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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. Cinderella Humor By Alli Age 12 Duluth, Georgia “Order, Order! Order in the court! Now, Cinderella tell me just exactly what your problem is,” Charles Perrault said as he adjusted his suit. Cinderella had a look of fury on her face as she pointed at her stepmother and said, “Why would my father marry this old grouch? Huh? Didn’t my father have better sense to marry someone else than this… this… MONSTER? I mean, COME ON! My step mother is HORRID!” Cinderella’s stepmother gasped. “What exactly MAKES her so horrid?” Charles Perrault asked. They had been at this ALL day. Cinderella answered quickly, “Well, first of all, remember when you wrote the story that I had to stay home SCUBBING the floor, while my EVIL STEPMOTHER went to the ball to get MY MAN and…” “I object!” The audience turned to see Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother looking at Cinderella in a rage of fury, “Wait, I believe it was your STEP SISTERS who tried to take your man. Also, I believe I gave you until midnight to find true love, and that you and your prince lived happily ever after!” “Well, if you were so magical you could have given me MORE TIME to dance with the prince!” Cinderella answered, “And…” “OKAY ENOGH!” Charles Perrault yelled. A hush fell over the crowd as he said, “I don’t want to hear ANYTHING ELSE CINDERELLA! Everyone just GO HOME and live with it!” “Obviously I am NOT going to get anywhere!” Cinderella said. Then Cinderella tramped home very annoyed with Charles Perrault as she said, “I’ll just write my OWN book, and this time, I immediately get the prince I want, I don’t have to scrub floors and…” Cinderella walked home mumbling silly other things. Yes, Cinderella has quit her role as Cinderella. The Old Rusty Battery By Esther and Lily Ages 14 and 10 New Haven, Connecticut The rusty old battery Was very tattery and needed a shave So he went to the parlor run by dave Dave took out his shaving cream bottles and bottles by the ream It made tattery battery beam He sat quite still and waited until He could look at his reflection and scream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The tattery battery was no longer tattery A scream not of fear but of delight ran out the window and into the night Ijsberg -The tale of an igloo By Archit Age 10 Edison, NJ It was a dark and stormy night in the ice age. The humans were huddled inside me, clearly afraid. I wanted to help them, but I was no more than an igloo. I could only keep them warm and protect them from the cold, biting wind. It was foggy and snowy, and strange shadows jumped out of the fog. The little humans were shivering from cold and fear and the big humans looked like zombies. The question here is “what are they afraid of”? I’ll tell you… Suddenly there was an ear splitting roar and an earth shaking crash. Then a giant woolly mammoth charged into view. The woolly mammoth stampeded straight at me. It took all of my willpower not to collapse on top of the humans. It hurtled at me again. I started to wobble and shake. I knew I was going to fall down, so I decided that my last act would be to get rid of the terrible mammoth. As the mammoth charged and knocked me down, I buried him in an avalanche of snow and ice. There was not a single scratch on any of the humans. The last thing that I saw was the shocked looks on the humans faces. The next thing I knew, I was rebuilt! It turned out that the mammoth had run away and the humans felt sorry for me, so they rebuilt me. I guess it does pay to help! Party Times Two By: Briana Age: 9 Enfield NC Tracey and Bracey are twins. They share the same birthday and that happens to be coming up tomorrow! Tracey and Bracey usually share everything, but not today. “My coloring book is filled up,” says Tracey. “Can I use yours?” “No,” says Bracey, “I’m using it.” But Bracey has only two crayons, and these are broken. Can I use your crayons?” she asked. “No, I’m using them,” says Tracey, and off she goes to her room. Upstairs, Tracey has an idea. I know. I’ll do something nice for Bracey for our birthday. That will be a surprise. Maybe dad can help me figure out what to do. Off she goes to look for him. Meanwhile, Bracey has been thinking too. I know. I’ll do something super for Tracey for our birthday. Maybe mom can help me surprise Tracey. Off goes Bracey to look for mom. Tracey and dad made their plans. They’ll go to the store for cupcake fixings and balloons. When they get back, dad will have Bracey help mom with her errands. That way, they can shop for the cake and decorations, and Tracey won’t guess what they’re up to. At the card store, mom and Bracey are looking at party decorations. Bracey picks out a crown with blue sparkles for Tracey. Then they buy favors and everything else they’ll need for a party. Mom hides the cake box on the top shelf of the hall closet. Bracey hides the stuff from the card store in a big trunk. Tracey and Bracey pass each other in the hallway. “What are you doing, Bracey?” asked Tracey. “Nothing,” says Bracey. “What are you doing?” “Nothing”, says Tracey. Later, Tracey sneaks down to the kitchen phone to invite Bracey’s friends to the party. Bracey goes down to dad’s basement phone to call Tracey’s friends. Now everybody knows about the party, but Bracey and Tracey still don’t know about all the surprises. Tracey is thinking about a present for Bracey. She puts some of her best crayons in a bag. Then she decorates the bag with all kinds of stickers. Bracey is making a present for Tracey. She cuts out the nicest unused pages from her coloring book and wraps them carefully in sheets from the Sunday comics. It’s the day of the party at last. Tracey thinks she’s going to surprise Bracey. Bracey that she’s going to surprise Tracey. Instead, they get a double surprise! Here are all their friends and the things they planned for each other! “This was the best surprise!” says Tracey. “No, this was the best double surprise!” says Bracey. And everybody agrees it’s the best birthday party ever! The Three Dragons and Godzilla By Kyle Age 8 West Palm Beach, Fla. Once Upon a time there were 3 cousin dragons who lived on top of a large volcano. Then one night Godzilla showed up and tried to attack the 3 cousin dragons. The 3 cousin dragons formed each other powers by uniting together to defeat Godzilla. Godzilla was so strong that he did not die but went off into ????? The Frog Who Was Really A Man By Briana Age 9 Enfield, NC One day I was in the forest picking berries for my blueberry pie. When I finished picking the berries, I walked to a pond. I saw a little frog on a leaf. It said: “Who are you.” I said: “Oh my god you’re a talking frog.” It said: “I know.” “How can you do that?” I said. “I don’t know,” it said. A few minutes later, I picked up the frog and took him to my house. I put some water in a bucket and put it in there. It swam for a while and then said: “Can I sleep in here?” “Why not unless you crawl out,” I said. We slept for 11 hours that night. The next morning we went to the prime care’s doctor office to check the frog. We waited 5 minutes to get called on. Dr. Nuchbarn got the frog and checked on it. It was 2 hours to find out. He said: “I checked it and I see that it is a man.” I said: “How can it be.” >It has human bones,” the doctor said. “Let’s test it shall we.” We gave the frog a glass of juice and he held it like a human. “I guess it is a man.” I said. I took it back home and I told my mom and she hollered then she said yes. He stayed with us until the frog skin pilled off. Then my mom married him and he named himself Ben Trunchbald. The Leprechaun Who Had No Gold By Charlie Age 7 San Jose, CA Once there was a lucky leprechaun who lived in Oregon. This lucky leprechaun was no ordinary lucky leprechaun. He had no gold! So the lucky leprechaun went into the dark and scary woods and searched for some gold. Finally, in four days, the lucky leprechaun found ten shiny pieces of gold. Once the lucky leprechaun reached his little house he found out it was only $200 dollars! So the lucky leprechaun went into the dark and scary woods for the second time. Although the lucky leprechaun stayed in the dark and scary woods for a week, the lucky leprechaun didn’t find a centimeter of shiny gold! Then the lucky leprechaun asked, “Why can’t I find a pot of gold?” So, the lucky leprechaun looked for a month longer and didn’t find any pieces of shiny gold! Then the lucky leprechaun stepped on a rock and ten pots of gold appeared! Then when the lucky leprechaun pulled all the pots of gold to his little house, the lucky leprechaun counted them. He had ten pots of shiny gold and ten pieces of shiny gold. His total was $5,000,000 dollars! After that the lucky leprechaun was jumping for joy with all of his shiny pots of gold. The lucky leprechaun was very happy in his little house with his ten shiny pots of gold and his ten shiny pieces of gold! Point of View Poem By Sean I’m hidden at the ballgame, You can’t see me anywhere. But although you may not find me, I saturate the air. As tension builds between the teams The fans are nervous too, But when one team excels the other, I start creeping into a few. Suddenly I explode Throughout the entire crowd. The announcer shouts, “Home run!” As the audience screams out loud. I’m always there no matter what, I’m there to some degree. I’ve probably enveloped you before, But just what may I be? TeddyBear By Carleigh 2nd grader Willards, MD Once upon a time there was a little baby bear. Today is Bear’s birthday. Molly brings him a present. The Baby bear loves to plant. Bear is hungry, he goes to get ice-cream. Bear is eating his ice-cream. Bear loves to play music. Bear loves the beach. My Book of ABC’s By Tayler Age 7 Willards, MD. A is for Apple, Ant and Airplane. B is for Bat, Birthday, Books, and Baseball. C is for Candy, Cake, and Cat. D is for Dog and Dinosaur. E is for Elephant. F is for Fish and Frog. G is for Goat and Goose. H is for Home, Horse and Hippo. I is for Iguana and ice-cream. J is for Jam and Juice. K is for Kite and Kitten. L is for Lion and Lollipops. M is for Mouse and Money. N is for Nose. O is for Octopus and Onion. P is for Penguin and Pink Pig. Q is for Queen. R is for Roger Rabbit and Red Rooster. S is for Silly Snake and Sammy Seal. S is for Science. T is for Tommy Turtle and Tiggy Tiger. U is for Umbrella and Umpire. V is for Violin and Valentine. W is for Walrus and Watermelon. X is for Xylophone. Y is for Yo-Yo. Z is for Zebra. From Enemies to Friends! by Destiny Gr. 5 Montello Elementary School, Lewiston, ME Long ago, when animals cheered, the first cheering contest was on! Lynx and Bobcat in colorful uniforms wanted to win a special prize. Bobcat really wanted to win badly. The contest started at high noon. The Yell-a-Cheer round had begun. Bobcat bumped Lynx during the cheer and made her mess up so bad. The next contest was Stunts. Lynx did a Solo Scorpion stunt in the soft grass. Bobcat again bumped Lynx. Lynx fell and hurt her ankle, but kept going. Then came the final round to see who won. Lynx scared Bobcat by saying, “I could do the same to you!” The whole time Bobcat would move away from Lynx thinking Lynx would make her mess up, but Lynx did nothing. Lynx said to Bobcat, “Two wrongs never make a right!” After that day they promised to never ever fight or do ugly deeds ever anything again. At the next contest Lynx and Bobcat worked as in team to win their goals. They both won first place in the contest. From their first win as a team, Lynx and Bobcat won lots of first place contests. Now Lynx and Bobcat enjoy doing contests together. In Wildcat Magazine, Lynx and Bobcat are said to be the best cat cheering team ever! Plus, they were each presented with one of a kind specially made cheering rings. Lynx said, “What did you learn?” Bobcat replied, “Don’t just win, win together!” Saying Good Morning! by Salat Gr.5 Montello Elementary School, Lewiston, ME I like saying “Good morning!” to everybody that I know. Every morning I say, “Good morning!” to my mom and dad. And when I get to school I say, “Good morning!” to my friends. When I go home I say, “Good bye!” to my friends and teacher at school. When I get home I say, “Good afternoon!” to my mom and dad. And that makes me happy and that makes my friends happy. And it makes my mom and dad happy, too. The Prince and I By Briana Age 9 Enfield, NC Once upon a time there was a prince, and his name was Jacob. Jacob was handsome and sweet. I always wanted to marry him but I was too broke. I wore raggedy clothes and he thought I was ugly. But now I have changed. Yesterday, I got a job, and now I have some money I got a manicure and a pedicure. After that, I went to a food market to get some groceries for the kids and I. Then I went to the castle to see Jacob in the window. Every time I look he is putting on clothes getting ready. But I never knew what it was. It was something special that he had to announce probably. I went to my mother’s house to get the kids. I went home and cooked the groceries so we can eat. We went and took our baths for the night. We got up at 5:00am this morning so I can go to work. I take them to my mother’s house so I can work. I ride 8 miles to get there and it’s not easy. I have to plant tobacco today and tomorrow. I get off at 5:00pm and get paid on Fridays. When I got off today I went to the castle. This time I didn’t look out the window, I went in. I saw a lot of people sitting down and Jacob was talking. I sneaked to the back row where no one was sitting. When the service was over I tried to leave. But when I tried to leave Jacob grabbed me. He said, “What happened to you?” “I got a manicure and a pedicure yesterday,” I said. “You look very beautiful,” he said. “Thank you,“ I said. “Do you want to go out to eat?” he asked. “Not tonight. I have to get my children,” I said. “OK,” he said. I went to get my children and we went to their cousin’s birthday party. We ate and we talked until it was over. We went home and took our baths and went to sleep. The next morning I called momma and asked her if she would watch the kids while I went on a date with Prince Jacob. She said, sure. I drove them there and I went to the castle. When I got there he was already ready for the date. He came out in got in the car. He said, “We’re going to olive garden for our date.” I said, “Okay.” I drove all the way to olive garden. We got a table for 2 and ordered our food. Then we talked and he proposed to me and I said yes. I went to my mother’s house to get the kids and I told my mom that he proposed to me. The next day we went to get a white dress and we went to my church and got married. From then on we had a happy family. |
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 ˝ 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! The Ghost and Me By Danielle Age 9 Westchester, Ohio One beautiful day, I was walking home from school. When I was walking by an office building, I saw some writing on the wall. It came out of nowhere. It said, "Meet me by the dumpster or else!" I ran home to tell my mom. When I told her she said it was probably just a daydream. After school I went to the dumpster and said," Hello, is anyone here?" Then I started to think someone was trying to trick me. But then I heard a voice saying, "Good you came. Will you be my friend? Being a ghost is very loneley." I don't know,” I said. “You won't be tricking me a lot will you?” “No, I am a nice ghost. I only want to be your friend. But if you don’t want me, I will go,” said the ghost. “No, please stay. I want to be your friend. But there is one thing I don’t understand. When you wrote on the wall why did you write or else?” I asked. “I wrote that so you would come. Shall we skip to my house?” We did, and the ghost and I lived as friends forever. Angels By Robyn Age 10 Hello again, I am not sure so much about angels as I am about fairies, but I will give it a go. I suppose that angels are like us but live in heaven, but I have my own understanding. I think that the reason that we cannot see them is because they hide behind the clouds. They don’t want to make us down here feel sorry for them being dead because when I think of an angel I think of light and white things like wedding dresses. So really they are us in a different form. Maybe there are such things as mermaids, too, because if angels are real so are they. Volunteering at a Pet Shelter By Kevin Age14 Dallas, Texas I am spending six weeks with my grandma helping homeless cats and dogs. Volunteering at a pet shelter is a lot of fun. Every day we get up at 6 am to take care of animals. At the shelter, all the dogs and cats are barking and meowing because they are hungry. My grandma cleans dog kennels while I clean cat cages. I take each cat or group of kittens out of their cage and put them into a crate while I change the paper, bleach the litter box, and put clean soft beds, toys, and fresh food and water in their cage. We feed the dogs dry food mixed with canned food. We have about 30 to 35 bowls to fill. It doesn’t take as long to fill that many bowls as it would seem. In each bowl, I put canned food and mix a little water with it to make it like gravy and my grandma stirs in the dry food. After the dogs eat, we let them out in groups to play under the blue sky with the wind blowing through their hair. Some of the dogs like to splash and play with each other in the kiddie pool that was donated by some nice people. When they come in from playing outside they always find a treat and a toy waiting for them in their kennel. Some of the animals have to take medicine. They don’t like it at all but we know they will be thankful when they get better. If they have coccidia, which makes them weak and skinny, we give them a white liquid called Baycox. If they have ringworm we have to wash them in a very stinky yellow dip and then spot treat with cream. A Border Collie that I named Tiffany was hit by a car. Her leg was cut to the muscle. Every day, we give her antibiotic pills stuffed in a meatball and do hydrotherapy on her leg. After it dries we put a healing cream on it called Animax. After about 2 weeks, she is getting a lot better and is wagging her tail and giving us kisses. When new animals come in, we have to process them after the veterinarian examines them. That means bathing them, weighing them, giving them shots, heartworm preventative, flea preventative, and wormer. Then I fix them a cage with a soft bed, food and water, a toy and a treat. One day a dog came in because the owners said they couldn’t afford grooming anymore. The dog whined and cried for his owners for days, so I held him, talked softly to him and gave him belly rubs. It made him feel better but I wish the owners would have tried harder to keep that dog. Maybe they could have bathed the dog and cut his hair with scissors themselves. Every day after we get the animals cared for, we have to scoop the yards, wash all the bowls and beds and sweep and mop the floors with bleach water. Then we go up front to get more food and supplies. We have a whole lot of work to do but there is also time for a whole lot of fun! We play fetch with a little brown terrier named Dewey. His favorite toy is a round, bright colored ball with little knobby things on it. We taught William how to jump up on a dog house. He learned by himself how to open doors. I like playing with a black kitten named Allen and a white and black kitten named Ashton. They have a toy stick with streamers and plastic fish attached and they jump very high to catch it when I swing it back and forth for them. My favorite kitten is a Siamese named Chino but I like to call him ‘Cappu-chino.’ I like the way he purrs and the way he jumps up on my shoulder and wraps his arms around my neck like he’s giving me a hug. When I walk away from him he reaches out to me and meows like he is asking me to come back and play some more. He also gives hand shakes. If he gets adopted I will be happy for him but I will miss his little smiling meow and the way he reaches out for me. Sometimes nice people who have adopted animals bring us treats like cake, pie, and ice cream. That’s always good! I love helping animals at the shelter but I hate seeing them come in with diseases and wounds. I wish everyone would keep their pets inside or in a fence so they don’t roam around and catch diseases or get hit by a car. I wish everyone would take good care of their pets so they don’t get sick from worms or anaemic from fleas. I wish everyone would spay or neuter their pets because just one dog can have 10 puppies and those 10 puppies can each have 10 puppies and that equals 100 homeless puppies! I love volunteering at the shelter and when I get older, I’d like to work there. The Awesome Adventure By Paul, Age 6, and Nina, Age 4 East Northport, New York There once wan old lady named Dorothy who visited the zoo. Her favorite part of the zoo was the forest where the giraffes and elephants lived. She met a giraffe named Max and an elephant named Alex. They both loved adventures, so they followed Dorothy out of the zoo to start their first adventure. On their way to Dorothy’s house they heard some music coming from the local school’s gym. They decided they would join in the party. At they party they met the live DJ called Joe, who had a magic Cheerio. As the music got louder and louder the Cheerio grew larger and larger... It got so big that it exploded, sending Dorothy, Max and Alex into outer space, where they found magic Doritos floating around the moon. As they stared at the awesome Doritos sparkling and spinning they suddenly switched bodies. Dorothy became as tall as the giraffe with brown spots on her neck. Max the giraffe became as big as an elephant, and Alex the elephant became part giraffe part human. As they floated in outer space they bumped into the moon made of Super Cheese. They each took a bite and suddenly they all switched back to normal and glided back to their homes on Earth safely. The Leprechaun That Didn't Like Magic By Jacqueline Age 7 San Jose, California One beautiful and shinning morning, there was a leprechaun named Laughing Liam. He always laughed but there was one thing that made him furious, and that was magic. One day Laughing Liam met up with his friend named Charlie the Chocolate guy who said, "Do you want to use your magic to get some ice cream?". "I don't like magic aaaaah… never mind, I'll go get it by hand," said Laughing Liam. Then Laughing Liam went to the master of the Leprechauns and the master said, "You will have your powers taken away, and your laugh taken away." The master's teddy bear magic spread around the room. When Liam tried to laugh it did not work. So he went to a funny show. The person on stage said, "Hi, my name is Teddy Bear and at the end of the show I will give teddy bears out to you." Laughing Liam started to try to laugh. But no matter how hard he tried, he could not laugh. He even went to a magic show and he didn't like magic and he did not even get mad, he just sat there and watched the magic. Then he ran out of the room and ran to the wizard and said, "I have learned my lesson." "You have, yes you learned that magic is good. Yes, then you have your magic back, hoorah." And Laughing Liam lived happily in his house laughing whenever he wanted. Lily the Leprechaun By Natalie Age 8 San Jose, California Lily was a loony leprechaun. She lived in Pot O'Gold forest in an ivy treehouse. Lily always had Lucky Charms cereal for breakfast and danced hip-hop in the rain. When a rainbow came out she would climb the rainbow very carefully and slide swiftly down. But, Lily worried about one thing. Four leaf clovers! Her friend Lacey told her about a clover curse. If you touch one you will become one. One day at hip-hop lesson, Lily was dancing wonderfully. Suddenly a large purple four leaf clover bounced into the room. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" screamed Lily and she ran very quickly out of the room. Lily ran all the way home to her ivy treehouse. Then, to calm down, she went through Rainbow Canyon to Lisa the large leprechaun's treehouse. Lisa lived on Pink Sand Island all by herself with her dog, Gumdrop. Lily loved walking through Rainbow Canyon. She always liked to show new leprechauns the Rainbow Canyon. When Lily had walked through Rainbow Canyon, she had to cross Blueberry Ocean to get to Pink Sand Island. She then went to Maple Woods and went to Lisa's treehouse. "You walked?" asked Lisa, when she opened the door. "I took a canoe across Blueberry Ocean,” said Lily. "Oh." Lily told Lisa about her horrible hip-hop lesson. Lisa said to talk to Lacey to make sure the story was true, or ask the large purple shamrock if it is true. The next day at hip-hop lesson, she asked the shamrock if it was true. The shamrock said, "No!" To prove it, Lily touched him. She stayed a leprechaun! She called Lisa saying "Thank You!" to her. Lacey apologized to Lily for a little scare. Lily was a very happy leprechaun. The Club By Daniela Age 11 East Brunswick, New Jersey Once there was a little girl. Her name was Robin. One day when she was riding on her bicycle and she saw a twenty dollar bill on the floor. When as she saw it she remembered that there was a club only for the "cool" girls and boys and you can only go in if you have twenty dollars to buy a special club t- shirt. She was so excited. The next day she walked over to the club and said, "Here is the money, can I please have a shirt and then can I come in?" "Sure," they said, and Robin lived happily ever after. The Monkey and the Orangutan By Alexis Gr. 5 Montello Elementary School, Lewiston, ME Long ago, in a rain forest far, far away, there lived a very young, independent monkey. This monkey didn’t like to listen to anybody’s advice. One day the monkey wanted to go on an adventure by himself. His mother reminded him that if he got into trouble to use his skills. But Monkey didn’t listen and soon he was lost. He didn’t know what to do. He thought if he ran a little further he would recognize something. However, he got more lost. Soon he grew thirsty and thought he heard water, so he ran a little swifter to find that water. Finally he saw a roaring river. He was so thirsty. He knelt down to take a sip of water. But he fell into the river. “Help! he cried. Suddenly the old orangutan that lived nearby appeared in a tall tree and called, “Use the skills you have!” But Monkey didn’t like listening to anybody, so he kept drifting helplessly down the river. He grabbed onto a huge rock, but the strong current pulled Monkey under the water. As he drifted he heard more pounding water. “Help! A waterfall!” Monkey screamed. The frightened monkey was drifting closer to the waterfall. At the last second Monkey reached up and grabbed a tree limb. Then he crawled up to the top of the tree. “I can see my house!” he shouted merrily. The Old Orangutan appeared again, close by. Monkey thanked the old guy who reminded him softly, “Use your skills!” What If I Could Fly? by Sarianna Gr. 5 Montello Elementary School, Lewiston, ME What if I could fly? I would soar through the blue and purple sky. Then I would go flying over a sunset with a swan. After that I would go sit on a rock and see the blue and purple sky fade into the deep blue sea... When I’m finished there I would fly to Florida because I have always wanted to see the Animal Zoo and stay in the nearby palace for guests. What if I could fly? I would also fly over the deep blue sea and see the waves crash upon the shore and look at all of the sea shells, hermit crabs crawling the little turtles trying to get to the ocean where it’s safe. What If? by Ahmed M. Gr.5 Montello Elementary School, Lewiston, ME What if I’m a mouth? I would be the world’s fastest eater! If I’m a mouth I would be the fastest talker in the world… I would practice how to spell and read and get in the spelling bee, practice more and more at spelling and teach the people spelling and get money for that. If I’m a mouth I would be a story teller and tell scary stories when it’s Halloween time. I would call my friends and change my voice and trick them. I would also learn some more languages if I’m a mouth! The Mouse and the Snake by Hayley Gr. 5 Montello Elementary School Lewiston, ME 04240 Long ago, when grasslands and forests covered the earth, there lived a timid mouse. She was always curious and getting into trouble. One cloudy afternoon, Mousina woke up with a jolt. Her golden brown fur was all matted. She was just starving. She had not eaten anything since the night before. “I wonder where to get food?” she said to herself. Mousina thought about the raspberry bush about a mile away from her den. She knew that the grouchy snake lived there. Maybe if she was quiet, she could steal enough raspberries to keep her fed. After all, snakes didn’t eat berries, she thought. She pattered along, her feet as soft as a blanket. When she reached the bush, she peered through the branches of the bush, but accidentally knocking down a berry. Fortunately, she didn’t get hit. Unfortunately, the snake woke up. Mousina screeched. What are you doing?” Snake cried. Without and answers, she coiled her body around Mousina. “Help!” Mousina shouted. “Calm down,” Snake instructed. “I’ll let you go, but promise me you won’t take without asking!” Mousina nodded in agreement. Snake uncoiled and let Mousina go. Terrified, Mousina darted away. The next morning, Snake dropped by Mousina’s den with fresh raspberry pie. Mousina vowed to always ask first before taking. Then she and Snake had a picnic. Mousina had learned her lesson: always ask first before taking.
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