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The Tale Of The Easter Bunny By Leah Age 11 Pittsburgh, PA Mother tucked Willy in and said, " Hey, Willy, ready for the Easter Bunny to come tomorrow?" "Mother I don't believe that there is a Easter Bunny anymore," said Willy "Doesn't exist?!" exclaimed mother. "Why, when I was your age there was a story my mother told to clear that up." "What would that be?" Willy asked? "Let me tell it to you." mother said… There was once a bunny named Peter. Peter was just a plain old bunny until that one night. Peter wanted to spread joy to everyone, but didn't know how. "I know how I can make everyone happy. I'll go into their houses and deliver the heavy plastic eggs that I found." So that night Peter went into a house and suddenly their lights turned on and a lady saw him. "EEEEEEKK!" the lady screamed and shooed Peter away. "I'm poor enough all I need is a filthy bunny dirtying up my house!" the lady said. But to her surprise the egg opened up and revealed a 500 dollar bill. Then she called the newscaster about what happened. Then she found Peter and took him to the news station and they declared that very day a holiday called Easter. "So Willy do you believe in the Easter Bunny now?" mother asked. "Wow mom I …… Do! Do you know where he is?" Willy asked. "Well, Willy, nobody knows his location, but who knows? he could be right outside your window." Why Snakes Slither By Jade Age 10 Enfield, North Carolina Long ago, when skunks were white, and when giants walked the earth, a snake named Tootsie was walking through the jungle… Tootsie heard a girl singing, and followed her ears. "Wow," Tootsie thought, "She has a beautiful voice. I wish I had such a pleasant voice. I have to get that voice!" "What issssssss your name?" she asked the girl, her long blue tongue automatically starting to flick out. "Who me? My name is Lady Sue." "That's good to know, Lady Sue. Well, my name is Tootsie." Lady Sue didn't reply, she just continued singing. So, Tootsie walked away. Soon Tootsie returned to Lady Sue with an apple in her hand, and said, "Would you like to try this apple?" "No thank you, Tootsie. Queen Lion told me not too." "And for what reason?" he replied. "She read my future for me, and she told me not to eat an apple from any snake." "Come on, Lady Sue! You know you want it. Just have a small bite." Tootsie kept trying to get Lady Sue to eat the apple until she finally gave in. "Mmmm! Delicious!" cried Lady Sue. Slowly, Lady Sue's voice started to fade away. " Boom!" As soon as Lady Sue swallowed the piece of apple, Queen Lion appeared. "You disobeyed me, so you shall be punished!" said Queen Lion. Tootsie started to sneak away. "No! Please! Tootsie, the snake made me!" said Lady Sue. Without a thought, Queen Lion clapped her hands and Tootsie's legs were gone. Tootsie was almost home, and all of a sudden, Tootsie's legs were gone. He had to slither the rest of the way home. Every since, snakes have slithered around on earth. My Hungry Lion By Jameson Age 11 Roxboro, NC I have a pet lion who's frantically cryin' I have no clue what to do He's eaten my dinner he's eaten my shoe He's eaten my bedroom and my friend, Sue! He ate the couch He ate the chair Then he chewed on my underwear! Then he burped and burped some more Ate the computer then ate the floor! He ate the TV even the wires Ate the car and all of its tires He ate some rocks he ate some berries Didn't like them so he tried some cherries! He scavenged food like an army of ants 'Til he came across my muddy pants! He finally got sick threw up very slow It smelled so bad I held my nose- Like I do at Crusty Joe's. Our lion passed on, flew up to the sky When you eat too much you get sick, maybe die! I had a pet lion who was frantically cryin' Though I do not have him no more Now I am feeling my heart is so sore While I am thinking my life is a BORE! My Funny Farm Story By Anylie Markstay, Ontario (This story is about a mother chicken that raised ducklings. It is a true story.) Let me tell you the story of a mother chicken… On a beautiful morning in May, we had two ducks; Ducky the mama duck, and Donald the papa duck. Now on that beautiful morning Ducky was on a nest laying some eggs. But the next day she had left her 10 beautiful eggs all alone. She left them to start laying more eggs. Now this beautiful brown and white chicken came and started to sit on the nest and keep the eggs warm. And the chicken stayed on the eggs more than 30 days. Then one morning when the chicken was going for some water, the eggs moved and crak, crak, crak… ducklings were coming out of there shells. Mama chicken thought they were baby chicks. And mama chicken stayed and took care of them. Now every morning we would go and feed the animals on our farm and all the ducklings would peek out mama chicken's feathers and all you could see were their little beaks, and they would go peep, peep. One week after they were born, mama chicken brought them outside. After looking around a bit the ducklings saw a pond of water and they started to run to it. Mama chicken started to panic and she started running to the pond and stopped them just in time, because chickens like water to drink water but not to play in. So after she stopped them she made them run with their little legs back to the bowl of food. Now, still thinking that they were baby chicks, she tried to show them how to find bugs. The next day mama chicken and the ducklings were walking on the grass, and beside them came Ducky and Donald duck. I'm Tired of Those Brats! By Emily Age 9 Austin, Texas Once upon a time, there was an old wicked witch and her name was Prilla. Prilla was very mean. She lived in the middle of the woods. It was very scary! No one wanted to go near her house. Her house was filled with nasty, black dust and a ton of stringy cobwebs. She hated the two little brats that always sang a silly happy song. That song annoyed her. One day she got so tired of it, that she had to cast a spell on those brats. She thought about making the berries that the brats picked, poisonous. "When they pick them, they will be grumpy like me" she cackled. "Life will be a lot easier." The next day, the two brats saw Prilla from a distance. She was casting a spell on the sweet juicy berries. The brats liked to pick the berries everyday for lunch. They went home and made a plan. The next day, they came back and picked berries while Prilla was in her backyard. On the following day, the two brats came and left a berry pie on Prilla's porch. She saw the pie and took it inside. Prilla ate the whole pie! All of a sudden, Prilla began to feel funny inside, she even smiled for the first time! After that, Prilla was nice FOREVER! The Perfect Gift By Taylor Age 10 Philadelphia, MS Once upon a time there were two little fairies named Taylor and Kaylee. Taylor, always was hopping on flowers. Kaylee, was always hopping on frogs. One day Taylor said, "Today I want to do something different". Kaylee said, "Well I like things the way they are". They were arguing so much they almost forgot their Grandma's birthday. "OH NO! It's GRANDMA'S BIRTHDAY!" said Taylor. Panicking, Taylor and Kaylee each ran to their homes to find their Grandma a gift. One hour later Kaylee had her gift for Grandma. "Hi Kaylee what did you get Grandma," asked Taylor. "Oh something very special she'll love. It's a HUGE FAIRY PAINTING, I made of myself!" said Kaylee proudly. Taylor was afraid that Grandma would like Kaylee's present more than hers. So she said "My present is way better than that." Then Kaylee said. "Grandma will still like my gift." They both went different ways. Kaylee went to Grandma's party to help decorate. Taylor went to Marble Pond. It was named that because it has HUGE marbles in it so she knew her Grandma would love one. But the marbles were so heavy she could not lift them up. "Oh no Grandma's party, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO!" Starting to get tears in her eyes she saw a little flower. She knew that she didn't need a BIG gift. She just needed the right gift. One Grandma would love as much as Kaylees'. So she picked the little flower and flew all the way to her Grandma's party. By the time she got to the party it had started. Taylor and Kaylee both gave their gifts to Grandma. Grandma said, "I love them both, because the perfect gift is one that comes from your Heart." The Baby Who Wouldn't Stop Crying By Dante Age ? Place ? One day in a clean, neat house, there lived a baby and a mom. The baby's name was Tim and the mom's name was Flower. Tim would not stop CRYING! Flower hired a clown. The clown's name was John. John was a very funny clown. He was sillier than all the other clowns in the whole world. John tried to make Tim laugh…but he would not stop crying. Flower asked, "Why won't you stop crying Tim?" "I'm scared of everything in the whole world," said Tim. Next, Flower hired a magician. The magician's name was a very nice name, Snatch. Snatch did one of the coolest tricks…the Yo-yo Ice Cream trick. He dropped his yo-yo directly into an ice cream cone! AMAZING! That didn't work either. Now John and Snatch worked together to try and find an idea. They thought and thought, but nothing came to them. They didn't even eat or go to sleep, they just thought about baby Tim. Finally they fell asleep. They both had the exact same dream and woke up at the exact same time. They dreamt that Flower should slip on a banana peel to make Tim laugh. Flower agreed to do it. Snatch ate a giant banana and dropped the peel in the middle of the floor. Flower walked by and slipped on it. It was HYSTERICAL! But, Tim was asleep and missed the whole thing. They needed to do it all over again when Tim was awake. Poor Flower was very sore! Tim laughed as hard as he could for 2 straight hours and then fell fast asleep. Flower was the happiest mother in the town! The Adventures of Billy Button By Kameron Age 11 San Antonio, TX Hello, my name is Billy Button. I live on a farm with Grandma Jane in Texas. I've been with Grandma Jane for over 50 years, I'm the button sewn on the pocket of her favorite sweater. Over the years she's loaned me to her kids and even her grandkids. I remember the time her eldest son Bill was taking his horse riding lesson and a button popped off the cuff of his long-sleeved shirt. Grandma Jane pulled me off her sweater and quickly sewed me on Bill's cuff. So there I was riding over fences and bails of hay, it was so much fun! Another time, Grandma Jane's youngest granddaughter Emma cried because an eye fell off of her favorite doll when she was at the Strawberry Festival. Grandma Jane ran over to Emma and gently held her doll and sewed me on just to make her granddaughter smile. Emma jumped up with joy and ran over to her friends just in time to get on the rollercoaster, so I got a chance to see our whole town from that sky high ride. I'm a lucky little button, not because of all the adventures I've been on, but because I'm still the button on Grandma Jane's favorite sweater, and as you can see, I'm still on the pocket closest to her heart. The Leprechaun in the Library By Naureen Age 15 Akron, Ohio A quiet class of third grade students scuttled into the library of Rain Bowe Elementary school. The tall, spectacled librarian welcomed the students to the reading mat. It was a rainbow rug of endless reading opportunities. Every day the librarian chose an interesting book to read aloud to the class as they sprawled on the rug. Today she had an adventure in store for the students. They did not know it yet. She opened a large, green book called Henry the Hiding Leprechaun and began to read. The story captured the attention of all. The students leaned forward and listened. Henry was a mischievous leprechaun who hid from anyone who called his name. If someone found him, Henry sang a beautiful song about his favorite thing; shiny pennies. The librarian closed the book and looked at the students. Suddenly, she said very loudly, "Henry! Henry the Hiding Leprechaun!" She announced to the surprised students that because she had said Henry's name, he was hiding in the library at this very moment! The students must find him if they wanted to hear his one-of-a-kind song. The third graders looked left and right, under the reading mat, and even in the librarian's hair. Finally, a short girl named Maggie exclaimed that she had found Henry! All the students and even the librarian rushed toward tiny Henry, the leprechaun in the library, as he sang a song about pennies. It was the most beautiful song a leprechaun could ever chirp, and by far the most memorable moment in the library of Rain Bowe Elementary School. The Man Who Never Stopped Running By Dustin Age 8 San Jose, CA Once upon a time there lived a man who never stopped running. His name was Kyle. Kyle was kind, gentle and generous. There was one more character named Nikki. Nikki was a friend of Kyle's, and they played tag together a lot. One day, Kyle said to Nikki, "I think if I stop running an earthquake will hit the city." Kyle got Nikki thinking. The next day Nikki had an idea. Her idea was to make pictures of the road falling down, down, down. But when Nikki saw Kyle coming, he just ran through it. He didn't even notice it. "How weird is that," thought Nikki. Nikki's second idea was to block all the streets with cars, but Kyle was so clever, he just kept running along the sidewalks. The next day Nikki said, "Ooooh! I forgot to block the sidewalks yesterday. Nikki's third idea was to put quick drying glue on the streets and sidewalks. When Kyle was running by 10 seconds later, he stopped right in the glue. Nikki was so happy; but Kyle panicked. When Nikki saw Kyle, she felt pretty bad and she tried to calm Kyle down. She told him that there was no earthquake. Kyle couldn't believe his eyes. Kyle was so happy that he took the longest nap ever. The Boxing Match By Christopher Age 8 Bakersfield, California Two men signed up for boxing and were surprised to find they would be boxing each other. They had seen each other a long time ago, but they both wanted to win. First prize was $100. They both looked at each other and one thought of an idea. He had a trick to play. He said to the other man, "Here, you want a snack?" What he gave him was a So-sour-it'll-knock-you-out-jawbreaker! He couldn't stand it! It was so sour that he fell down and the other man won. Fruits And Vegetables By Esther Age 11 Canada I've always loved fruits. Their natural, sweet sugar, their entrancing, tantalizing delicious taste has always been the love of my life. "Eat your vegetables! It'll make you healthy!" my mom screamed. She always screams at me like that, and I hate it because I love fruits. I despise her emotions, her loud, screaming voice. Most of all, I hated the vegetables. One day, I saw Spiderman and asked him how he got his powers. "Eat your vegetables!" he told me. I continued asking Spiderman every day and this was always his answer. I hated it! Another day, I met an author and asked her how she wrote books so well. "Eat your vegetables!" she told me. I continued asking her every day, but this was always her answer. I hated it! On a strange day, I asked my friend to remind me how we first met. "Eat your vegetables!" she told me. I laughed, though I was annoyed. "Fine!" I shouted to my audience. The audience consisted of my mom, Spiderman, the author, and my friend. "I shall eat!" and I ate my vegetables. Instantly within an hour of eating the vegetables, I was healthy, could jump like Spiderman, write like the best author, and remember my memories so well. "Eat your vegetables!" I encouraged the whole world. Swimming Home By Tess Age 10 Holmdel, N.J Hi ! I'm Flip the dolphin. Its summer so I am going back to my home town of New Jersey. It's so much fun there!! Don't tell, but my real name is Click. The friendly people at the beach call me Flip because I do so many flips! So, Flip is kind of a nickname for me. Now get ready to see my birthplace. If you see a sea star or beautiful sea shell tell me. Hold on to them because we will need them along the way against crazy sharks!! Keep your eyes out for them. Here comes a shark! Splash your hands or your flippers in the water! Come on keep splashing! Great job! Now stick your starfish on the shark. Now the mean shark is distracted. Now swim, swim! Great job . We are finally here at my wonderful beach. Place the colorful shells on the soft sand. They will drift away and someone will find a wonderful beach treasure. The Lucky Egg By Kitty Age 9 Deland, FL One day an egg was taken out of the fridge. Here is what it thought… "Oh goody, I'm being used. Yikes I take it all back, I'm being fried! "Some days, like today, don't pay to get out of the fridge. I enjoy the fresh air, but this is a little over board. "I just hope they don't eat me. "Hey, cut that out! "Never mind, I'd rather stay in one piece. Oh dear! I'm on a plate and I'm headed for the table and that kid's place. "I'll be in his mouth. I just hope he doesn't like eggs! "Oh goody, he doesn't like eggs! And I'm going to go to the fridge the cool fridge! "At last, home." Fireflies By Katie Age 14 Cleveland, Ohio "Catch me if you can!" yells Molly, her braids soaring as she runs through the tall grass. Edward starts to chase after Molly, but stops abruptly as he sees a small flash of light out of the corner of his eye. A firefly, Edward realizes. The first he's seen all year. He can't help it; a grin begins to spread over his face. "Look, Molly," says Edward. "Look at the fireflies." Molly is at Edward's side in no time at all. "Oh!" she gasps. Little flashes of light are everywhere. Edward feels as though he has risen up into the sky, among the glimmering stars. Suddenly, there is light right in front of Edward's eyes. Without thinking twice, he reaches up and claps his hands around where the light had been. Edward brings his hands down slowly and opens them, with Molly looking on in anticipation. There it is. A tiny firefly. Molly hops up and down excitedly. "I'll go get a jar, so we can collect them!" she squeals happily. A few moments later, Molly is back with a glass jar and lid. Edward and Molly quickly catch many fireflies, filling the jar and capping it. Edward takes a long look at the jar, full of bright, flashing lights. Then he lifts his gaze and looks around him, at the now dark yard. Edward thinks. He glances back down at the jar. "Let's let them go." Molly looks up at him, eyes wide. "But -" Edward says, "They'll be free." After a moment, Molly nods and takes the lid off of the jar. She laughs in delight as slowly but surely, the fireflies fly into the night, lighting their own ways. Edward and Molly stand together, surrounded by the soft glow of the fireflies. In Upside-Down Town By Madolyn Age 10 Red Mesa, Colorado Once upon a time… No, no, no. That's no way to start a story, this is: In a galaxy far, far away, there is a little town named Upside-Down town where everything you do is upside down. You don't get it do you? Well, here, maybe it will be easier if I tell you through a poem: In Upside-Down town You'll look like a clown You'd wear rubber bands on your toes And socks on your nose Shirts on your legs But, please I begs Don't wear this at home If you do, do it alone You wear pants on your tummy But, you're just being a dummy Your mom would freak And she'd start to seek a therapist that's smart Sharp as a dart Please don't visit Upside-Down town Trust me; you'll look like a clown Is that better explaining for you? I hope so for I am through. The Journey of Troubled Tiger and Faithful Frog By Elaina and Farrah (in Mrs.Yang's HCS Writers Club) Ages 9 and 10 Elk Grove, CA One blazing hot day, Max the Tiger was sitting lazily on a smooth rock. "I'm so lonely!" Max wailed. You see, Max was taken away from his parents when he was just a baby. "What's wrong?" Fred, his best friend croaked. "I miss my mom and dad" cried Max. "Well then, let's look for them!" Fred offered. The tiger realized that the zoo keeper left the cage door open. Deep in the starry night, Max and Fred crept through the door, then through a small crack in the outer wall and out into the wild. Fred and Max were trekking through the forest when they stumbled upon a strange creature. "Shhh," the strange creature squealed. "Who is there?" Fred croaked. "It's me, Melvin, the platypus. Who are you?" Max spoke in a shivering voice, "I'm looking for my parents, tigers. Have you seen them?" The platypus action was plain. "Nope, I never seen them," and so he left. Once again they stumbled upon a strange animal. "Have you seen my parents?" This time it was a porcupine. His reply was, "follow me, I will take you to their lair." It was about ten minutes and then they were there. "Ok, here they are." The porcupine squeaked, then left. Ma and Fred went into the lair, but found nothing in it. "Sure they've been here, but they left a while ago," Fred croaked. A flapping noise occurred and a toucan appeared. "Your parents went looking for you Max, they are travelling to the zoo to find you." Fred leaped. "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" So on they went back to the zoo. The journey back was not as bad as the journey forward, and they were soon back to where they started. "I see them!" Max wailed. Right in front of the gate two tigers were sitting together. "Max?" one asked. Max ran up to them with Fred by his side. "Dad, Mom!" The family was reunited once again in their beautiful forest home. Learned Powers By Chase and Emily (from Mrs. Yang's HCS Writing Club) Ages 9 and 12 Elk Grove, CA A man of little intelligence lived in New Mexico. He has super powers which he had no control over. The man's name was PS. He sat in his living room reading the newspaper. Little did he know that he would be the first person to meet... an alien. Up in space an alien pug named Evangell sat in an almost powerless ship and could not get home. Just as he was about to give up, he saw a blue planet. "Computer, tell me what planet that is!" he commanded in his British accent. "Processing...Earth," the computer answered. "Land there immediately." Evangell excitedly peered down at Earth. PS heard a bump on his roof but paid little attention to it. "That was not a good landing." Evangell scolded as he walked to the door of the house. Standing at the door, Evangell commanded, "Door... open." The door did not move. "Open!" Evangell started to get annoyed. He looked up and saw the door bell. "What is that?" he wondered. Looking around he found a plant to climb so he could press the strange button. He pressed the button and commanded, "Open!" PS opened the door upon hearing the bell. "Greetings, Earthling!" Evangell cried out. As the Pug came into the house, PS noticed the newspaper article on the table. "Alien Pug Makes House Disappear". When PS turned his head to spot what little creature came into the door, he screamed, "It's an alien pug!" While PS screamed and tried running away, Evangel tried to stop him by holding him still. This of course made PS even more scared. When Evangel reached out to grab him, PS used his telekinesis powers to move Evangel outside. As PS hid under his bed, Evangel tried fixing his spaceship when he accidentally broke the battery. Getting out from under the bed, PS thought Evangel was gone so he jumped on top of the bed and accidentally transported himself into a cage inside Pug's spaceship. When Evangel spotted PS and let him out of the cage, PS knew the dog alien wasn't evil and decided to help him by lifting up his spaceship and carrying it back to Pug's home planet. When they arrived at Evangel's home, PS discovered that there were many different kinds of aliens that have their own super powers. Evangel had the power to read somebody's mind, which was useful because he figured out PS wanted to stay in this new planet, where the creatures were just like him. Now PS and Evangel are neighbors and PS is surrounded by creatures just like him. Mystery Car By Cade Age 10 Kingston, MI It started as a normal afternoon in school with a normal school boy, or at least half normal - Max. He was good in every subject except art - he only drew cars, but not ordinary cars. They are mystery cars. It was a mystery because only Max could drive them (sounds only fair because he drew them). His art teacher didn't like how he drew only cars. "If you don't draw something else, you're getting thrown out of class," said his teacher. 5 years later… I guess my art teacher would eat his words if he saw me now. I'm still driving my cars, but now I race them. My favorite was the orange Mustang I drew. She was fast - real fast. She had special gadgets like an oil slick, spring lifters, a smoke screen; not to mention the turbo thrusters. We entered the final race of the season, boy was it fun (but that's another story). They clocked us at lightspeed - so that's what I named her "LightSpeed". We won the race with a prize of $39,000.00. You can buy a lot of art supplies with that kind of money. Lightspeed and I entered a lot of races but we let others win too. It's not about the money but the thrill of the ride. I wonder what I'll draw next… The Legless Wife By Madelyn, Karlee and friends (from Mrs. Yang's HCS Writing Club) Ages 9 and12 Elk Grove, CA There once was a robust spider named Charlie. One day he secretly hid in the corner of a kitchen, eyeing a young girl who was baking cookies. A chocolate chip rolled out of the batter and onto the counter. "What a gorgeous spider with creamy brown skin, although, where are her legs?" gasped Charlie. "She desperately needs my help." So Charlie swung down to the chocolate chip and fell instantly in love with her. "We will get married today and I will carry you, since you have no legs." So he picked her up and took her home. When Charlie reached his home he was greeted by his chocolate loving, rude sister. Charlie gently sat his legless wife down and left to get her a drink of water. When he returned, his wife was gone. "Where is my wife?" Charlie asked. His sister, who had chocolate all over her face replied, "Your wife! She was not a spider, she was a chocolate chip and I ate her!" Charlie shrieked in dismay, broke down and sobbed. There was no more chocolate chip. No more wife. Nothing. He would never forget his lovely, legless wife. The Haunting Books By Krista Age 11 Lowry City, Mo It was a warm summer day and I was at the beach. I was sitting in the sun like I do every summer day, when all of a sudden about 100 books surrounded me. They started chanting my name. "Sarah! Sarah! Come here Sarah!" "No!" I cried. "You haven't read a book all summer", the king of all books, the Dictionary, hollered. "You need to read!" They all got closer to me. Soon they were caving in on me. "Read! Read!" They chanted this time. "Never!" I shouted. "I hate reading!" Then they all stopped and disappeared…except the Dictionary. He said "If you don't read we will haunt you for the rest of your life. Who knows what we will do next." Then he also vanished. I ran home and got one of my twin sister's books. She loves to read. I read the book. It was pretty good. Then I read another. And another. Nothing could stop me from reading now. By the end of the year I read over 200 books. Soon the Dictionary came back. This time I wasn't afraid. He only said a few words. "Very good, Sarah. Now if you keep reading, I'll only come to see you so I can congratulate you. But if you don't continue to read some other books I will haunt you. And you will get scared. Then he slowly disappeared. I knew I had nothing to be afraid of now that I loved reading. A Poem By Julia Age 12 Buckeye, Arizona The days are nice and long and I am ready to sing a song. In the trees is a good place with the sun on my face. It is a sunny day. Now I will play! I will make a tree house. Oh, no! There is a mouse! Jump on a chair. Oh, no! Now I am stuck there. Go in the stable. Now I am unable to make my tree house, because of that mouse. Go in my home. Oh, no! I dropped the honey comb. Get him, boy! Good dog. Here is your toy. Now I can make my tree house because there is no mouse. Funny Money By Gabrielle Age 10 Buckeye, Arizona Bunny bunny have some honey. Honey honey you are funny. Money money money is funny. Oh no where is my money? There it is! My money is with a Funny clown and I am happy. Happy, happy. Why? because the Funny clown gave it back. The Mustangs By Gabrielle Age 10 Buckeye, Arizona Once there lived a wild mustang. It was black all over and every day it would run in the mountains. One day there was a girl walking and she could see it running so very fast. The mustang ran to her. Very fast, she jumped on his back and he ran with her. A Race Car By Elijah Age 7 Buckeye, Arizona Once upon a time there was a man and he saw a race car and he bought it and he raced it and he won. The Three Friends By Kiersten Age 7 Ohio Once upon a time there were three friends. There names were Leira, Sarah and Kiersten. One day there was a big storm and Leira and Sarah stayed over at Kiersten's house. They were all hiding under there covers while they were talking. They said that in the morning they would eat pancakes. "Do you have syrup?" Leira asked. In the morning they had pancakes and Leira put syrup on her pancakes. After that the three friends went to Kiersten's computer and played games. After that they went downstairs and played hobo racing. "While we are playing hobo races lets eat glazed donuts," Leira said. Then the three friends started the game. One accident! While Kiersten was running with her donut she accidently shoved it in her own face. She said it was an accident and Sarah and Leira laughed. Then the next day Sarah went to the basement with Leira and Kiersten. They were trying to find old toys that Kiersten threw down there. Then they found a big barbie doll that had red lipstick all over it. Then Sarah and Leira had to go home. But before leaving Kiersten's house they said goodbye and they said, "Oh we almost forgot our glazed donuts." So they got their glazed donuts and said," Goodbye again." Purple Pig By Miranda Age 13 Durango, CO Last night when I walked by the train station I noticed something very strange. Only, guess what, that has nothing to do with anything and that incident was not exactly interesting. So I'm going to tell you about this other time when I was walking by the bus station and I noticed something that was downright weird! A purple pig flew right over my head and crashed into a building, only it was really just a flagpole with a German flag on it, except that it was really an American flag because I don't even know what a German flag looks like. But, ya know, it really doesn't matter what the pig hit so I guess I can tell you it really hit a building. Then the purple pig fell down and landed right in front of me! So I brought it home and fed it some cheese puffs. Mom said it wouldn't eat cheese puffs but I didn't listen. This was probably mostly because she wasn't even there to tell me it wouldn't eat cheese puffs so how could I even listen to this information exactly? I asked my Dad if I could keep it and he said no. I told him if he would let me keep it I would clean my room every day (almost). He still said no but I ignored that part of the conversation because it was not an important part I think. I gave him a great big kiss and he was cross. I don't exactly know why, but it was probably because he didn't appreciate a doggie kiss. After that I make my piggy a house out of old clothes. I named my piggy, Purpley! |
The Upside-down Fairytale By Erica Age 12 Pittsburgh, PA Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away (because that is where most fairy tales take place), there lived a prince. This was no ordinary prince though. He didn't like to do any princey-type things. All he ever liked to do was knit. He knitted from sunup to sundown, morning and night. When the time came for him to save some damsel in distress, (because that is what all princes do) he didn't feel like it. He just wanted to knit. This worried King and Queen, so they came up with a plan to make him get married. One night when Nathan was sleeping, King and Queen crept silently into his room and brought a cot with them. They put Nathan in the cot and carried him to a faraway tower (because all kingdoms have faraway towers). When Nathan woke up he was going to work on his hat for the servant girl, when he realized he wasn't in his bedchamber (royal bedroom)! How could he escape? After pacing the floor over and over and over he finally decided to summon his fairy-godfather. (No prince ever had a fairy-godmother) When the godfather arrived (poof), his magic wouldn't work! All he could do was say, "You must wait to be rescued by a princess." So Nathan waited. The only problem was that most princesses aren't in the habit of climbing towers to rescue princes. Nathan waited a long, long, time. Finally, one day, there came to the kingdom a princess who liked to do princey-type things. When she heard that there was a prince in need of rescue, she rescued him promptly. They got married in a big wedding and lived happily ever after. (The prince never gave up knitting) Pic's Art Lesson By Melissa Age 12 San Jose, California Pic was the strangest colored bird you would ever see. His feathers were the colors of the entire rainbow, and he never won hide and seek because he stood out to much. Then one day after he lost hide and seek for the hundredth time, he couldn't take it any more. "I'm quitting this!" he said. And so he did. As he was walking through the city, he saw a sign that said: Become an artist in a second! First lesson free! "Interesting," Pic thought out loud. "Maybe I'll try the art class." And so he did. Pic learned how to draw with pencil and pastels, and also tried painting. After awhile the teacher left to get more paint brushes. "This is getting boring," Pic sighed. "Maybe I should make it exciting with a splatter paint fight!" And so he did. Unfortunately, the teacher came back in and saw the mess after the splatter paint fight. She told Pic to clean it up after everyone left. And so he did… NOT! He ran away before the teacher could make him clean the mess. Pic walked through the streets once again. The art class didn't last very long. "There's no hope for me," he said sadly. Then he stopped as he saw another sign: Now hiring! "An ice cream parlor?" Pic read aloud. "Maybe I'll try that!" And so he did… The Swim Meet By Lauren Age 15 Rochester, Minnesota "I'm so exited about the swim meet," said Nellie to Naomi. "It'll be so much fun." "Me too," said Naomi, "I've been practicing a ton at the Y lately. Oh, hi Bob, are you going to the swim meet also?" "Yes, I am," said Bob "but I just heard it won't be held at the Y, it'll be at the beach!" "Yippee!" said Nellie, "but I wonder if there are any sharks?" "That would be totally awesome," said Bob. "The day of the swim meet is finally here," said Nellie. "I hope everyone does a great job." "Now swimmers," the judge said, "the outer lanes will have to be cautious of sharks." "Oh no," said the swimmers. "We don't want to swim here." "Let's go home." Bob finally convinced Naomi and Nellie to stay and swim with him. They agreed, but they said they had to be in lanes 1 and 2. The judge wanted to put Bob in lane 3 but Bob pleaded with the judge who finally gave in and let Bob go in lane 8. "On your marks, get set, GO," roared the judge. Naomi and Nellie swam off at a fast pace but Bob swam a little slower calling, "Here, Sharkiepoo." Suddenly Bob's wish was granted. "I feel a sharp tugging on my leg," said Bob. "Yippee, it's a shark!" He petted the shark's slippery body. The shark was extremely friendly and let Bob pet him. He even let Bob tug on his flipper. Finally the shark swam away and Bob swam to the end and finished the race. Naomi won first place, Nellie won second, and Bob won third; but he was the happiest of all. Bob had finally pet his favorite animal, the shark! Jack and The Diamonds By Hayden Age 8 York, Pennsylvania One dark, stormy night a traveller named Jack went into a deep, dark cave looking for diamonds. As soon as he found one he pulled it out of the wall. It was a booby trap. A giant boulder fell and started rolling towards Jack. Jack started running faster and faster. He got out just in time. Then the ground started to shake and the whole cave fell into ashes. Later Jack looked through the ashes for diamonds that survived. He found some and he sold them for money. Untold Secrets (Until Now) By Adayla and Ethan Ages 12 and 9 Tyndall, South Dakota How it happened: I was a "new" eighth grader at my school, Everybody told me their secrets because they said I was "cool". What I learned: Ava plays with Barbies, and Brandon spray painted the local Arby's. Chris yelled at the teacher, Dave wants to become a preacher, and Ethan bragged about his handsome "feature". Freddie is a nose-picker, Garret is a lollipop-licker, and Hannah's little sister can really bicker. Isaac likes Hannah, and Jacelyn used to live in Montana. Kaitlyn has a crush on Freddie, Levi still sleeps with his teddy, and Mary's left leg is unsteady. Nathan's cat died last year, and Opal's has an abnormal fear. And I also learned that I can't keep secrets. Bobby's Vacation to the Sea By Erin Lawrenceville, Georgia Introduction Bobby is a young and spunky monkey that lives in the jungles of South American with his family and his friends. He was completing the first grade at Banana Elementary School and was excited about his summer break. During summer vacation, Bobby went on a trip to the sea with his mother and his best friend Lisa. During his trip, Bobby meets a new friend. Bobby put his toe into the water. "It is too cold!" Bobby complained. "You wanted to come here," his mother said. "You sure did" said Lisa. "So let's go for a swim." Lisa pushed Bobby into the water and dived in after him. "Isn't this great?" Lisa asked. Bobby looked ahead and saw a strange shape. "I see something" Bobby explained. Suddenly a shark started swimming toward them. Lisa yelled for Bobby to get out of the water. Lisa swam fast as she could back to shore . She realized that Bobby was not behind her. "Oh my goodness! Where is Bobby!" She looked back into the water and saw no signs of Bobby or the big shark. She turned around and began to swam toward the location until she came upon Bobby. Lisa was terrified when she found Bobby. He was acting friendly with that wide tooth shark they had just tried escape from. She pulled at Bobby but he yelled at her to, "Wait a minute!" Bobby gave the shark a hug and told Lisa that the friendly shark was named Peter. He explained that the shark had wanted someone to play with him in the water. The friends waved goodbye to each other while Lisa stood frozen with a confused look on her face mumbling, "I can't wait to tell your mother about this!". Super BoBo Saves the Day By Samantha Age 8 San Jose, California Once upon a time, there was a baby named BoBo. He was a super hero!!!! He was in the middle of a nap, when he got a phone call. It was his neighbour Sammy. She said, "Please help me! Someone stole my precious Tiffany necklace!" "OK" I'll be right over,'' said Super BoBo. So, an hour later, Super BoBo showed up. "So what does your necklace look like?" asked Super BoBo. Sammy answered, "It's silver with a heart on it." "Ok", said Super BoBo. "Who are your worst enemies?" "Cocomonga and Silapoka," said Sammy. "Why?" asked Super BoBo. "Well, we just never get along!" said Sammy. "We should see what Cocomonga and Silapoka are doing," said Super BoBo. They both headed for the door. Super BoBo and Sammy went straight to Super BoBo's hideout. They needed his tracking device to locate Cocomonga and Silapoka . But, Super BoBo didn't expect what his tracking device showed him. Cocomonga and Silapoka were on a planet called Dan-Deth. When Sammy and Super BoBo got to the planet, Cocomongo and Silkapoka were about to melt Sammy's necklace. Super BoBo showed up just in time. "What do you think you are doing???" asked Super BoBo. "We are getting revenge on Sammy," said Cocomonga. "How did you find me?" "I used my tracking device," said Super BoBo. "How do we get your necklace back?" "I know how," said Sammy. "I will step on their feet, while you get the necklace!" "Let's move," said Super BoBo. So, while Cocomonga and Silapoka were distracted, Super BoBo got the necklace and tried to escape. But Cocomonga and Silapoka quickly noticed that the necklace was gone. They set off the security system. The planet Dan-Deth exploded!!!! So... Cocomonga and Silopoka go to jail; Super BoBo gets a reward; and Sammy gets her necklace back. The Elephant on the Carousel By Rukmini Age 7 Houston, TX Two years ago baby elephant was born in captivity at Houston Zoo. He was born in the wee hours of the morning when all was still quiet. After a good fill from his mother, he went wandering about. He was small enough to slip through the fence and was out the pen before he knew it. As he walked along he came upon a charming carousel with lots of little animals on it. He thought that must be his place, since all the animals there seemed his size. He climbed onto the deck and stood amongst the other carousel creatures that did not seem to notice him. Suddenly children were jumping onto the back of animals and he wondered who would pick him. A little girl was rushing saying, "This one, Mommy!" and soon she was atop. He was excited to have a little girl on him. The carousel went round and round. He tried to copy the other animals going up-and-down, up-and-down. He was getting quite seasick. When the carousel stopped he fell asleep right where he was. On waking he found himself still going round and round. By now the baby elephant was getting quite hungry. On the third day, his passenger was a very special little boy. He woke the elephant when he shouted out, " Hurrah, we are flying!" Indeed it was true, the baby elephant began to fly off the carousel. He gently dropped the little boy outside, thanking him for the wake-up call and was soon back in the elephant's enclosure with his mother. When the zookeeper arrived to feed the animals he was astonished to find a new baby elephant. Little did he know it was all of three days old and had had quite an adventurous life already! The Perfect Match By Tess Age 10 She was a pretty little bunny that was born in a pet store. She was looking for a friend. "Why am I so different?" she thought. "They have short ears and a long tail and I have it the other way around." The little bunny couldn't purr or bark; but she could hop and snuggle. She thought she might have been the most unlucky pet ever because she was so different. Mother Rabbit told her, "You are different, but unique and I love you." Then one day a special girl came into the pet store. She loved cats and dogs, but she wanted a different pet. A pet that had long ears that could always know her voice, and a short tail so she won't get hit by it. One that she could snuggle with instead of running. The special little girl adopted me that day. She called me Lucky because, she said, "I'm lucky to have you". Pie = Delicious By Tess Age 10 Holmdel, NJ Once there was a king. He was happy a king, but he wanted to be entertained. His servants set out to find someone to entertain their majesty. They were sure they would find someone in the bakery . They asked the baker if he knew anyone who could entertain the king. He ran into the cooking room and then came out and said, "This is your entertainer!" They saw a.............pie!!!!!! Everyone laughed when they saw it then they were amazed by it. First it said its name was "Apple". Then it sang and acted . The next day Apple went to meet the king. When Apple opened her mouth she was already in the king's mouth. The King told his servants, "She is very entertaining and also delicious!!" The New Baby Child By Steven Age 7 Bakersfield, California King's Guard: "Name?" Wife: "Oh gosh, we haven't even thought of a name yet," King's Guard: "Not the baby's name, Your name!" Wife: "Oh, Boat-shirt." King: "Age?" Wife: "Let's see, I think its zero," King's Guard: "Not the baby's age, your age! Job?" Wife: "He's definitely not going to have a job!" King's Guard: "Not the baby, you! Job?" Wife: "Oh. Making Coffee." King's Guard: "Game?" Wife: "Oh, I think he'll play patty cake." King's Guard: "Not the baby's game; Your game!" Wife: "Ummm... Surfing USA…" King's Guard: "Next! Job?" Husband: "Putting flowers around the castle." King's Guard: "Next! Job?" King: "King." King's Guard: "No; What's your job? What do you do?" King: "Tell people what to do." Peach Gets Picked By Steven Age 7 Bakersfield, California When Peach goes to the eye doctor they put eye drops in her ears because she turns her head and says, "No, No." She runs away screaming, "Waaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!" When Peach brushes her teeth she eats the toothpaste. She runs to the store screaming, "Waaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" When Daisy holds a dance contest Peach says, "Pick me, pick me, pick me!" Then Daisy rolls her eyes and says, "Yes, you, Peach," because Peach never gets picked. Mark the Shark By Hayden Age 14 Scottsdale, AZ There once was a shark named Mark... Mark was a very nice shark. He was a very lonely shark. Mark loved to play fish tag but there was nobody to play with. One day Mark was sitting in is cave when a friendly tuna swam by. The tuna saw Mark sitting all alone and felt bad for him. The tuna swam over to greet the shark. The tuna said, "Hi, I am Mike the tuna. What is your name?" Mark was shy to new fish he had never met before. "My name is Mark," Mark replied. Then Mike asked, "Do you want to go play fish tag?" Mark replied, "I would love to." So they went outside and played fish tag all day. After playing fish tag for a while, Mike wanted to invite some more friends to play fish tag with them. He invited Flo the flounder, Dolly the dolphin, and Will the whale. It is a lot more fun playing fish tag with more friends. After playing for awhile, they all got tired and hungry, so Mark invited them over for a snack. Nnn It was a good day for Mark. He hoped he could do the same thing tomorrow. Wabbalie and the Eels By Mason Age 8 San Jose, California Once there was an Ocean called Drip Drop Ocean and forty penguins lived there. One penguin was named Wabbalie. One day barnacles made a dead eel come to life! Then the eel made eggs. The eels ruled Drip Drop Ocean! Penguins were not getting fish. Eels were eating the penguin's fish. Now penguins cannot eat. Now there were only twelve penguins left because they had no fish. Wabbalie has to stop the eels. Then the same barnacles mixed with coral and made the shells. "It is time to hit some eels," said Wabbalie. Wabbalie had to hit ten eels. He hit one, then two, then he was on the last eel. Yeah! Wabbalie hit every eel. Then every dead penguin came to life from the barnacles. They lived happily ever after, of course… The Clam Count By Daniel Age 13 Clemmons, North Carolina The sun was just coming up over the tree tops, making the face of the pond sparkle. Bob the brim, Shane the shad and Terrance the turtle were swimming around looking for bugs to eat. They met their friend, Wildlife Officer Joy, leaning on the rail of the old dock. She asked them if they would count the clams on the west bank for her conservation report. "What is a conservation report?" asked Terrance. "I write how many animals there are in my conservation report, so I can tell if the pond is healthy. If there is not enough of each kind of animal, there might be a problem." "That sounds important," said Shane. They agreed to help and set off. When they got there, they counted the clams. Terrance and Bob counted ten clams, and Shane counted five by himself. They suddenly realized that they didn't know how to add. Shane suggested that they ask Mr. Frog, the math teacher at the Fish School, for help. Off they swam for the north cove, where he lived. When they arrived, he greeted them cheerily. He explained to them that they simply start with the largest number and count the smallest one onto it. Using this method, Terrance figured, "Ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen clams". "Well, children, do you need anything else?" asked Mr. Frog. "No, thank you." "Okay guys; let's go tell the wildlife officer." Once back at the dock, Officer Joy asked how many clams they counted. "Fifteen," exclaimed Bob. "Thank you, guys. I have to go turn in my conservation report now, bye," said Officer Joy. "Bye," said the friends" The Masterpiece By Mona Age 11 Highland Park, NJ If you ever were a kid, you would know how to define punishment or being grounded, especially when YOU THINK you don't deserve it. It's the world that causes you to get into this stupid disaster. If you have ever seen Curious George, the picture is clear. The same thing happened to me, Ben. Of course, I wasn't THAT curious; I was more worried and scared. Anyway, my mom, Becky, is an actor. She acts in scary and sad movies. One day, I did something so terrible that now my parents won't let me watch television alone until I'm old enough to control myself. It all started when my mom and dad left me alone with Grandpa Miller, the sleepiest person in town. I turned on the television. People had guns and stuff like that. In one corner, I suddenly saw my mom, all bloody and hurt. I was drinking coffee no one else could hold. Even if one drop was spilled on you, you would probably die to death. Even Grandpa Bill would wake up if he wasn't dead. I turned to wake my Grandma but she acted in a way that she was dead, without being beaten. Since I was two and I already had a rotten brain, like every other one of you when you were two. I ran to the television with my hot coffee and poured it into the television. The television made a scary, explosion sound that made Grandpa Miller jump. "Ben, what happened?" Grandpa Miller asked fearfully. Grandma stood up, cleaning her glasses and then putting them back on, making sure it was smoke she saw. After completely looking over the television, it was my turn to get stared by Grandpa Miller. Suddenly, the door opened. Mom and Dad stepped inside. "Sarah, there is either something wrong with my eyes or glasses!" Grandma Miller called to her daughter. As Mom went inside, she noticed the house smelled and was being hugged by her one and only son, Ben. "I saved you, Mommy!" my rotten brain made me say. But Mom just ran inside and saw the smoke which I thought was a masterpiece. I waited for Mom to come back, calling me her hero, who I was, but the hero to disaster. This is what I get after trying to save someone. Now, of course, I think a little before I do something, which is a very good advice. Dad and Mom had taken their punishment for their wonderful son and because they can see that my brain isn't empty anymore, or at least that's what they THINK it is. The Missing Lego By Austin Age 10 Ohio It was a sunny day but something wasn't so sunny. "Mom! Did you vacuum up my Lego again?" asked Austin. "No," said his mom. "Then where did all my Lego pieces go?" "I don't know," said his mom again. "Well they're all gone." All of a sudden there was a creak in the floor and then a thud. "What?" Austin said as he turned around. "That was weird. Hey maybe it was whatever took my Lego bits." So Austin looked around his room and noticed that there were a couple of pieces of Lego by his closet door. He felt around where the pieces were and felt a crack in the floor. He kept feeling around and felt something cold and hard. He parted the carpet fibers and found the back of a metal latch. "Someone has been in my room and it came from this door," he said. So he pulled on the carpet fibers so that he could hopefully open the door. To his surprise the door was unlocked. When he looked down he saw a faint light and noticed that there was a ladder beneath the opening. As he stepped down the ladder he heard footsteps behind him and when he turned around he saw a shadow duck in the direction of the faint light. So he tiptoed toward the light as softly as he could. He noticed that there were other faint lights and those faint lights were torches. He felt the wall and it was hard as rock. Then he noticed it was rock. So he kept walking and feeling the wall. When he got closer to the light he fell sideways into the doorway and made a big thud. Then he heard more footsteps that sounded like someone running, so he got up. Without feeling the wall he kept walking towards the light. When he finally got to the doorway he noticed that there was a little room and at the far side of the room there were three tunnels lit up by more torches. As he went further into the room he heard more footsteps that sounded like they were coming from the third tunnel. He ran down the tunnel and halfway down he slowed to a jog because he thought he heard panting. When he reached the edge he peaked over and saw there was a wolf on its back legs with his tub of Lego. Then the wolf went into a room and as he went Austin heard growling. When the wolf was in the room he went to the doorway and peaked in. There were a bunch of other wolves with Lego. So he grabbed a torch and ran in and saw the wolves making a statue of himself out of the Lego. At the bottom of the statue were the words Lego king. Then he noticed the wolves were looking at him. Then the wolves said, "It's the Lego king." "Hey what are you doing with my Lego?" Austin asked. "We are celebrating your Lego wisdom by making you a statue of yourself. We are sorry for taking your Lego, Master." "That is okay. Just ask next time." The Battle Within By Ariole E, Mathew S, Samuel D, Benjamin J, and Isaac R (from Mrs. Yang's HCS Writing Club) Age 8 - 10 Elk Grove, CA Once upon a time, there was a city called Spudville, where there lived happy spuds. But one spud was evil; he was called Count Spudula. He plotted day and night. He created a robot army called the S.D.R (Super Destructive Robots). They were extremely well trained. Meanwhile, back in Spudville, the brave Gordon felt like something was about to happen. He went to his friends Lenny and Johnny for advice. They got permission from the governor to build the J.E.L.E.R (Justice Enforcement League Extreme Robots). "Is the last robot done yet?" Gordon asked. "I'm working on it!" Lenny screamed. "It's harder than the one Johnny broke!" "We're under attack!" Johnny yelled. "They're sending in the tickle squad!" "I'm done." Lenny sighed. "... with the robot?" Gordon asked. "No, I beat my high score!" Lenny answered. "What about the robot?" "Oh that's done, too." The tickle squad burst in. "Robots, Attack!" Count Spudula screamed. The tickle squad came in and started to fight.     "They are shooting at us!" Gordon advised. "Who, what, when, where, why?" Lenny screamed. "Good robots, fire!" Gordon screamed. They fought until there were no robots left. "We are victorious!" Gordon yelled. Because of this, they were so happy! They won the battle within. The Lizard Looked On By the Reno Homeschool Wonderful Wacky Writers (RHWWW) Ages 10-16 Reno, NV It was a day like any other. Anna and Hannah were up to their usual monkey-business. The lizard was lazing on his rock, gazing at the sky, when all of the sudden the primate pair screamed and hid behind a huge pile of coconuts. As the frightened girls pointed to the hide-and-seek bush where something was moving, the lizard looked on. Out from the brush stepped a sight rarely seen in this deep, dark jungle: a pitiful soul, lost in both body and mind. That hungry stranger seemed to look at the monkeys like the lizard gazed at flies. The monkeys were horrified, but the lizard looked on. In what they though was self defense, the monkeys shoved their coconuts toward the explorer. Attempting to flee, the explorer tripped over a stray coconut and went flying into the jungle greenery. The monkeys giggled as the lizard looked on. "Take pity on me! I'm only here for the fame of discovering an unknown species of vegetation," cried the explorer in his thick British accent. The monkeys snickered and together chanted, "Sir, we think you just discovered poison ivy!" Maintaining his silence, the lizard looked on. Welted, red and with rumbling belly, "I'm starving!" the explorer screamed. When he reached toward the monkeys to swipe their bananas, the monkeys thought themselves to be his intended dinner and fled in panic. Though not the bananas he had hoped for, the explorer feasted on Anna and Hannah's unguarded coconuts until he had had his fill, then gave up his quest for fame to return home and tend his itching skin. With the flick of his tongue the lizard snatched a fly and observed, "Seeking fame is seeking trouble, but judging unfairly your worries will double." The Mouse in the House By Ruthi Age 5 Reno, Nevada Once upon a time there was a mouse that lived in a house. It was a doll house and I played with the mouse. The mouse played in his house. I played in my house. We played together. Every day I looked in the doll house. The mouse was there every time. And every day when I looked in the doll house, Mommy let me get out the mouse and give it a big hug and a big kiss. I also got to hold it. Cotton Candy Cloud By Joshua Age 8 Reno, Nevada Once upon a time, over the chocolate sea, the tiniest cloud was being picked on by the bigger clouds. Beneath them was a fishy fair. Amidst the caramel corn sea urchins, a cotton candy fish was making cotton candy, as usual. He gave a young lollypop fish and ice cream cone filled with cotton candy. She asked for a red cone filled with big white gumballs instead. The cotton candy fish said, "Yes!" and flung the rejected cotton candy up into the air where it hit the tiny cloud. That little cloud puffed up to become the biggest and tastiest cloud of all. From that day on, the bully clouds realized that being mean isn't sweet! Ooze By Savannah Age 9 Red Mesa, Colorado One frosty evening, Nina went to go do her chores: take out the trash. She just hated it. While mumbling, she slowly dragged the lid off the trashcan. And to her surprise something started to bubble, something like a big, nasty green blob. She backed up into the wall and awoke the blob. She needed to think of something quick, or else… "Blub" Her heart beat as fast as it could. "Blub" "Oh no!" she screamed. The blob slowly crept out of its habitat, crawling toward her. She took her emergency cell phone out of her pocket, trying not to make the blob move. Suddenly, it ate the cell phone. Now she thought there was no hope. Then she thought of it. "It must be hungry!" So she gave it her fudge brownie, that she loved a lot, and the trash bag; and yet it was still missing something. Nina snapped her fingers. "That's it. You need love and a name and a home!" Nina thought for a minute or two. "I'll love you and your name will be… Ooze! And you can live at my house!" The blob seemed to like it because it grinned a big grin. "Yay!" The Case of The Missing Baloney By Chelsea Age 10 Red Mesa, Colorado Hi, I'm Spike the dog and I'm here to tell you about the missing baloney. It started when the mice made the Meat Museum. The meat museum was full of all kinds of disgusting things like, year old meatballs, mouldy ham, and… must I go on? Anyway, their most prized meat was the baloney they stole from Katie's lunch. My opinion was that the meat museum was gross, but I didn't want to tell the mice. A few days later the house was covered with mousetraps. Meat was disappearing everywhere. I decided I would pay the mice a visit, but turns out they were acting just as bozo as the humans. "The baloney it's gone!" they squealed. "Were is it?" I asked them. Then the leader, Mr. Squish, answered my question. "We don't know!" I needed to investigate. First suspect CAT. I looked and sure enough cat was plopped down on the coach. "Hi cat!" I said, circling the couch. Cat jumped up looking frightened for a moment. "Hi, Dog" Cat said glaring at me. "The names Spike!" I scowled. "Ya, well next time you should call me Socks," Cat snarled. "Anyway, we need to get down to business, where were you yesterday afternoon?" "On the coach," Cat answered suspiciously. I didn't believe him, but I also wanted to end the conversation, so I just walked off. That afternoon I interviewed Hamster and Rat. Neither of them stole the baloney . When I was about to give up I saw Katie holding an old piece of baloney. "Daddy, I found a piece of boloney can I have it?" she asked, but before she could say another word I jumped up, grabbed it and saved the day. How I like my Dad By Jessica Age 6 Red Mesa, Colorado One day a girl went to her dad. She said he was the best dad in the universe. She kissed him and hugged him. Lost but never found By Holly Age 7 Red Mesa, Colorado Once upon a time there lived a baby. The baby was a prince. The baby prince crawled and played most of the day. One day his mother took him to a park. He was so excited and happy. He didn't know what to do. First he started running around in circles and ran to the playground. He was so excited he slid down the slide. He climbed on the monkey bars and he swung on the swing. And then he was so tired he ran a little bit more and then he lay under a tree. But when he turned back everyone was gone. He searched and then he remembered his way home. Or did he? Super Baby By Tiffany Age 8 Red Mesa, Colorado I was looking through the bars of my crib watching my brother lift weights. He was mumbling, "I'm so strong". I mean, how hard can it be? I can do that any day. While I sat there my sister wanted to hold me. So she put out her arms and lowered the bar. But I wasn't going to go there. I jumped out and hid under a blanket. Once I knew she was long gone I made my way to the weights. I lifted them up and boy, they were easy. I lifted my crib and it was as light as a bikini. I had to do more so I flew to the phone and dialled to the space people and said in a deep voice, "Where can I fly to?" "You can fly to planet tooth and fight off those Maricatons." Said a voice. So, I got in my rocket and traveled to plant tooth. When I got there I saw creatures with blue polka dots. I fought them off with my super strength and now I rule the planet tooth. The Monkeyman who likes Chickens and flying (turkey) Bacon By Amanda Age 13 Red Mesa, Colorado (Inspired by crazy cousin Logan) There once was a Monkeyman who was called Monkeyman who likes Chickens and flying bacon, only this was a problem you see, because he didn't like flying bacon, only flying turkey bacon! "Why!" he cried every time some hobo on the street would address him by his name. "Why bacon and not TURKEY bacon!" he screamed as loud as he could and then broke out in song about pink shoes. Everyone then somehow magically knew the dance and song and did it with him. "I understand now!" cried the hobo in relief, "You are now called Monkeyman who likes Chickens and flying turkey bacon!" They all cheered. "Wait!" Monkeyman etc.. called, "I don't like Chickens, only turkey Chickens." |
