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The New Pet By Jennie Age 8 El Mirage, Arizona Ding-ding-ding! The school bell rang. "Ok class, time to go," said Ms. Till. "Yes!" I said. "I'm going to get a pet Ms. Till. It's my first pet. I'm getting it today." "How nice, Jennie", said Ms. Till. "You better get going." "Ok". I grabbed my backpack and ran to find Mom's car. "Mom! Mom! I can't wait to get the pet. Hurry! Hurry!" "We're here", Mom said. Yeah! I ran inside. "Wow!" I said. "I like the puppy Mom." It was a Dalmation. "Are you sure?" "I'm sure," I said. "It's name is Chocolate Chip." That night I fed Chocolate Chip, and let her sleep with me. At 1:00 at night someone broke in the house. Chocolate Chip woke up and ran downstairs. Mom heard her and ran down too. Mom called the police. The bad guy went to jail thanks to Chocolate Chip. I love Chocolate Chip. The Fable of the Copycatter By Alex (now Gr. 6) Montello Elementary School Lewiston, ME A long, long, long time ago when there were no people, the land was a wild as can be. There was only one creature that took to copycatting everyone. Do you want to know who the conniving animal was? He copycatted everyone in the jungle. Yes, Tiger cub was a copycatter by heart. If tiger cub had a penny for every animal he copycatted he would be a millionaire. Tiger cub loves copycatting like a bee loves honey. One day Tiger cub saw a big slithering cobra moving through another after another black bush as dark as midnight. Tiger cub unable to resist the undulating motion tried to move like the snake. He threw himself on the rough, overpowering hot, trough like trench and tried to slither . He tried and tried, but all he did was make a hole. He finally ran out of energy making that hole. Then toucan came and squawked, "You shouldn't copycat everyone you see!" Now Tiger cub ran so slow it looked like he was weightless through the jungle. Tiger cub was so happy because he could smell the aroma of meat so much he could taste it. His soft fur began to sparkle in the sunlight because he was happy. He then, looking at the colorful trees of green and red, saw and heard spider monkeys swing by, their tails howling enough to annoy owls from a distance. Foolish Tiger cub climbed a tree and tried to swing by his tail. He tried to swing by his tail because he liked how spider monkeys could swing around. Tiger cub had many ordeals of slamming into trees. One little mishap of shifting a little too much weight inferred that he would fall to the ground. Toucan came again squawking, "For the last time you shouldn't copycat everyone you see!" First Tiger cub gave up swinging by his tail. Next he walked and walked for hours to nowhere in particular. Finally Tiger cub saw the squawking Toucan. Suddenly Tiger cub began to squawk! He squawked and squawked until the Toucan began pecking at him until he promised to stop copycatting. "You shouldn't copycat everyone you see!" From that point on the jungle was a non-copycat zone. Yes, that made all of the animals of the jungle very happy. They all stayed with their personal acting that was never copycatted. Tiger cub grew up into a full grown wise tiger. Everything was100% copycat free until people came along. The jungle now has a few non-copycat zones for miles. Then one day the Toucan caught a few copycat people and screamed: "You shouldn't' copycat everyone you see!!!" Would You Like to Meet Him? By Thomas Age 8 O'Neill, Nebraska Long, long ago there was a deserted island with a lot of amazing creatures. One creature had sharp spikes with poisonous tips. The spikes were as green as grass. The spikes helped the creature creep through the grass. The creature also has four wings. The wings help it fly from tree to tree. It is called a Zong Goon. Would you like to meet him? "Hello, I'm Zong Goon. Come follow me and meet my friends." As I was walking, BONK....a hardy, round object hit me in the head. It was a coconut. I looked up and it was my friend Dong Bong. He was giggling at me. Dong Bong is the fastest creature on the island. He is a prankster, pulling, black-striped, furry white, springy creature with sharp claws. Would you like to meet him? We continued walking and came upon Zing Bling. "Hello, I'm Zing Bling. I live in the sea most of the time. I am teal and I'm 90 feet long. I have razor-sharp teeth and eyes the size of a monster truck tire. I can swim as fast as a speeding bullet because of my 30 foot long fins. Would you like to meet him or.......would you like him to give you a ride back home? Fall by Adayla age 13 Tyndall, South Dakota It wasn't the taste of sunshine or the scent of lavender, it was the scene before my eyes that fascinated me. The trees had bloomed in red, green, and orange leaves and the sun left a brilliant shade under them. A little boy sat in a near-by tree, waiting for winter to come. If he fell, he had a soft landing made of leaves to comfort him. Then, the leaves changed. They crumpled and fell to the ground. The boy had gone home. Snow started to come from the clouds overhead. The clouds disappeared and the boy was back, now building a snowman. The sky was bright and the boy squinted as he continued making his friend. Before he could finish, it had melted. Spring had come and the trees revealed their beauty once more. Yes, the year was going by fast and I couldn't stop it. Autumn came with the red, green, and orange leaves that had come like the year before. The boy climbed the tree once more, now the same height as it. But if he fell, there was nothing to soften his landing. Click these titles for two other stories by Adayla and Ethan "The Hacking Cats of Hawaii" and "Arriving Home" My Day With A Dinosaur By Reese Age 7 Willards, MD Imagine you woke up and saw a dinosaur in your backyard. What would you and the dinosaur do together? Early on a Thursday morning I woke up to get ready for school, I looked out my bedroom window and I saw a dinosaur. I ran outside and said where did you come from? He said he fell out of a spaceship. I asked him if he wanted to be my friend, he said what is a friend? It is someone you like to spend time with. He told me his name was Coconut. I took him to the mall and when we walked in everybody stared at us. Where did he come from everybody asked? He is from outer space, he is here to spend the day with me. Everybody in the mall was walking along with us. We all decided to take him to watch a movie, the movie was Ku Fu Panda. We ate pop-corn and laughed. Finally, at the end of the day I took him home, and we went to my backyard where his spaceship came to pick him up. It was my best day ever! When Elephants Fly Over the Moon By Brittney Age 11 Pittsburgh, PA One day there were two elephants who have had a craving for chocolate milk for years. Of course when you're in Australia you can't get chocolate milk too quickly. You have to take a number and wait. Tom and Jerry [ the two elephants ] just couldn't wait any longer. So one day they heard a rumor, started by a hippo, that there was chocolate milk on the moon. No one thought it possible for two of the fattest elephants on the face of the earth to get on the moon and have some chocolate milk. So, Tom and Jerry started brainstorming for ideas to get on the moon. First, they tried jumping, boy was that a disaster. Second, they tried a jet pack made out of soda and coconuts. Third, a sling shot. It didn't seem like they remembered they are pretty darn chubby. Sadly, all of their ideas failed with flying colors. The next day they almost decided to give up and wait in line. But, a kangaroo came by drinking chocolate milk. Tom and Jerry asked him where he got it and he said on the moon. Now they were determined. Tom and Jerry were going frantic trying to get on that moon. [ Honestly, it looked like they were losing some weight. ] They were going so crazy over that chocolate milk that they began having hallucinations of huge pools of chocolate milk. One day, they got so frustrated their ears started to flap [because that is what happens when they get angry] so much that they were raised to the moon! So, in the end they got their chocolate milk. The Attack of the Talking Gerbils By Mackenzie Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania It was a perky peaceful afternoon when Mackenzie, Cara and Montana decided to go to an ice cream store in New York. Then all of a sudden, an army of talking gerbils barged through the side of the ice cream store. “Ha ha!” Reed, the head of the gerbil army said. “We will destroy everything and take over the town!” Before they left, they squeezed the girls into babies. “Oh no! We’re babies!” Mackenzie said. They heard an uproar behind them. They turned around and saw two wizard pelicans. “Hello, my name is Michael and this is my associate Matt. We will be your wizards today.” The kids were in shock. The wizards continued to speak. “We can grant you one wish.” “Okay. I wish for a pony!” Montana said. “NO!” It was too late. The wizards had already granted the wish. “You fool! Now how are we going to destroy the gerbils?!” The wizards pandered in confusion, but then they understood. “Okay, since you all don’t agree, you get one more wish. The three thought for a moment and then came up with a wish. “We wish that we could be as big as the gerbils.” The wizards obeyed and the kids grew in less than ten seconds. “We’re off to beat the gerbils!” said Cara. They found them in the center of the town, chomping on the Empire State Building. They fought and argued for about three minutes and then the encounter was over. “We demolished them!” said Montana. “No! We were so close. I’m melting!” “What are you talking about boss, we’re not in the Wizard of Oz?” “I was doing it for dramatic affect.” “Well, all’s well that ends well.” said Mackenzie. The three happy little girls transformed back to their normal selves and went to go get some ice cream. |
The Bunny and the Deer Fable By Tia (now Gr. 6) Montello Elementary Lewiston, ME Long, long ago, in the woods that never ended, a bunny with gray fur and a big fluffy tail didn't know where his mom was because she wasn't where he was. All of a sudden a little deer with light brown fur popped out from a big green bush. "What's the matter?" the little deer asked. "My mom is gone, lost, and I don't believe that I will find her!" the bunny sobbed. The little deer replied, "If you believe in yourself anything is possible." The little deer noticed that the bunny was starving, so she gave the bunny some carrots for herself and the bunny. Then they waited until midnight to start looking for the bunny's mom because in the day there are hunters that will hunt in the day. Finally it was midnight so they started their journey through the many pine trees, thorn bushes and large hills. Along the way an old moose was about the have a midnight snack and go to sleep almost yelled and glared at the little deer and bunny with his angry eyes, but he didn't. That's when the bunny and the little deer ran. "I guess he didn't have any scruples!" the bunny thought aloud. After they got at least a mile away, just in case if the moose chased them, they saw a supermarket. So they started buying food and bug spray. They were going to buy some other things like a compass or a water bottle but they didn't. Now they had a sufficient amount of food and bug spray and moved on. The little deer gave the bunny a look that seemed to be saying to not dilly-dally. They ran through the pine trees, thorn bushes, and large mountains. They had some cuts but not bloody. Then they found a cave. The bunny wondered if anyone was in it. Then the little deer had to throw a good sized rock into the cave to make sure that there was no one in the cave like a bear. No one was in there. It was kind of late, like around 7 PM. The bunny had a dream that night of him and his mom again, and he was believing in himself. They slept through the night while the loons called and the wolves howled. When they woke up their cuts were healed. Then before you could say Johnny Appleseed, they saw the bunny's mom. The bunny ran to his mom. He looked so happy with his mom again. The bunny looked at the deer with a wide smile and the little deer signed in relief. "If you believe in yourself, anything is possible," the little deer reminded. The attack of the Jeans By Adam Age 9 North Lincolnshire, England The jeans are hypnotizing people to buy them. When the people put them on, the jeans immediately start sewing into the skin so the people cannot take them off. The menacing evil jeans inject a nasty liquid called jean CCBB3BA1, causing the wearer to sleep, meanwhile the blood is being poisoned with a green potion. As they wake up they change into a criminal. The super spy agents (Stewart, John, Becky and Jim) have found out about this; they made a spray that will exterminate the jeans and put an end to their horrible plot for good. The fantastic spy agents get too work, spraying their magnificent spray onto the jeans. In the end, the jeans start to melt; finally everything is back to normal. The Special Dog By Fletchelle Age 11 Kuching,Sarawak (Malaysia) One day, as I was walking trough the park, I saw a dog. It was so cute! I walked to do the dog and pat his head. Suddenly the dog said, "Hi, my name is Charlie. What is your name?" "You can talk?" I said surprised. "Sure I can," it answered. "My name is Chantelle," I told him. "I am a very special dog," the dog told me. "Really? What makes you so special?" said the dog. "I can grant wishes," the dog answered me. "I hereby grant you 2 wishes," it added. "Yeah, sure you can… not. I wish I had 3 legs," I jokingly said. Suddenly stars appear before me, and then, I had three legs! No!!! "See, I told you I can grant wishes. Next time, choose you wishes carefully!" said the dog laughing. "Oh no! I used a wish. Can't you grant me three wishes?" I asked sadly. "What do you think I am? A genie? You didn't do anything for me," it said again. "No, I suppose I didn't. But, I can be your friend is you want," I added. "My friend? I never had a friend. Sure I'd love too!" said the dog excitedly. "But my legs, I only want two," I said. "So, you wanted to be my "friend" just because you wanted me to give you another wish? You are not a friend! You are a liar! Fine, wish yourself back to normal by yourself," the dog said as it walked away. Now I have three legs just because I was dishonest. Moral: Honesty is important in friendship. The Really Big Leaf Pile By Daniela Age 10 East Brunswick, New Jersey One Fall afternoon me and my two siblings Rachel and Sammy were so bored. "What should we do today?" Rachel asked. We were all sitting there scratching our heads wondering what we should do. "I have a great idea, how about a really big leaf pile!” I said. "What a great idea," said Rachel and Sammy. So all of us ran outside. Each of us took a basket, filled it with leaves and dumped it in the pile." What hard work", I said panting while running back and forth. Finally it was done, the biggest leaf pile I ever saw. "Wow!” we all said staring at the pile of leaves. Kaboom!! We all jumped into the pile. "That was the best day ever!" we all shouted. My Strange Pet By Taylor Age 7 Pittsville, MD Do you think a monkey would make a good pet? One morning me and my mom were talking about me getting a pet. My mom said I could get a cat. But I said I want a monkey. Then my mom said are you crazy! A monkey. Well monkeys are cute. I want a monkey!! No, not a monkey. Mom said. I waaant a monkey. So give me the money I said give me the money. So mom gave me the money and she took me to the New York pet store. When we arrived to the pet store I saw a little, cute monkey. The monkey jumped all around his cage when he saw me, then he scratched his head and I said to mom I want this monkey. So when I got my monkey I named it Bubbles and it was a girl. Next, me and Bubbles went to the mall. Then we went to the movie theater. Then me and Bubbles went for a walk at the park. Bubbles enjoyed seeing all of the other animals. When we got home we got a snack. Then we play a Dumb game. Finally, we hugged and said My New Pet By Gracie Age 7 Parsonsburg, MD Do you think a monkey would make a good pet? One day my sister and I were talking about getting a pet. My sister wanted a zebra. I said no I want a monkey. She said a monkey! Are you crazy who do you think you are? Why do you want a monkey? Because he can play monkey with me. Then mom walked in and said it's time to go shopping. I said I know where I can get the monkey. My mom said why are we talking about a monkey? We are talking about a monkey because I want a pet. Yes let's get a monkey. I will get it at Pet Smart. I didn't know they had monkeys at Pet Smart. My mom said they just got them, she said I will name her Coco. So we went to Pet Smart and we got Coco. She was very pretty. She was very nice. We went to Target and got her a pink dress. She loved the dress so much she wore it every day. We did everything together and became best friends. Alafin - The boy who can run on mud By Sandhya Age 5 ½ Sunnyvale, California One day in a town in Portugal there lived a boy whose name was Alafin. He was a naughty boy, who did everything the wrong way. Every time his mom called to him, “ Time to do your homework,” he just did not hear her. Although he was in 2nd grade he did not follow her directions but followed only the directions in history and geography (north, south, east and west). So, his mother was very unhappy, but he did not care. One day in his school there was a contest to see who could run fast on mud. All the students started to run, but Alafin was the fastest. So Alafin earned the title “The Boy Who Ran Fast In The Mud” and a gift. When Alafin got home and showed his mommy the gift she said, “Wow, amazing!” She hugged Alafin and said, “You cannot follow my directions but you sure can run on the mud.” That was the happiest moment in the 2nd grader’s life, and he lived happily ever after. Scary Things By Ruhee Grade 1A Zydus School for Excellence, Ahmedabad, India I am afraid of dark shadows That pop up at night. I am scared of looking down From mountain heights. I am afraid of lizards Resting on the wall. Earthworms and spiders Which creep and crawl. I am afraid of the witch Who flies on the broom. Fast cars frighten me too When they go zoom vroom! When I grow big These fears will not stay. Like a strong, brave girl I will drive them away! |
