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Captain Troy By Victor Age 8 Bradford, Ontario One day in Ukraine a fisherman named Troy was going to the dock to go on his fishing boat. But it wasn't there and he went looking for his fishing boat. Then Troy was asking people if they seen his boat. Somebody said they had seen his boat his boat but he thought that somebody was lying to him. Then he went back home and thought about it at home. Then on the next day he asked his friend again and his said, “It is in Russia.” The Great Imagination By Matthew Age 9 Bradford, Ontario One day, in fact just yesterday, me and my class went outside to sketch nature . The soft and colourful flowers that I sketched I thought would be a cool hiding spot; so this is what I imagined. I would come after school to the flowers that I sketched and I would shrink myself with a shrink ray to get inside . The big flower could be a lookout tower while the medium sized flower could be a backup lookout tower in case the big one dies from not getting a lot of water or sunlight . The small flower I could hide in . The seed could be a couch or chair. Both works for me. I could read a book while I’m in my hiding spot because it is very peaceful in that hiding spot. No one would be able to see me with all the colours around me, like blue, red, and yellow . It would be a beautiful place for flowers when it is sunny, unlike today (not the day I’m writing about but the day I’m writing what you’re reading) . The hiding spot would be very pretty and neat because I would clean up the hiding spot every time I went there. When someone gets close to me, just so I wouldn’t be spotted, I would hide in the small flower . That's what I imagined on the beautiful day (remember the day I’m writing these thing, Outside today is not a pretty sight, but the day I’m writing about is beautiful and peaceful). But now (I’m serious, I have places to go and people to meet. I’m a very busy man) the story is over… My Best Day Ever by Daniela Age 9 Bradford, Ontario One day I found a daffodil. It was a nice sunny daffodil. Then I saw a tulip. Then I saw some leaves. They were bright green leaves. When I was walking I saw a pink flower. It was so pretty and it smelled beautiful. The trees in the meadow were starting to bud. I heard birds chirping and water waves bubbling. There were butterflies flying around in the meadow. What a beautiful day it was. That day was the best day of my life. I can’t wait to go next year. Under The Rug By Carmela Age 8 Bradford, Ontario There was a man buying a house. He just bought the house that no one bought for 1500 years ago because the house was haunted, but he did not know it was haunted. He opened the door to move in, but no one helped him because they knew about the house . So he moved in. His first week there nothing strange happened. A few weeks past. Then he saw this bump under the rug. He was reading then when he saw it and his child saw it. She was stepping on it, then it was not there! He put her in bed and they went to bed then it happened again… So then he saw a ghost. He grabbed a spatula and said to the ghost. “On guard!” and were fighting. Next day he saw his baby and said lets go somewhere . They read this book and his father wrote the book had all creatures that no one knew about . So then he met a dwarf that if he gets mad you have to give him honey. Then the next day he saw it again he had a hammer, a big hammer, and he broke the floor and saw a monster/ It was a freaky monster. Then the baby went to the monster. It was really big, so he was their pet The baby's name was Alyssa, and she was so cute Peter Rabbit Doesn’t Listen By Amber Age 8.5 Bradford, Ontario After breakfast Peter asked if he could wake up a bear. Peter’s mom said, “Oh, no!” But Peter did, anyway. When he woke up the bear he ran and hid behind a rock and touched a button. He jumped out a secret passage and landed in a lake. He swam under water and when he came up for air he saw his mom and sisters. He went to his mom and he sneezed, “Ah-choo!” Peter had a cold. When they went home Peter’s sisters had blackberries and Peter had soup. After dinner Peter told his mom what happened and his mom said, “I know, I saw the whole thing.” You did?” “Yes I did. Now time to go to bed.” “Good night mom.” “Good night, Peter.” Peter Got Lost! Oh, No! By Hannah Age 8 Bradford, Ontario One day there was a family of rabbits and they were hopping on the grass and they saw a girl and the girl said. “What's your names?” They said. “Peter, Cotton, Fluffy, Puffy and Mom and Dad.” They hopped to a vegetable farm and they found vegetables. All the little rabbits ran into a pig. The pig was lost and he’d never had a friend. The rabbits said, “We can be your friends, ok?” They had solved that problem, so they were walking on the farm and they saw chickens. “Oh, no!” But the chickens were friendly, so they went home to bed. In bed there was a man who lived on the farm and was really mean. The police came and took him to jail, and so they had the whole farm to themselves. Mermaids By Tigger Age 10 Brighton The amazing creatures that we have believed in for most of our time on the planet, I believe that they are probably a type of sea god turned into something very new and amazing. Sometimes I think as I go beside the seaside: Did I just see the flick of one of their tales? But then I think it probably just me going insane about what is real and what is not.. Just Jordan by Julianna Age 12 Reno, Nevada Once upon a time, in a far away land, a long, long time ago, there was a young girl named Jordan. She was a extremely poor peasant. I really do mean extremely poor. So poor even that she could barely find enough food to eat. Why, sometimes she even ate tree bark soup. Even though Jordan was poorer than any street rat, she was the most joyful person anyone could ever meet. I do not know a time when she was not making people smile. "I have better go find some tree bark." she said to herself. "Why do you need tree bark?" Jordan whipped around to see who was talking to her. It was a young girl, who appeared about the same age as herself, but slightly taller and extravagantly beautiful. "Um," Jordan started but she did not know this girl or what to say to her, so Jordan jumped around and sprinted away faster than she ever had before; but the girl was fast, too. Much quicker than Jordan. Although Jordan was almost to the big river now, never the less, she kept running full speed ahead. That's when two gigantic men carrying a huge box walked right in front of her. Jordan had to dive under the box to avoid it. The river was a lot closer than Jordan thought. When she slid under the box she expected to land on the ground but no, she plunged head first into the river. Jordan fought for the surface of the water but just could not get her head up for air. That's when she felt someone pulling her shirt collar. Jordan gasped, her mysterious rescuer had managed to pull her aboard something that was afloat. She struggled to turn around and saw that her rescuer was the young girl. "Who are you?", she breathed. "I," said the girl taking off the hood of her cape, "am Princess Mary Theresa Elizabeth Sage of this fine country, and you are…?" the Princess asked. "I'm…" she stuttered, "just Jordan." Then she fainted. She woke up on a huge comfortable bed in a vast room. "Hello Just Jordan," she heard someone say. Jordan sat up as strait as she could manage when she saw the princess standing their. "You do not need to treat me as special." Mary Theresa Elizabeth Sage said. "This is your home to if you like," the kind princess continued. After that Jordan and Mary Theresa… well, the young ladies came to be best friends, and they grew up to be wonderful women too. They helped many poor girls and boys like Jordan find safe homes, and they all lived happily ever after. The Land Of Fruit By Griffin Age 11 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Once upon a time in a land far, far, away there was a very fruity land. It had banana trees, apple houses, mango schools, starfruit stars, and many more. And one day there was a watermelon. His name was Mikey, and he was new to Fruity Town. But all the fruits in town would make fun of him. So one day he ran away. Then, it started pouring down rain and he had to take shelter under a cave. Mm But back at Fruity Town all the fruits making fun of him were sad he was missing. When he finally saw the rain stop he walked back to Fruity Town, feeling ashamed of himself. All the fruits that were being mean to him threw a giant party when he got back!!! They were never mean to him again. A Chick With a Dream By Eliza Age 11 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania It was a nice, hot summer day. A chick named Peep, who was fluffy and yellow with a light orange beak, went to get some hay out of the hay holder. Or at least that is what she thought it was called. Peep’s owner, Lucy came outside to see Peep. “Good morning Peep,” she said. Her golden blond hair jumped up and down as she made any movements. Peep made a few clucks, and then made her way over to the hay holder. Often times Lucy would talk to Peep. This time she said, “Peep, have you ever had any dreams, like mine is to be a singer.” Peep clucked a few more times, but no real words came out. Lucy’s mom called her, which meant she had to go inside. Lucy is always sad when she had to leave Peep, but she knew she had to. Peep thought to herself, “I do have a dream, and I will fulfil it!” she said proudly. For a long time Peep’s dream was to be free and able to do whatever she wanted, and she knew just where to go; the forest. After her family had their dinner, they brought out the animals’ dinners, scraps for the pigs, and hay for the rest of them. Except when Lucy’s father, (he is the farmer), came to Peep’s pen, she was gone! He dropped his bucket of hay and his brown boot got covered in it (not that it wasn’t already dirty from all of the cleaning up he did). He quickly ran inside to get the rest of the family. “Peep’s gone!” He cried. “Where did she go!” said little brother Brian. “That nasty chick” said his mom. The farmer took charge and sent everybody to different places. Lucy was in charge of looking through the forest. There was just one problem; she was scared of the forest! Three years ago, when she was just 7 years old, Lucy and a bunch of her friends travelled into the forest. They had made a huge tree house in the deepest and at night, the darkest part of the forest. Wanting to paint the inside because they had already painted the outside, they started to paint bright neon colors on the inside of their wooden tree house. Then suddenly one of her friends heard a noise coming from the ladder! They had made an escape hole but you had to jump into it to get down and Lucy was afraid of heights! She was too scared to jump. Lucy knew she should, but she couldn’t! When she turned around, there was a big, pale as a clown, man! The man came closer and closer until she fell out of the tree house through the window! Luckily she was okay. And from then on she has never gone into the tree house or the forest. While her family was going nuts trying to find her, Peep was out in the forest, ALL ALONE! “I will show her a chick can have dreams!” she mumbled. Suddenly a burst of air came out of nowhere! Peep was so frightened! Right now she wished she was back at home! And the worst part was she couldn’t even remember how to get home! While Peep was trying to get home, a thing that looked like a monster ran right in front of her! Luckily it was just Lucy and they were so happy to be reunited! “Hurry, I think a storm is coming!” said Lucy. When they got home they realized Peep needed more freedom. So every Saturday they let Peep and Lucy go out and have adventures together. On one of the Saturday’s, Lucy took Peep to the abandon tree house. They repainted over the spots that had started to peel off, and Lucy made a basket out of the escape hole for Peep to use and she finally overcome her fear of the forest and heights! So all in all Peep and Lucy are growing even closer as they go on their adventures and who knows maybe some day little brother Brian will get a chick and have adventures with his chick too! Bob and George’s Awesome Camping Trip By Jacob Age 12 Pittsburgh, PA One day, in the summer of 2009, two friends, Bob and George, went down in the woods for a camping trip. When they got down in the woods, they put up their tent, then they dug a hole for their fire. After that they went fishing for fish and crayfish. When they came back, they had two buckets of crayfish, but only one fish. So they wrapped the crayfish in tin foil and put the fish over the fire on a stick. While the fish was cooking they went looking for wild fruit or berries. This took a long time. After about an hour, they found raspberries and grapes by a stream. They picked berries to eat with their fish and collected water from the stream to boil for drinking. When they got back to their camp, they boiled the water and sat down to eat their dinner of crayfish, fish and berries. After a long day, they went to bed. When they woke up, they went for a swim in the stream and ate the rest of the berries for breakfast. After breakfast, it was time to go home. That was the end of Bob and George’s awesome camping trip. Alex the Bike Rider By Nikolai Age 11 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Hey, I am Alex and I will tell you a little story. Swoosh! My friends whizzed by me on their bikes. They were laughing and having so much fun! I wasn't, because I couldn't ride a bike. My dreams were to be the best bike rider in the world. But I knew I couldn't do that. But I determined to be the best bike rider in the world. I practiced and practiced. Soon I could ride a bike! I decided to ask the race master to participate in the world bicycle race. I came up to him and asked "Can I ride in the world race?" "What's your age sir?" "Err, I am eleven." I replied. "Sorry kid but you are too young." I staggered away home. My friends were there. "Where have you been?" They asked. "I asked the race master if I could join the world race." They laughed at me and said. "You will never beat the best bike rider in the world race not even the worst, why try!" They laughed at me more and walked away. But remember what; I said, I was determined to win. 10 years later. Finally! I was old enough to participate in the world race. I asked the race master to join and that time he said yes. I was at the start line. I saw my friends at a stand laughing at me and yelling. My muscles tensed. Three, two, one. Go! The buzzer went on. I was in second place. The best bike rider in the world was in front of me. I was right behind him. There were a lot of twists and turns on the road. My muscles started to burn but I had to keep up. Then I saw the finish line on top of a hill. I pushed pedals as hard as I could. I was coming close to him and soon we were side by side. I pushed even more… I crossed the finish line and won! I won by only an inch! The crowed went wild. Tears rolled down my eyes like a river! I won a huge golden trophy. My friends walked up to me and apologized. I said it was ok. Well, I hope you liked my story. Good luck bike riding! The Machine That Makes You Invisible By Joshua Age 7 Istanbul, Turkey Once upon a time there was a seven-year-old boy whose name was Jim. He lived in a house with a beach in the back and a school in the front. One day after school he had an idea of how to make a machine that makes you invisible. When he had made it, he tested it out by going in front of it and pushing a button that said on it: Invisible. When he was invisible, he played a trick on a person by holding a stapler and running around with it so that it looked like the stapler was flying! Once he went back to the invisible machine, he realized that he would have to stay invisible for the rest of his life. Maggie By Peyton Age 12 Wexford, PA One day a dog named Maggie ran across the street, past some houses and went into a forest while she was chasing a bunny. Maggie said, “Come back here, I want to play!” but the bunny went back to his house to eat some carrots. Maggie went into the bunny’s hole and had a dinner of carrots with the bunny. Then when they were done eating, they ran around and played with each other. Then Maggie said, “I have to go home now so bye.” Maggie then left the bunny and went through the forest, past some houses, and went home and her family was so sad she left. Then she got a treat and went to bed. My Name Is Bella By Aubrae Age 12 Pennsylvania Hello my name is Bella. I am 12 years old and I live in San Francisco, California. I have two twin brother and sister, Brandon 7 and Brandy 7. I also so have a Pug name Paris . One day, Paris and I were walking in Savvy Jungle, and suddenly we heard a moan behind the thick , tall banana tree. “Ruff , ruff , ruff,” said Paris. “What is it girl?” I said. I looked behind the tree and saw a little chimpanzee crying. “Why are you crying?” I asked. “I can’t find my mother,” said the baby. “I’ll help you find her!” I exclaimed. N “Really? Thank you so much,” she said joyfully, so we went off looking for the baby chimp’s mother. What’s your name?” I said. “Abby; short for Abigail,” she said. “What a wonderful name!” We went back to my house. “Brandy , Brandon !!!! meet Abigail.” “Hello, just call me Abby” “So, Abby, tell me a little about yourself and how you lost your mother.” ”Well. I am 5 months old and I live in Savvy Jungle. I have no brothers or sisters, and my dad is at work in Jumping Bean Jungle . How I lost my mother… well I was listening to my iPod and picking bananas with her and next thing you know I turned around and couldn’t see her.” Just as Abby was done telling us about her, we heard a strange sound. “Whoooooooo whoooooooooo,” it said “Mama!” she said. Is that your mom?” “Yes she, said so we ran like cheetahs hunting for prey. “Oh, thank so much for returning her,” said mother chimp. And we all fell asleep. Nick Tooley and The Cyclone By Landon Age 9 Quito, Ecuador Our story begins from the Fox’ s 2 News. Weatherman the Fox said, “There is going be a tornado in downtown St. Laughter.” Meanwhile, back on the ranch there was a party going on. It was Nick Tooley’s birthday. All the gang was there eating cake and ice cream. Included was Alyssa Dog, Donney the Clown, Mr. Bear, Marsey, and Dr. Weird. As they all had food in their mouths when the Fox made his most important announcement it was, all of a sudden, like a cyclone hit the room. They all said, “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” Then everyone asked at the same time, “WHAT DO WE DO?” They swallowed their food and quit eating. Each one began to pace the room. Finally, someone had a suggestion. Dr. Weird said, “I am a not a real doctor. But I play one on TV. I suggest that we all take two aspirin and everyone call me in the morning.” Marsey said, “Wait a minute. That won’t work. How can everyone call you in the morning when you are one of the everyone? Would you call yourself?” “Uh, I didn’t think of that. Maybe your right, but it sure sounded good,” replied Dr. Weird. “Do you have a better idea?” “I certainly do. My brilliant out-of-space idea is that we take Mars out of its orbit and crash it into Earth. Then a tornado couldn’t hit here, because there wouldn’t be any Earth. Oh, boy am I smart to come up with that one!” “Wait a minute boy space-suit genius,” said Alyssa Dog. “Which would be worse: to die in a tornado or to die in a collision with Mars? I’d rather die in a tornado. At least we have a chance to live.” Marsey responded, “Holy asteroids, I think you have a point there. But do you have a better idea?” “Of course I do,” said Alyssa Dog. “When I want to keep a bone safe, I dig a hole in the ground and bury it. What we ought to do is each one of us dig a hole in the ground and bury ourselves. After the tornado, then we can just dig ourselves out.” “That settles it. It’s a great idea. Let’s get to work.” “Not so fast,” said Nick Tooley. “Sometimes tornadoes drop whole buildings on the ground. One of those buildings might land on top of where we’re buried, and we wouldn’t be able to get out. In effect, we would be digging our own graves.” “Wow,” said Alyssa Dog. “I didn’t think of that. But do you have a better idea?” “As a matter of fact, I do. Let’s all go to the mall and buy clothes made out of rocks. We’ll come home, put them on, and then have one big group hug. We’ll be so heavy that the tornado won’t be able to lift us up. It’s my birthday, let’s go with my idea.” Then Nick Tooley waited quietly for everyone to tell him that he was a brilliant mouse. Donney laughed out loud. “Nick Tooley, everyone knows you just like to go shopping. Your idea won’t work because nobody likes to hug a spider—except for the parents of the spider. If you haven’t noticed lately, I’m a spider and not an octopus.” “I’m sorry, Donney,” said Nick Tooley. “I always thought of you first as my friend and then second as a bug.” “HEY, I’m not a bug, I’m a spider.” “Oh, sorry again. Do you have a better idea, Donney, who is a spider not a bug?” “Yes, I have a great idea. As you know, I am a clown and can walk on bouncy balls. Let’s all get some bouncy balls and jump on them real high, and when the tornado comes, we’ll jump over the top of it. That has to be the very best idea yet.” Mr. Bear objected, “We’re not all clowns. That might work for you—although I doubt it, because you might just fall inside the tornado and die quicker. However, the rest of us don’t know how to jump on bouncy balls. What about us?” “I see your point, Mr. Bear,” Donney sadly responded. “There are advantages of being a clown. But I couldn’t teach you all fast enough, because it takes years of training. Mr. Bear, do you have a better idea?” “I thought no one would ask me. My stupendous idea is that we all get in my camper-car and travel from St. Laughter to St. Louis. Besides that, when we get to St. Louis, we can go to Six Flags and ride Mr. Freeze.” Nick Tooley asked, “I didn’t know fat people liked to go on roller coasters.” Mr. Bear said, “I’m not a fat person; I’m a fat bear.” They all agreed that this was the best plan, so they got their jackets and headed out the door. However, when they went outside, the sun was shining, and there was no sign of a storm. They saw Nick Tooley’s deaf neighbor watching TV through a window. They went over and looked in the window and saw the words scrolling across the bottom of the screen. This is what they read from Fox’s 2 News: We’re sorry to have given you the wrong information, but there is a tornado in St. Louis and not in St. Laughter. A page was folded over and we read the wrong thing. St. Laughter is full of sunshine, because it’s the first day of summer. The whole gang immediately threw off their jackets and began to sing: School’s out for summer. School’s out forever. They all went inside and finished their cake and ice cream and made plans to visit Disney World sometime that summer. |
Peter Chan Rabbit By Mack Age 8.5 Bradford, Ontario Petter was going to Sobeys for some vegetobles. When he got to the vegetables they started floating!!!! They formed a man. He shot super sharp carrots . Then a coconut blaster came up and Peter said, “That’s a fruit, not a vegetable.” Nooooooo…! The veggie master fell into pieces and everyone lived happily ever after. The Three Chairs By Dante Age 8 Bradford, Ontario Chapter One Once upon a time there lived three girls. One was named Ally, one Crystal, and the other one was Emma. They lived in China. They decided to go to the museum but they got tired when they were there so they sat on three chairs. The chairs flew in the air and Emma dropped down in New Zealand,. Emma’s chair had run out of gas. The only way to find gas was to go the Ally of the snake PIT. So she set out on her journey. Now they went back to Ally and Crystal. Ally flew all the way to Madagascar and hers ran out of gas too. She had to find the King’s Monkey’s crown. She set off on her big adventure. Now let’s get back to Crystal. Her chair flew to Australia before it ran out of gas, too. Now she wanted to go home. She saw a map on the floor and she grabbed it. Chapter Two The map led her from Australia and China and New Zealand. It said The Australia Rock on it. She was about to scream and her phone rang. It was Emma on the phone. When she answered it they both screamed. Ally called and they all screamed. They said very loudly, “What’s going on!” After that they just hung up. Chapter Three Ally was walking through Madagascar and a Monkey hit her on the head. The baby monkey said sorry and offered to help. What do you think? YES NO Well she did say yes and they went through the jungle. Crystal was walking and she got hit by a kangaroo. The kangaroo said sorry and can I help you? She said yes. Next Emma got hit by a Auckland bird. She said sorry and they went to meet Ally. Chapter Four They met up with some Nina Monkeys and they said, “You will never get the King Monkey’s crown.” Alley then used her kung fu fighting to beat them. She got the King’s Monkey’s crown. She then got herself up on the chair and put the King’s Monkey on the chair and she flew away. She flew all the way back to China. Crystal and Emma flew to China as well. She hugged her sisters. They said they would never do anything so dangerous again. The Harp By Christopher Age 9 Bradford, Ontario There is a gold harp playing in the countryside. Playing his feelings day and night. He always plays happy music day and night. But one day a boy found the harp in Hawaii. “Do you want to play?” said the boy. “Yes,” said the harp. Then the boy said, “Then let’s go surfing!” They had a great time. “Do you want to be friends?” said the boy. “Yes,” said the harp. “Where do you live?” the boy asked. “In those trees,” said the harp. “See you tomorrow,” said the boy. The harp was the happiest gold harp in the world. And they lived happily ever after. A Wonderful Day By Alyssa Age 9 Bradford, Ontario One day I needed a quiet place to read and have a nice, quiet nap. I found a nice place where there were flowers and a blueberry bush, and even 2 nice big trees. It was a colourful place too. It was beautiful, and it was even a nice, yellow, and sunny day. There was a medium tree too. and there where lots more plants. The sun was warm, so I lay dowm by a nice, big tree. I started to fall asleep to the beautiful sounds from the birds and butterflies. Eventually, I woke up and I starred to pick flowers. They smelled so good, and were soft, too. Then I saw some tiny, baby kittens and they were very cute. I brought them home and I named every one of them. Their names were Buttercup, Candycane, Blossom, and Bella. I even painted their bowls and I made them a nice bed. Aloe Vera By Jorge Age 8 Bradford, Ontario Beautiful flowers there, I see in Mister Johns garden. So I went over. “Where did you get those flowers?” said Jorge. “I did not get them,” said Mister John. “It was a present from my daughter. She gave them to my wife for Mothers Day!” “Tomorrow I will go from block to block see if someone has one.” said Jorge. Mister John said, “You wont find one of those in Canada. You only can get it in Portugal!” “So on the next day I will go to Portugal and get some.” said Jorge. When I got to Portugal I got two Aloe Veras. I went home and I went to my front neighbour and said, “Can you please help me plant the Aloe Veras?” And he said. “Yes.” The Tiger Bee By Syndelle Age 8 Discovery Bay, California In a warm, fresh and sweet-smelling hive a striped Tiger Bee egg in a small nest hatches. Out comes a teeny tiny pink cat. Her mother feeds her Tiger Bee honey until she is one month old. She is ready to go to Tiger Bee class when she is one month old. “C’mon everybody!’’ Teacher says. ‘’Lets learn how to make honey, our first trip will be to a red rose!’’ “Yeah!’’ The class says. ‘’Start your wings!’’ the teacher says. When they get there they have a cup of nectar and a rose petal. ’’Look Ms. Bee, a butterfly!’’ Donna exclaims. ’’Hi, may I help you?’’ the butterfly says, “What beautiful wings you have!’’ Teacher exclaims, ’’Would you like some honey?’’ “You keep that for yourself” she says. ’’Or else the Honey Flies will eat it all up.’’ The butterfly flies away. The class flies back to the hive and they each go home. Donna eats dinner, brushes her teeth and goes to sleep ’’I like adventures. She says as she goes to sleep. She dreams about visiting many different types of flowers: Orange blossoms, Morning Glories, Roses, Apple Blossoms and all types of flowers. She makes all kinds of honey that people all over the world love. Anthony Maroon and the Salama Case By Amanda Age 11 Pittsburgh, PA Prologue Anthony Maroon is a lawyer like no other. Anthony is also a detective under extreme craziness. First of all he lives in a house with a tree under it! He actually paid someone to put his house in a tree! Crazy right! Also in court he doesn’t know if he is fighting for the accused or the witness. And yet he still gets calls from people who want him to fight on their case! Do you want to know why? It all started on May 2, 2000. Chapter One The Telegram (Knock, knock) came the sound of tapping on Mr. Maroon’s front door. Anthony Maroon is the strangest person you will ever meet. He is as thin as thin could get, and he has sleek black hair to go with the I’m crazy look. Mr. Maroon strode cautiously over to the door. Before he opened it he grabbed a baseball bat but accidentally sent it flying like a bullet through the house. Feeling like a sitting duck assuming the person behind the door was an enemy, he raised his wimpy fists. As he whipped open the door, he threw his fists down realizing it was his own friend. “Telegram,” Rob announced. Rob was a tall thin man who liked to be get into other people’s business and was Anthony’s best friend. “Sorry for the rapping. I know you don’t care for that.” “It’s okay. It’s…” he stopped abruptly thinking fast. “It’s how I knew it was you.” He really hoped this sounded like his usual tone. “Aha!” Rob said sounding triumphant. “So a speeding bullet made that wreckage in your living room. I could hear it from outside. Honestly, man, please stop lying to me. But seriously it does look like a stampede went through.” “Thanks for the telegram,” Anthony said trying to sound grateful. Carefully he stepped over the clutter. As Anthony read the message his eyes widened and his heart thumped with excitement. He read the note aloud. “As of today we have been told of your great detective work. Under the circumstances we don’t believe this. So to prove yourself come to the London Palace at 6:00 Friday morning for your assignment Sincerely, Amanda Hildenbrand” Anthony was ecstatic. A real assignment, he couldn’t believe it! Anthony started bouncing up and down, until…WHAM! He had put his head through the ceiling! With his feet dangling and his blue ducky robe slipping, he reached for the phone on the console. He finally grabbed it and dialled Rob’s number. When Rob picked up, Anthony quickly told him how he got stuck. “Couldn’t you have done this earlier when I was there,” Rob said in a weary voice. “Okay, I’ll be right over.” Chapter 2 Was It Death or Murder “The plane ride to London was horrid”, said Anthony sounding important to the guard at the palace. “No offense to the community, but it does need some work. Anthony’s the name. Anthony Maroon.” Now he sounded snobby. “Ahh, please let me in. I did say my name, didn’t I? It said on this note all I have to do is say my name and…oh I forgot to say The Princess and the Pea. Yep, that should do it!” And as if by magic the gate door swung open. In about 5 minutes Anthony was in the heart of the palace. Suddenly a voice chimed over the loud speakers. “Anthony, your task is to finish the Salama case. Looks like an accident but we want your opinion. Your gear is in the gift shop.” And as suddenly as the voice came it stopped. “O. K,” Anthony yelled back, but there was no answer. Quickly Anthony ran to the gift shop to get his things. Within a minute Anthony was out with his things and heading to the old Salama’s place. The black mansion was so big you could wrap 25 elephants around it! When the afternoon sun hit the house, it sparkled! When he arrived he noticed something shiny in the grass. It was a knife! “I get two points ‘cause I found the knife,” called Anthony into the house. “What,” came a new voice that sounded enraged. Anthony soon found that the voice he just heard belonged to the butler. The butler was a very disturbed man, who in fact was almost bald. “What do you think you are doing here?” the butler stuttered. “Getting ready to play a game of Clue?” “Nahhhh…,”said Anthony, “That was Peek-A-Boo.” “Well, if you’re Anthony, then you get to work. We already found that knife. Didn’t you read your instructions?” exclaimed the butler. “O. K. O. K. I’m on it.” Anthony started checking the grounds, the house, and the people for clues. But none were found until he saw the grave where Mr. Salama was buried. The mound of ground was dry. “M’am.”, Anthony called. A young blonde haired woman appeared from the clearing. “Are you Mrs. Salama?” She nodded her head. “Is it true that it rained hard last night?” “Yes. Why do you ask?” she asked. “I asked because the ground is wet except for the dirt on the tomb.” Mrs. Salama looked puzzled. “Do you mind if I dig up the body, because something is wrong.” “I’d prefer if you didn’t, but okay,” Mrs. Salama said with a hint of regret in her voice. Together they went and dug up Mr. Salama’s body to find that he was not there. In his place there was a mannequin. This called for some detective work. “Mrs. Salama, do you remember anyone not liking your husband?” To Anthony’s surprise she said, “Yes, the butler hated him for marrying me because he liked me also. I heard him arguing with my husband the night he died.” “So the clue leads to the butler.” But from above, a deadly enemy was stealthily watching. The butler knew what they were up to, so he quickly moved the body from his room and stored it in the cook’s room. Anthony quickly searched the house for the body. When Anthony came to the cook’s room he found his body. But to everyone’s amazement Anthony only asked the cook one question: Did you do it? But Anthony was already on the butler’s tail. No matter how many cover ups he did Anthony would prove it was him. The butler thought he had gotten away with it until Anthony found a scrap of the butler’s clothes clutched in Mr. Salama’s hand. Anthony quickly questioned him but with no success. The butler denied everything he said, so Anthony tried a different approach. He asked Mrs. Salama to come to persuade the butler to talk. At long last the butler gave in. He knew it was over so he confessed to it all. After that the butler was sentenced to 20 years in jail. And from then on Anthony has been getting calls to tell his story over and over again. How Ladybugs Got Their Spots By Lydia Age 12 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Everyone has his or her own little theories. Well, I have a theory of my own on how ladybugs got their spots… One day Miss Red, a ladybug, was minding her own business when she decided to take a walk around town. On her walk, a flashy sign caught her attention. It said: BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! Miss Red thought that black spots would definitely compliment her red wings, so she flew her way to Mr. Pickle’s Plaza. When she arrived at Mr. Pickles Plaza, she went inside and saw a long line of ladybugs. She got into the line for the wing painting and after a long wait it was finally her turn. In a strong voice, a buff bug said, “Sit up on this stool please.” Without another word, he got right to work on painting her wings. The paint gave Miss Red a chill when it made contact with her wings. “Well, you’re done Miss Red,” said the buff bug. “Thank you very much mister!” Miss Red said. From then on, ladybugs line up at Mr. Pickle’s to get their spots painted on their wings. And that, my friends, is how ladybugs got their spots. Catzilla By Emma Age 11 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Once upon a time in a Mouse City far away there was a little mouse girl named Madeline. She was a sweet little mouse girl. But one day her life would change. One day her dad took her to a beautiful island on their boat. She asked her dad if she could go exploring. As she walks through the jungle she found a giant…HAIR BALL!! She stood there and stared at the hair ball in fright The next thing she knew she was staring face to face with the most ferocious creature in mouse history! The beast stared at her and she stared at him. Then he spoke these words, ”Hi. My name is Mocha what is yours?” “Hello my name is Madeline,” she replied” ‘What are you?” “I’m a CatZilla. What are you?” Mocha asked. “I’m a mouse. Don’t CatZilla’s eat mice?” replied Madeline. “What! Are you serious? Mice don’t taste good!” Mocha said, sounding shocked. “Really,” Madeline yelped. Suddenly Madeline heard her dad calling her name .She needed to go back to the boat now. “I need to go,” Madeline said. “May I come with you?” Mocha asked. “Well… OK I guess you could. Just be quiet,” Madeline sighted. “How will I get over there I can’t swim?” “Good point,” said Madeline. “Wait I have an idea.” replied Mocha. “MEOW!” Mocha yelled. Then GODZILLA came. “What is wrong,” she said to her sweet Catzilla. “I need a ride to the mouse city” Mocha told his owner. “Don’t eat any mice.” Godzilla said. “Mom you know I’m a vegetarian.” Mocha whispered looking very embarrassed . “So can I please !” Mocha pleaded . “Well… OK,” Godzilla said . So Madeline got on her father’s boat and Mocha got on his owner’s back and fled. As soon as they got to the mouse city Mocha, A.K.A Catzillla, received an important request on his new supersonic ear phone made up of coconut vines and old mouldy pepperoni. “OH NOOOO MY AGENT IS CALLING ME AND HE is MAD BECAUSE THERE’S…..” Mocha said. (Another mouse yelled) RAT KONG… AHHHHH HELP NEW MOUSE CITY So off on the quest to New Mouse City. So during the long journey Madeline wonder… (How did a little sweet rat become a viscous Rat Kong) Mocha replied like this,” Rat Kong’s real name is William but as I remember he was a young shy Rat and he had a very rough rat hood. One day I saw him walking alone on the sidewalk. There was a shiny new penny that was laying on the sidewalk right in front of a sewer that was under construction. William, not thinking, bent over to get the penny; then suddenly the bully of the school whose name was Josh pushed him. All of a sudden William landed in the sewer. Sadly that’s all I can remember, but he was a pretty awesome friend. After that long story told by Mocha they finally arrive at New Mouse City. Then right out of nowhere, “BEEP BEEP” Mocha’s supersonic ear set goes off. It’s his agent. “Mocha, I have some good news. Go to… “There he is”, Mocha said. “I have to stop this giant rat,” one mouse says. WHAT ARE RAT KONG AND THAT BIG FAT KITTY FIGHTING ABOUT? Then Mocha replied,” I’M NOT FAT! I’M JUST REALLY FLUFFY… So there was Catzilla and Rat Kong in the middle of the New Mouse City. Rat Kong figured that since Catzilla was so fat that he couldn’t climb so Rat Kong climbed on the tippee top of the Empire State Building. Right out of nowhere Catzilla jumped on to the top of the building and climbed on to Rat Kong’s tail. So there was Catzilla and Rat Kong on the Empire State Building fighting. Rat Kong pulled out this big glove and slapped Mocha’s nose and said, “BAD KITTY!” Then Catzilla Sneezed and all over Rat Kong’s face. Rat Kong tried to wipe his face off, but he let go of the pole and fell into the Milky River and then big Rat Kong became William. William’s little head popped out of the water and he said, “Thanks for the help, you guys. I didn’t like looking like that big mean monster anymore.” So Catzilla picked his best buddy out of that river and went to 180th Mouse wood where they would meet Professer Iv for the next mission. He would be able help… Santa Puppies By Ellie Age 9 Jackson, Tennessee Once upon a time, Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus were getting ready for Christmas. It was two nights before Christmas and everyone was in a rush. Buddy, the elf, and Tate were baking cookies. Mary and Janey, Santa’s daughters, were painting toys and Santa and Mrs. Claus were wrapping presents. Just then they heard a noise. It was Marthye, the dog. Everyone rushed to her to see two tiny newborn puppies! They loved them so much. They grew up and are still alive today. They deliver presents with Santa every year! So if you get a puppy for Christmas, it is probably one of Santa’s dog’s puppies. Locked in the house of a giant, he crept into the kitchen and noticed above the tall fridge a giant key… But how could he reach it? Locked in the House of a Giant By Seamus Age 6 Brighton, Australia I went into the bedroom and saw the biggest remote control car ever. I tip-toed towards it (the biggest remote control car ever). While the giant and his wife played football with a ball as big as me! I saw a skateboard ramp and I placed the skateboard ramp on the fridge. I saw buttons on the giant remote. I pressed quietly and I got in the remote control car and I quickly grabbed the remote and controlled it towards the fridge. I controlled it and rolled up the ramp and got the key and put it in the lock and turned it. The door opened. I got out! |
