon (special technique). All of a sudden she heard a scream and saw a huge wave of earth. Luckily, she had just learned an earth breaking technique. It was called kiobaki which is also called "black lightning". The oracle of the village came to Toolabay in a state of shock. "Toolabay, we need your help. You are the only one who has mastered the kiobaki. There is an evil force that we believe is the demon of earth, Goromochi. Will you help us?" Of course Toolabay helped them out and she stopped the rampaging "demon"… which turned out to be just a cute little bunny. Unfortunately the demon Goromochi had taken over the cute little bunny. Toolabay then used the seal to release the demon from the bunny. She then sealed the demon in a rock. That is how Toolabay became a heroic ninja. Bob and the BIG BAD REFRIGERATOR By Kevin Age 11 Bellevue, Nebraska One time there was a man named Bob and he loved cheesecake filled with chocolate pudding. Then he made one and stuck it in the BIG BAD REFRIGERATOR. Bob then noticed that his Cheesecake filled with chocolate pudding was gone and he pondered how the cheesecake had gone missing. Bob thought it was his pet gorilla that loved to steal stuff from other people. He also thought that it was his cat named Bob Jr. Bob then again thought it was his BIG BAD REFRIGERATOR. Bob banged and hit the Refrigerator till it spat out the remains of his cheesecake filled with chocolate pudding. The refrigerator then ate the farmer named Bob that loved cheesecake filled with chocolate pudding. Then Bob was never seen again because he had loved that cake so much. Bob could've just made another… A MYSTERY OR TWO? By Samantha Age 10 Bellevue, Nebraska Mrs.Buzzy hates Roberto. Roberto's wife Julie is rich in jewels. Mrs.Buzzy isn't a fan of Julie and thinks she's a braggart Mrs. Batter hates Julie. Officer Buck loves money. I, Mrs. Missey, love this story. The lights go out. Four screams shatter the air. They go on and Mrs. Julie is gone and Mrs. Buzzy is in the wrong seat. Mrs. Batter is gone and Officer Buck is hanging from the chandelier. A scream shot into the air, breaking all silence. "Julie?" There she is in a locked up case. "They took my jewels," she mumbled. I turned around to Mrs. Batter fishing around in Officer Buck's pocket. Who's the thief? "You two are under arrest !" How'd I know you ask? Well when Mrs. Batter was not in the dinning room and not in the case. "But I don't have anything to do with this." said Officer Buck. "Why was Mrs. Batter fishing in your pocket for the key?" "But I don't have the key." "Because you gave it to Mrs. Buzzy." How'd I know? He gave to Mrs. Buzzy to cover up his story and that's the reason why Mrs.Buzzy was out of her seat. He jumped on the chandelier to cover why he and Mrs. Buzzy were out of their seats. As you can see it didn't work. So all three are arrested thanks to me. My $1,000 Dream By Courtney Age 11 Bellevue Nebraska "Ahhh! I won $1,000 for every store I want!" said Frangina. "I want a Gameboy, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, TV, iPOD,…WAIT!!!!!!!!$1,000 won't cover all that!!! I must be crazy! Awe man what the heck I'll get a car, no a house, no a private jet, no a butler, no a maid, no a………WAIT!!!!!!!!!I can't afford any of that either!!!! I need some time!!!! 15 minutes later she still couldn't think of anything. Then she fell asleep. Nothing. Food didn't even help!!! She couldn't think of anything. She got tired of thinking of what to buy, and then fainted. When she woke up she was in a hospital. "How long was I asleep for?" said Frangina. "23 years!!!" everybody said. "Granny, how are you still alive!" "The new body preservative!" "How does it work?" "They take out your heart and replace it with a heart shaped piece of air! Duh!!! You're so silly! Jeez!" When she said that Frangina passed out again. When she woke up everyone told her she was 1,739 years old. She passed out again. Now when she wakes up she knocks herself out with a rubber frog. She doesn't want to suffer through them telling her how old she is anymore. The Bed Thingys By Nick Age 9 Bellevue, Nebraska Once there was a boy who looked under his bed and found creatures. They were moving boxes into what looked like a pyramid shrine. "Yous," said one creature. "Gives us yours apple juices!" "What!? Are you crazy!?" yelled the boy. Just then 2 creatures ran in with packages of juice. "Hey, those are for my lunches!" protested the boy. Then he saw 3 saucers and 1 model rocket. "Hey! That's mine and the plates are my mom's fine china!" Then butterflies flew in. "AHHHHH! Insect incoming!" shrieked a creature. There were swarms and swarms of plates and insects. The boy was running for cover. Plates crashed and insects exploded. "My mom is so gonna kill me!" said the boy. Then the plates landed on the pyramid shrine in a stack and the boy returned them to his mom's china cabinet. Back under the bed the bugs were planning their next move against the bugs sent by this so called "Xayma". "Okay. So wes attacks at dawn." said the leader. Then the boy reached under his bed with a broom and all the creatures were shooting at it with laser cannons. Next bugs flew in and the boy squashed all the bugs with a bug swatter. "Yous saved us." Said the creatures. They made him a golden statue and his name (Jake) was engraved on it. "Wes thanks yous. Nows wes must gos to next bed village and destroy bugs there." yelled out the leader. Next morning Jake opened the milk carton and found a little creature fighting a mold creature "Oh Man!" yelled Jake. Then he picked up the creatures, opened the back door, and threw them out. "Bye, bye suckers!" yelled Jake. Then the creatures continued fighting. The Sports Disasters By Jameson Age 10 Bellevue, Nebraska Once there were two screw-ups that lived in Long Beach, California. Their names were Ouchy and Squashy. They loved sports, but they were horrible at them. Once they went to a bowling alley. There they started to bowl (because that's what you do). Ouchy was up first. He slipped, fell, and flew down the lane. He knocked down all the pins. He had to walk up the gutter. Squashy was up next. His fingers got stuck in the ball. Then, the ball popped through the roof. It came down and landed on the lane. The ball started to roll. Faster and faster. The ball hit the pins. STRIKE! Ouchy was back up. He brought his hand back…the ball flew out and hit Squashy right in his squashy face. Then they went surfing. Ouchy's board got stuck in the sand. He did a face plant right into the sand. Then, they both went at the same time. They ran smack dab into each other. That didn't work out. So they went to play tennis. Squashy hit the ball. It flew into a cup. The cup contained red Kool-Aid. The Kool-Aid spilled on the guy's white shirt. Ouchy hit the ball really high and it hit a man in a parachute. The guy fell from the sky. Ouchy and Squashy got in big trouble! Nacho Libre's Black Eye By Benjamin Age 9 Bellevue, Nebraska There once was a wrestler named Nacho Libre. He lived in Mexico at an orphanage. He had a crush on a nun named Sister Maria. His friend Steven was his tag team partner. One day he was walking down the street, he saw a sign that said "Become the Champ". This is what he said: "NACHOOO! will be the next luchador champion." The sign also said that you will go through various competitors that have the same dream as you. The winner also gets 200 pesos. He thought: "Maybe Steven is entering. Aww who am I kidding I will beat Steven." Nacho went and signed up and went back to the orphanage. The next day Nacho went to the arena ready to fight. He found the administration desk to see who he would fight. The guy at the desk said he would be facing El snowflake, Burrito Johnson, Taco John, Enchilada Jones, Chocolate, and The White Destroyer. He would also be facing a competitor named Steven. "No way, No No No No No." "But if you make it past all those people, you will face Ramses, the greatest luchador in Mexico." "Ha, are those your best fighters? I will beat them all." It was the night of the fight. Nacho had made it through all of them. Even Steven. So when he met Ramses it was on. Wait …anaconda squeeze… Nacho wins!! But when he asked Maria out she said: "I'm not going out with a guy who has an ugly black eye." Friends By April Age 10 Bellevue NE A life with no friends, well that isn't typically the "Dream Life" that everyone wants. Some people have no friends but I know that I do! When people want to play with someone because they don't have any friends, I think to my self, wow, I'm lucky! A normal day, you know how it goes, wake up, get ready, go to school; yea! Well, this time it's different, you've got friends! They keep you company and you can tell them everything! But most of all, you can just hang out! Like your friends at school. I have 2 friends that I'm going to tell you about, Kathleen and Josh. They are always enjoyable to be around! They are both hilarious. Very hilarious! We all go to the same school. Kathleen helps me with my work and plays with me at recess. Josh just plays with Kathleen and me at recess. Like one specific time, when my friend said something bad about me, Kathleen heard it and she told me. I'm glad she did because my friend and I worked things out! Friends are good for many things and my friends are good for me! Hammy and the Milk Carton By Katie Age 11 Bellevue, Nebraska "Which pet do you want Rachel?" Rachel and her parents were at the pet store. There were dogs, cats, birds, ducks, and many other pets, but Rachel wanted the small creature in the corner, a squirrel. "I want him," said Rachel. "Okay," said her father. When the family reached home Rachel decided to name her new squirrel. So she later decided to name it Hammy. Later that night the family decided to leave to go have dinner. Hammy was sitting in the living room on the floor when he decided to explore his new home. He got to the kitchen and discovered many interesting things, one of which was the refrigerator. So he opened the fridge and there it was, the MILK CARTON!!!!!!!! "I'm going to name it Willis!" Soon Hammy and Willis became best of friends until one day, something terrible happened to Willis. Willis accidentally got thrown away. Hammy was sad but then he met Stavros, the mustard bottle. The two friends lived happily till two weeks later. Reds the Strawberry By Emma Age 9 Huntington, NY Once upon a long time ago, there was a Strawberry named Reds. Reds said: "Hi, I'm Reds the Strawberry. I live on 48 Vine Rd. Watermelon Sta. 10174. The number of family is 12. They are Dawn, Grace, Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Jen, Joon, Jeff, Jackie, Mia, Straw (mom), Berry (dad)." I love my family! I am a famous inventor even though I'm a child. I've invented Mint-water, Goosie Grow 3000, Shrinkie Skunk 3000, and the Oatmeal Maker 5000. I have a happy life! A Girl Named Charisma By Bianca Age 15 Once upon a time there was a girl name Charisma who had many friends. She lived with her family and always did well in school. Then she started to hang out with a different people in school, and her whole attitude changed. She started to be late to school, class her grades were dropping, and she even started to lose her close friends. Her two closest friends tried to tell her that she had started to act differently, but she didn't want to hear anything they had to say. Months had passed, and she still had not spoken to her two friends. They attended the same high school, but when they passed each other in the hallway they acted like the other one did not exist. The two friends of Charisma started to hang out, shopping together and doing homework together. They enjoyed each others company and became best friends. Charisma then realized that she was messing up on her school work and friends, and was losing almost everyone. She felt really jealous because those other two were so close. She knew she had to do something to make it stop. Charisma try to talk to them again, but the two girls didn't want to hear it and it made Charisma really mad… so she decided to do her work and pay more attention in all of her classes. Her two friends noticed that they were being unfair because Charisma did try to talk to them again. Now these three girls attend college and are on the deans list. They are all the best of friends, and Charisma still has her friends from high, and doesn't treat others differently. The Three Musical Mice By: A.J. Age: 13 Saginaw, Texas Once upon a time there were three very musical mice. They wanted more adventure in their life, so they left their crib behind and set out for their true destiny. The first mouse's name was J Sizzles and he loved rap. The second mouse's name was Kenny Banjo and he loved country. The final, and third, mouse's name was Raw Ken Role and he loved rock. So as the mice were on their journey, they ran into a horrible problem…the fox. This so called fox was good at scamming. "Can you look at my tooth and see if it has a cavity?" the sneaky fox whimpered, as he eased toward the mice. Then, POP! Just like that, Raw Ken Role was gobbled up by the fox. Just about that time, Kenny Banjo came skipping along. Again, the fox cried, "Can you look at my tooth and see if it has a cavity?" Kenny Banjo replied. And again, POP went the mouse into the fox's mouth. Now the last mouse, J Sizzles, came walking along. He was the most prepared at all times. The fox then came strolling along. Before the fox could even begin to talk, the mouse noticed the fox's big belly and asked him what he ate. The fox was startled "Well, uh, two cannon balls." "Yo G can you help me? I can't find my homedogs." The fox had to admit it. "I ate your friends and I will eat you!" The mouse was shocked and ran away quickly. The fox in hot pursuit was chasing the mouse down. Suddenly, the fox fell into a well. The mouse, as fast as he could, threw a bomb into the well. "Uh-oh", shrieked the fox. KABOOM! The mice came out and they all became the best mice musicians ever! The Day By Jhazmine Age 13 Saginaw, Texas It was the day that my grandfather died. The most dreadful day of all, but good thing my daddy was there. He was always there to make sure we stayed out of the gutter. My mom said I cried all night and that day my grandpa took me out of my mother's arms. She didn't even make it through the front door yet. He made me stop crying and went to work. The one thing that bothered me the most was that he never came back. Later that day we found out that he had been hit by a car. What kills me the most was that they didn't even check to see if the driver was drunk or on drugs. I looked all over the house for my grandpa. I couldn't find him, so I gave up. I went and sat on the bench where he'd always come home, sat down, and took off his shoes and it wasn't long before I fell asleep. When my daddy finally found me asleep in the last place his father, my grandpa had been last, he couldn't take it. He left. I don't know where he went but wherever he went he came back much more. He learned to be a man without losing the boy in him. Though all the grief he and my family has gone through we have always stayed strong and stuck it through. The Never Ending Day By Anna Age 12 Saginaw, Texas I stood at the river bank with my hands tucked in the blue denim of my jeans. I took a long pause at the edge, just gazing into the water. I then watched my reflection shed a tear as I dropped to the ground. I thought about that day, that never ending day that sends me down to tears. I was drinking lemonade when our new neighbors drove up. They were an African-American family; and by the mother's light sigh and small smile, I could tell that they were happy with their new home. The boy looked to be my age with a very gentle kind face. Then he looked up at me and smiled. He walked over and said his name was Jerimiah. I paused, then I put my hand out and said, "Bethy Ann". We jumped rope, told jokes, and made up great games that made our heads explode with laughter. Kids at school would be mean to Jerimiah; and we would pretend it didn't happen. The white men sitting outside would stare at the sight of a white girl hanging out with him. We were down by the river when the Millen gang showed up causing trouble. One signaled the gang to circle around us. "What are you doing, you don't belong here, you're just a little… Ofwah," he grunted as I kicked him in the shin. He got up and tried to hold me still; but I wiggled and he gave up. He picked up a sharp rock and aimed. I screamed but that didn't make the rock stop, it hit Jerimiah on his head and he fell to the ground. I ran but it was too late. Jerimiah was gone and the sun never set, it just went dark on that never ending day. Adventure for Super Shadow By: Ashley Age: 13 Saginaw, Texas One warm, cozy afternoon Smokey lay silently on his favorite chair. He listened to the relaxing ticking of the grandfather clock while he took his usual catnap. Then suddenly he heard the shadow phone. As Smokey flew up, and almost hit the ceiling. He hurtled toward the phone, catching it just in time. "Meow, I mean hello . . . . I'm on my way!" From what Smokey heard on the phone it was the S.A.C. (The Secret Association of Cats), and Spike the Chihuahua was up to no good again, trying to destroy every cat in the city. Smokey rushed to his secret headquarters to change into his secret and super identity. After he put on his mask and cape, he swung from tree to tree with his lasso tail as he headed for the city. When he arrived on the scene, he saw Spike with his Lazertron 8000. "Hey you, Spike!" Super Shadow screamed. "Oh, it's Super Shadow. Well, you're too late. I will destroy every cat in the city ,and then the whole world!" Spike snarled. He shot laser after laser Little Miss Balmy By Amy Age 13 Saginaw, Texas "I'd love some new clothes," said Balmy, "And I'd love to look like a top model." "We are not rich, and you look beautiful just the way you are," said her mom. "But I'd love some new clothes so people can go woo! Aww!" "We'd happen to have one cent and that is for food," responded Mama. Mama was right. Papa was a mailman, and we lived in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Texas. Balmy lay quietly on her bed and thought that maybe her Aunt Mary could help her get new clothes. Aunt Mary owned a store in Dallas, Texas. That weekend, when they went to her store, she said that Balmy could get fourteen pairs of clothes. She tried on some of the clothes, but all of them were too big. "I guess I will just do with what I have," said Balmy. I have love, family, and friends and that's all I need for now. Maybe one day I might get new clothes like the rich girls from school or the models from shows! The War Begins By Brandy Age: 12 Saginaw, Texas "The Color of Clear" Green's the color of the grass, Green's the color of your mask. The color of which you can not see, That's what I feel inside of me, I do not hide behind a mask, I don't need one, you don't see me, I… "Angel, come on!!" Tori screamed. I got up from behind the tree, closed my book, and sighed. I am 14 years old, have long, black hair, and I'm a Vampireness. Humans are after the last of the Vampire species. I, however, do not see it difficult to pass a law about leaving us alone. There's no war… yet .No war should be set unless forced. I looked to see Tori running after me screaming something. "LOOK OUT HE'S GOING-" As I looked to see she was talking about, I heard a gun shot. I felt cold as I fell to the ground. It had started to rain. I looked at Tori on the ground. I stood up, took out my knife and threw it at the killer. I scampered toward Tori and picked her up. I ran to the house and dropped her on the table. "Someone hurry!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed as Oliva came down. "Oh m-" she said "She was shot, go get Cylillia, NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"I yelled. After we were cleaned up, we all went to get my knife. As I grabbed it, I noticed there was a note in his hand. I read it aloud : Under the name of John Weldon I declare war on the remaining Lycans and Vampirenese species. Any objections will answer to the executioner. Notan Willcrafton "What?!? A war on the last of your kind!?!" Tori asked, puzzled. "Not just my kind, yours too." I whispered "The War has begun." My Little Brother By: Ally Age: 13 Saginaw, Texas Too many words describe my little brother! He can feel sick, and I'll help him feel better. Maybe he's happy and wants to play, and I gladly play! But, what I hate most, is when he's sad, and I hate to see him cry from those big, blue eyes, with his shiny, blond hair moving. He's so precious, no matter how much trouble he's in! Sometimes I have to watch over him, and when I do I always enjoy myself! Just by playing board games keeps him entertained for hours! Yeah , that's why I'm proud to say he's my little brother ! He's only my little brother for one reason, for him to love me, and me to love him back! A 100 Years from Now By: Aqib Age: 14 Saginaw, Texas In the year 2107, there will be flying cars that can turn into regular cars just for driving on the street, or if you're in a hurry, you just push a button and the car will fly. If you can't afford a car you can buy a jetpack that can fit in to a backpack. There will be houses that can turn with the sunlight, and there will be robot butlers that can clean the house in just 10 seconds, so you don't have to do chores. The school day will be only 60 seconds long because we'll have helmets to teach the students, and there will be no need for teachers. If the students get out of control, the robots sitting in the class room will give them a detention . And maybe we'll live on the moon or even on Mars, and we'll have rockets that can travel at the speed of light. We can travel to different galaxies and maybe we'll find aliens that live on a planet like earth and the humans will move to the new planet and live with the aliens. The Bunny Band By Michael Age 9 Philadelphia, PA One day Tom the Bunny was playing football with Jake the Dog. Tom said: "Do you think we should start a band with Sierra?" Jake said yes that would be a great idea! "Let's go talk to Sierra and see what she says." Sierra was playing at her house. Tom asked: " Sierra, would you like to be in our new band?" Sierra said: "Sure, let's go practice." Tom asked everyone what they wanted to call their new band. Tom thought it should be The Bunny Band. Everyone agreed that was a good idea. Sierra liked to sing, Jake played the guitar and Tom was going to play the drums. Now we are ready to play live on stage. Tom introduced the band. " Hi Everybody, are you ready to rock?' They rocked the house. They earned $100 for the show but did not know what to do with the money. They decided the best use was to give it to the needy. Since their show was such a huge success, they decided to make a CD with their songs on it. With the money they earned from the CD, they bought toys for the sick children in the hospital. This made everyone happy! Possibly the Worst Vacation By: Frances Age: 13 Saginaw, Texas What's the worst thing that could happen on a vacation in paradise? A young doctor was hoping to get away from work and enjoy a vacation in Mexico for a week. As soon as Michael, the doctor, got to Mexico he dropped off his luggage at his hotel and headed straight to the beach looking for fun. When Michael got to the beach he strolled up and down in the sand looking at the beautiful site. Everyday he had something new planned. Michael was having a great time. But there was one thing wrong during the beginning of the trip, he was lonely. He was hoping to find someone to share a vacation with. After hoping for days, Michael ran into one of his best childhood friends. Michael's friend was in Mexico for vacation too. Michael was so happy. What more could he ask for? The rest of the week Michael and his friend stuck together like glue. There was a day left before both, Michael and his friend's trip ended. They planned everything just right. The two were going to wake up, have breakfast and start their day. Then they were going to go site seeing. Everything was going as planned. Until they sat down to have lunch. They began to eat, then Michael's friend went in to having a heart attack. Luckily, Michael being a doctor, he was able to give his friend some medicine and called the ambulance. Michael didn't panic at all until they got to the hospital. Michael's friend wasn't doing too well. The next thing he knew, his friend passed away. Michael was devastated. All he could think about was the time they sat down to have lunch. There couldn't be anything worse that could happen on a vacation. Live everyday like you're on vacation, because you never know when your last breath will be. Sir Omelet By: Cynthia Age: 13 Saginaw, Texas Once upon a hospital, back in 1432, a baby's shriek filled all of England. "It's a boy," the nurse yelled. The queen of England had her very first baby boy. "9 pounds, 5 ounces. Chubby little thing, don't you think?" the doctor said while jotting down his weight and height on his birth certificate. "Any name suggestions?" The king and queen looked at each other puzzled. They didn't know what to call their new son. A few weeks later, the king and queen got to bring their newborn home, still with no name! Weeks went by, and months went by, but their 5 month and 3 day old baby still had no name. They even asked complete strangers. But the king and queen just had no interest in those names. One cold, chilly morning, the queen was preparing the king a ham, egg, snail, pepper, onion, and lettuce omelet. As you should know, the king is very picky when it comes to his omelets. Soft, fluffy, and the ham couldn't be crispy. Her baby son was sitting in his high chair just watching his mommy. The queen turned to give the baby a kiss on the fore head. She turned back to the omelet, and noticed a slight sliver on the right side of the king's breakfast. She took the pan, started toward the trash can, and tilted the pan. "NO," yelled the son, "MINE, GIMME!" "I beg your pardon?" puzzled the queen. "OME-LET." The baby tried to pronounce. The queen put it in front of the baby and watched him dig his face in the omelet. The mother gasped! She ran to the king. "Sir Omelet, his name shall be Sir Omelet!" The king thought about it and finally agreed. From then on, the baby son's name was Sir Omelet, and his only 3 word for 7 more months were no, mine, and gimme! When he turned one, his next word was, A Fish and Turtle Love! By Hunter Age 12 Saginaw, Texas One happy day in the seas a clown fish is eating lunch with his high school buddies. At the same time a beautiful turtle is eating lunch the table right beside him. Mark, the clown fish, said, "Who thinks the turtle next to us is cute." They all said "gross no." Mark said, "well I like her and you can't stop me." Well at the other table Heather, the turtle thinks Mark is cute. Well later that day Mark ran into Heather and Heather says "hi!" Mark is on the ground passed out because he was scared to talk to her. The whole day when Heather was trying to talk to him he will pass out. Well at the end of the day Mark went home to start to think if he should go over to Heather's house and ask her out. That night he went over, knocked on the door, and Heather answered and says: "Hey what are you doing here?" Mark says "Heather I'm sorry I fainted and will you go out with me?" Heather passed out. The next day she said, "Sorry and yes I will go out with you Mark." They grew up and got married, and they lived a happy life together. They also had two kids, Mark Junior and Hunter (who is a girl.) Ball and Adam By Kaitlynn Age13 Saginaw,Texas Once upon a time there was a little ball named Adam and a little boy named Ball. One day Adam decided to take Ball outside to play four square. Ball started yelling like crazy because Adam wadded ball up like a ball and started playing four square with him. Then Adam heard Ball yelling and went over to him and unrolled him. The very next day Adam rolled over to his friends house. Adam told his friend to come outside and wait a minute. When Adams friend came outside Adam ran to get Ball. Ball walked outside and as soon as he saw Adam's friend Ball took off running down the street. You may ask why he took off running? Well Ball took off running down the street because he didn't want to get rolled up again. Adam took off rolling after him. After a while Adam caught up with Ball and they walked home together. Then they went inside and went to bed. The next day Ball went outside with Adam and started bouncing him. Even though Adam asked Ball to stop, Ball kept bouncing him. Then that night they both agreed never to bounce each other again because it hurt both of them. When Haileigh Leaves the Room By: Haileigh Age 12 Fort Worth, Texas "It's time for lunch, Haileigh." "Coming Mom." "Finally she's gone," said Molly, the American Girl Doll "Everyone can come out now!" "Holy Cow I thought my legs were going to fall off," complained Pinky, the Valentine Bear. "Ummmm… guys I'm stuck," yelled Pumpkin, the Lamb. "OH MY GOSH we go through this every day!!!" screamed Molly. "We will rescue you!" said the Rescue Heroes. Up the bed they went soaring through the shelves till they reached Pumpkin. "Thanks," said Pumpkin. "Just doing our job" they said. "O.k. now that the day is saved lets get the party started!" cried Molly. "Cool she left her laptop on the bed." "Let's go to MySpace!!!!" they all yelled. "Darn you need a password." "Does anyone know the password? Molly?" "I know it's… wait turn around so ya'll don't see it" So they all pretended to turn around, but instead they made faces. "Watch this," whispered Pumpkin. She sticks out her tongue, but no reaction from Molly. Suddenly the room fills with laughter. "What's so funny?" "Nothing." "I'm in." "Now what do we do?" Loud gasps echoed through the room. "Do you even know what MySpace is?" "No!" cried Pumpkin. "Hey, Haileigh has a message from Kaytlyn; let's read it!" "No she didn't say that!" "Let's get some drinks from her bro's room." They quickly slipped into the room, but it stunk so badly they ran back to Haileigh's room. "I hear footsteps everyone in your spots!" said Molly. By the time Haileigh got up the stairs everyone was in place. "Mom my rooms a mess and I didn't do it!!!" I guess that will always be a mystery to her. The Incredibles II: A New Villain By Colton Age: 13 Saginaw, Texas One day Mr. Incredible was in his office when he saw a car soar weightlessly through the air. He threw his office door open as if it was on the moon, and left to see what was going on. He saw a person in a dark, black cape with the letter 'S' on the back. He jumped into his car and drove home and got on his shiny, red suit. When he returned the villain was throwing cars and other things recklessly, destroying the town. In a flash he was there to save the day. Unfortunately he got captured while trying to save a helpless little girl from a burning building. Super stomp, the villain, took him to his lair in the middle of what seemed to be nowhere. Meanwhile, Mrs. Incredible was at home when she heard the news from Frozone, who was passing by and couldn't get his suit because he got in a fight with his wife. She decided to gather up the kids and stretch off. Once she and the family got there, Mrs. Incredible headed for Mr. Incredible and the kids headed for Super Stomp. When she released Mr. Incredible she had to surrender to protect the children. Super Stomp locked them in an empty room filled with guards. Once the villain left they defeated the guards and climbed up a shaft to the roof. On the roof they saw the villain hanging on to a rope ladder underneath a flying helicopter. Mr. Incredible jumped on him and started to fight. During the fight they slowly traveled upward on the ladder. When they got to the top, Mr. Incredible pushed the villain off the helicopter to his doom. All the family rejoiced and went home. Do you need a hero? Before the Moon Sets By Charles Age 13 Saginaw, Texas It's dark, full moon hidden behind the dark gray, slightly mysterious, luminescent clouds. In the background a wolf makes an earsplitting sound that would make the bravest of men scream in horror. There, in the darkness, unmoving, stood a little kid that didn't look at all like a kid. He had the face of a child but the hair of a man that is balding. He was short, but his arms were like a pro lifter in his prime. He stood there like a never moving tree, just standing like he was in the process overseeing. It was as if he was here before time began. He stood in front of a caldron filled with a substance never to be known to man. A menacing shout of laughter bellowed from the core of this evil being, making everything within a square mile run and fly away looking for a place to hide from the cretin doom. Then falling angels filled the skies. Then a booming, jolly laughter came out of nowhere saying: "There you must stay, demons, for you tainted that ground and anyone who leaves will be struck down! But you may kill any thing foolish enough to enter it." There no man will walk again if they want to live, for the ground is tainted and those who trespass will die a slow, horrible death, never to on anyone. On seldom of days, demons will try to escape and, true to the word, they are struck down from the heavens above. The Day Fireman Comes to the Rescue By German Age 13 One day in Fort Worth T.X. there was a super hero and his name was Fireman. He he saved all the people from harm, till one day there was a super villain named Waterman. He could drown the whole city, so Fireman came to the rescue. Bam!!! He sneaked up to Waterman and takes him to the ground, and Fireman throws his really hot fire, and evaporated all the water. Waterman was really surprised, so he threw a huge wave of cold water, but as it was coming Fireman threw his fire spin and it all just disappeared, so then Fireman threw tons and tons of lava at water man. Bam! Fireman hits him hard so Waterman got really weak so Fireman took advantage of it and went to him and threw lots and lots of fire balls at him. Bam!!! Ouch!!" Fireman told waterman, you will never win. Then Fireman gets a huge water bottle and traps Waterman. So now the day is saved and it's all thanks to Fireman!!! Sick Day By: Nicole Age: 13 Saginaw, Texas Helen sighed as she stared out her window. The sun was bright, and there was life blooming everywhere. The pool had ripples from her friends splashing around, she saw Janet about to climb up Smithers Peak. It was the first day of summer vacation. But she could not enjoy it. She was trapped in bed with the flu. "It's not fair," she said. "Everyone gets to have fun while I suffer." She turned on the TV "Looking for the perfect summer tan?" said the man on the TV. "Well use UltraTan 600, and head outside for-" She flipped the channel. "Swim day emporium now having a sale, 50% off!- "flip. "Welcome back to Jerry Springer!" said the announcer "well… after I was sick for 6 years strait, my- flip. "Are you bored? Pale? Lonely? Well a free trip to Jamaica could be yours!" Click. "Well TV is depressing today" she said after she turned it off. Then she heard a jingle off in the distance. "Oh yeah, I have to stay in bed." She sighed "I can already tell this will be a depressing summer." Then she heard a sound. An unexpected visitor. "Helen?" She looked up and saw Janet. "What are you doing here? I thought you were climbing Smithers Peak, I know it has a breath-taking view." "I did" she said "and I brought this for you." She held in her hand a beautiful, white sparkling crystal about the size of an egg. You can find them anywhere on Smithers Peak; but she didn't own one. "Wow Janet, it's spectacular!" I said. "Well I felt bad that you were missing out, so I got you this." Maybe this summer wouldn't be so bad after all. My Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad, Trip to Russia! By Hannah When I woke up that morning, I was really excited that we (my family) were going to Russia. Now…. I'm not so sure. Well, let's start at the beginning… When we got there, I was unpacking my clothes and I found my grandma's underwear at the bottom! Then just to make things worse I found gum on my best outfit! But then again, there was also a present at the bottom…. unwrapping… unwrapping… unwrapping… and… Oh, great! A prank. And guess what?! It was a rattlesnake! When we went to my Uncle Frank's wedding, somebody purposely spilled orange juice on my clean, white dress! We also went on a safari with this really weird guide, and they didn't have any fences when we were really, really close to the big cats. I also spent all my money on this really cool souvenir, but the elephants sucked it up with their trunks! Invasion of Puppies By: Alexander Age: 11 LeMay Elementary Bellevue, NE To me, getting a new puppy would be great. One day I woke up, and there at the foot of my bed was a basket full of puppies! We had lots of fun. The next day there were three more baskets of puppies. This continued for five days! Just as I got really, really annoyed with all of the biting and nibbling and clothes being soaked with who-knows-what, I woke up. I said to myself, "It's just a dream." Then my parents walked in and said, "We got you a new puppy!" I ran for my life. I just wish I'd known they were talking to my brother… Bucky the Beaver Puppet By Joshua Age: 11 Bellevue, Nebraska Hi, I am Bucky the Beaver Puppet here at the Butler's house. How I came to be alive I don't know… well I'm workin' on it. But anyway, I'm on a mission to get outside and to that tasty looking tree. I don't know why people don't like wood; it is simply out-of-this-world. Nhaa, nhaa, nhaa! But let's get started with getting those supplies. First, I'll need one of those cool spy outfits, let's see…no…not quite… ah ha! Rock on! Let's get started. Let's go down the stairs, through the living room and… left… EEK! Human… play stiff............... whew' that was too close for comfort. Wow! That's a lot of food. Wonder what it tastes like…no, no, don't get distracted. Tally-ho! Dum, dum, da-dum. Gasp! It's one of the family's cats. She's probably going to chase me around and chew me up! Oh, boy! She's charging. Ahhhh! Duck down the stairs, duck down the stairs! Ow, ee, er, pain, this…gets…old…uff! That…hurt. And another thing I…sweet merciful wood, that's a puffball with eyes and, oh no, that's the other cat. Run, run, run! Through the basement to the cellar, to the cellar, out of the cellar, out the basement and up the stairs and WHEW! That was…snap, the black cat, and the whitish yellowish cat are both up here! And the tree is just in sight! I know what to do. Go through one leg and the other cat may smash into that black one. Worth a try! Boo-yah, and out the door! Now ladies and germs, to see what this tree tastes like…crunch! Ow! Wait, I bit myself. I know why…I have cloth teeth! Rock Wars Episode V: Elvis Strikes Back By Jake Age 12 Bellevue Nebraska One ordinary day in the city of Plattesford, the townsfolk heard a strange noise. Over the horizon came an army of Elvises! They attacked by playing loud music and throwing CDs. The citizens fought back using every singer's worst nightmare: bad music and tomatoes! But the Elvises were just too strong, and quickly took over the city. During the reign of the Elvises, Plattesford citizens were forced to buy Elvis CDs and odd novelty items involving Elvis. It was terrible. Everything on the radio was either by Elvis, about Elvis, or had Elvis mentioned in it! But the worst came when everyone had to use only 29 cent Elvis postage stamps. One day a man became so fed up with the Elvises that he threw a carton of milk at one. It immediately started coughing, wheezing, and sneezing. At once, everyone realized that the Elvises were lactose intolerant! The citizens started fighting with milk, cheese, yogurt, and other bovine byproducts. The Elvises were defeated quickly. No one ever listened to Elvis music again. Kids Save the Day! By Liliana and Jacob Ages 9 San Antonio, Texas Once upon a time there were two friends named Elizabeth and Jonathan. They were with their best friends Ivan, Jose, Jacob, Jamilex, Alejandra, and Liliana at South Park Mall. All the kids were shopping for clothes at Old Navy when a man walked into the store pointing a gun at a customer. He shouted, "Give me all your money or I will shoot this gun!" All the friends ran to the corner of the store to figure out what they could do. Each of the boys had a bag of large rubber bands they decided that all the kids would shoot him with the rubber bands so the man would drop the gun. The boys surrounded the robber and started shooting the rubber bands. Jacob and Jonathan shot him right in his eyes. The man screamed, "Ahhhhhhhhhh!" and he dropped the gun. Jose and Ivan grabbed the gun and pointed it at the robber. The girls called the police. Liliana and Alejandra came running out to tell Jose, "Don't shoot the robber, the police are on their way." After the police took the robber away to jail; the manager gave each friend a $100.00 to shop in his store. |
