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Buying a Pair of New Shoes! By Jess Victoria, Australia It was a Saturday morning and I was getting ready. I put on my socks and tried putting on my shoes. I got them on but they were hurting my feet so much. I had grown out of my shoes! So I ran down stairs to tell my Mum. “Mum, mum!" I yelled. “I’ve grown out of my shoes!” “Well then we need to get you some new shoes.” “Great when can we go?” “Now if you like.” So we got in the car and headed into town. The first shop we went to was called “Sparkling Shoes”. So we went in and a man came to the door. He said hello and welcome. We sat down on a long seat and the man asked us: “What kind of shoes are you looking for?” I said to him I wasn’t quite sure. He then said, “I’ve got the perfect shoe for you”. He brought me a pair of pretty pink and white sparkling clean shoes. I tried them on. They fitted, but I didn’t really like the whole girly girl style of shoes so I told him the shoes were not for me! He said to me, “Well if you don’t like those shoes, I’m sure you’ll like these”. Then he brought out another pair of shoes. They were bright green. I tried them on. They fitted me but I didn’t really like how they were really bright. So I said to him, “No thank-you, not these shoes.” He brought out one more pair of shoes. They were fully white. I tried them on. They fitted me but plain white shoes would definitely get dirty easily. So Mum and I said, “Thank-you for your help but we’ll go and visit another store.” So we were walking to a store called “Glorious Shoes.” We went in and we saw a sign that said, “Sorry, but we only do ladies’ shoes.” My size shoes were 8 in kids. We thought we would just go back to the car, go home and try again the next day. But as we were walking out of town we saw a massive sign that said, “SHOE SPECTACULAR! NOW OPEN.” So we ran down to the shoe spectacular store. They had a range of choices in all sizes. I picked up a nice navy blue pair of shoes and I tried them on. They fitted me perfectly and I liked them. So we bought them, headed home and then I played in the backyard with my dogs, Spot and Dot. The Three Bulls By Lainey, 10 and Savannah, 9 The Montessori Center of Jackson Once upon a time, there were three bulls. They lived in a leaf house. They were cooking mini-wheats, the mini-wheats burned, so they let them cool on the table. While they let them cool, they took a carriage ride! There was a possum pulling the carriage. The bulls couldn’t resist wanting to eat it. The possum was purple with blue ears and a red nose. The whole ride, the possum sang, “Rudolph the red nosed possum, that is my name alright, I’d never leave the carriage out of my sight” (to the tune of ‘Rudolph the red nosed Reindeer’). The bulls were sick of the song so they decided to go home. Back at the house, Dialilia had wandered off into the woods and had come to the three bulls’ house. She was trying to eat the mini wheats and she said, “Yuck!” “I want something else to eat!” So she got a chair and set it in front of the cupboard. She was trying to get the flour down to make some muffins. Suddenly, the flour fell and spilled all over the kitchen! She fell off the chair, and she got a huge scratch on her ear. She got flour inside her cut. She decided to go take a long bath. After her bath, she felt the need to put a Barbie band-aid on her cut. Then Dialilia sat down for a cup of green tea. She got so tired she fell asleep. She sleep walked into baby bull’s bed, and was already fast asleep. Then the bulls came home! When they saw the mess, they screamed all at once!!!! Then they saw… Dialilia! There was a hole in the wall, so Dialilia jumped out of it and ran home. She didn’t even care that she left Rudolf, her possum, there all alone. (p.s. the possum that pulled the carriage was hers). My Frost-Bitten Cat Max by Jacob Age 12 Pittsburgh, PA One Stormy winter day in February, 2007, my dad, brother and I went in the woods to play in the frosty snow and see the frozen creek behind my house. When we reached the creek, we heard a quiet noise in the frozen stream that runs thru the trees. I went down on the frozen ice to see what was making the noise. In a small cave like dugout I found a cat. The cat followed me out of the dugout and on to the cold snowy ground. He kept on rubbing against my hand as we sat down on a giant rock and watched him. Then my brother went back to the house to get cat food and a box. When my brother got back, I thought I heard kittens too. My brother and dad went to look for kittens, while I stayed and fed cat food to the frozen cat. The whole time he ate, he stayed in the box. When they got back, my brother closed him in the box and we took him to our house. At our house, we put him in a big cage in the garage, with a heater and food. My mom took him to the vet the next day. The vet had to keep him for a few days because he was really sick. He did not have fur on his front and back paws, a piece of his ear was missing from frost bite, he only weighed 6 pounds, he could not eat and he had fleas all over his body. The vet said he was 10 years old, neutered and declawed. My mom said we could keep him if the vet said he would be okay. We brought him home in a week. My mom jokes when she says, “The free, frozen cat cost $200 dollars.” Today, Max is 14 years old, grumpy and much loved. He really only likes my brother and mom. He lets me touch him, for a little while. Anthony Maroon in the Case of the Stolen Diamonds By Amanda Age 11 Pittsburgh, PA Prologue Anthony Maroon as you can remember is the biggest klutz in the world! But he is surprisingly capable of solving mysteries. Now this case has to be the hardest one he has ever encountered! (On the other hand he has only encountered a couple mysteries!) So Anthony is crazy, he lives in a tree house, and to the police he is a genius! Now picture a man who hasn’t shaved, with sleek black hair, who is wearing a blue robe with yellow rubber ducks on it, and living in a tree house being called the man of the century! Now let’s get on with the story! Chapter 1 The Invitation Tick- Tock. Tick- Tock. Tick- Tock. Tick- tock went Anthony’s wrist watch. “He’s late,” Anthony exclaimed. Of course Anthony was talking about his best friend Rob. Rob was a mailman and was Anthony’s right hand man in almost all of his mysteries. Even though Anthony was the detective, Rob gave Anthony all the ideas. “He was supposed to be here at 9:00 a.m. and it is 9:00 a.m. and one second.” Vrrrrroooommm. Vvvvvrrrrrrrrrrroooooooommmm. Crash! Rob had just pulled into the tree-house driveway, and he crashed into Anthony’s trash cans. “Well aren’t you the clumsy one today,” called Anthony from his perch on the end of his house. “Ha. Ha. Ha. Wwwwwwwwoooooooaaaaahhhhhhh.” Anthony had just fallen off his perch into the snow making a perfect snow angel. “I guess I’m not the only one,” called Rob. “By the way here’s a letter for you which I already took the liberty to open myself. The President personally invites you and me to go to see the ball drop in New York City on New Years Eve. There is a rumor that the ball is made out of diamonds. We are going and that is final!” “Fine,” stated Anthony with a sigh. Chapter Two The Never Ending Airplane Trip So the next day Anthony and Rob set off for the airport. Once they got on the most cramped and darkest plane ever, people everywhere started asking about the mysteries he had solved. “Excuse me; can you get me a drink of water please? Oh thank you. And like I was saying before, I punched him right in the gut. YYYYYaaaaaaaawwwwwwww.” Anthony had punched the waitresses cart and knocked it over! Suddenly there was an uproar of laughter and applause. The captain was in such a laughter fit that he sent the plane into a tremendous nose dive! Ten minutes later he reclined his chair too far breaking his chair. Realizing what he had done he stood up so fast that he collapsed the chair in front of him leaving the occupant flattened like a pancake! The airline had to strap him to a chair with duct tape for the rest of the ride! Chapter Three The Tour Once the dreadful plane ride was over the two men headed for Times Square. Once they arrived they showed their invitations to get access to a special tour of the control room for the ball. Two hours later, after all the security checks were complete they both headed for the tour. “And these are all the controls. Please don’t touch them. They are on. And on your left there is a great view of the ball itself. Now there have been rumors that the ball is made of diamonds. It is true. And please don’t touch the glass. Thank you,” stated the tour guide. “Wow a ball made of diamonds. That’s got to cost a lot of money,” thought Anthony. “Nice, I found the controls. I wonder if…WWWWOOOOW.” Anthony had leaned over the rope too far and had fallen into one of the switches and broke it! The switch that had read “cold” before now read “hot”! “Ok, I wasn’t here. Bye,” thought Anthony, and he ran to catch up with the tour, hoping that no one saw his mistake. Chapter Four The Disaster “It’s almost time to go downtown, Anthony”, called Rob from the five-star hotel’s bedroom to the bathroom. “Hey, Anthony do you know how to tie ties!” “No, but I know how to tie shoe laces. How different can they be?” answered Anthony. “Ok, give it a try.” Ten minutes later and twenty tries later Rob looked liked a clown who has no style. No matter how he looked, though, Rob was determined to have a good time in New York City. “Ok Anthony, the ball drops at 12:00am, so we have to be there at 11:30 to get our seats, or else they’ll be given away to the public. Also, we meet and eat with the President at 7:30 on the roof with the BALL!” So at 7:30 they met the President and got one last look at the ball. Anthony noticed a pool of water under it, and thought it was very unusual. But with all the excitement he quickly forgot all about the mysterious pool of water. After that they got their seats in the cold bitter air. “It should be any minute now that they start,” said Rob. “Hold on. Look at the ball! It’s melting! But diamonds don’t melt, according to my geography,” Anthony replied. “It’s science! But you are right about the ball. It is melting!” Now everyone in Times Square was screaming about the ball. “Wait a minute,” thought Anthony. “When I broke that switch, it read “hot”. So someone was trying to keep something cold. Like ice! The ball is made of ice”, Anthony yelled. Chapter Five And So It Begins So Anthony got hired to do what his normally does, to be a detective. So he got started at once and checked for finger prints. First he went up to the place where he had dinner with the President. Although he only got a couple prints (of which most were his own) he still did not give up. He then showed the police the switch and how he had broken it. After observing the crime scene, the guys went back to the hotel for some rest and hoping that the night’s events had only been a dream. Chapter Six The Clue of a Dream While Anthony was sleeping a mysterious dream came to him. He was in the beautiful Radio City Music Hall when a woman with long blonde hair and blue eyes came up and started talking to him. “Anthony, check those fingerprints that you found. Remember high school, and remember your dreams for they will help you.” “But what does this all mean,” he tried to say to her but no words came out. “So long, Anthony,” she said to him. When Anthony woke he explained this all to Rob, but Rob had nothing to say on the subject, advice wise. Chapter Seven The Understanding When the guys met up with the police, the officers told them that they had found their crook. “The man is James Mellor, but from our records he has been dead for ten years. The finger prints from the scene all matched the ones we took when he first was in jail from jewel theft. “He is alive,” stated Anthony flatly. “What?” asked the officer. “He is alive. I saw him at our high school reunion just last week. He is an old friend of mine.” Just then Anthony spotted the girl from his dream, and he ran to her. “Do you know James Mellor?” “Hello, Anthony. Yes, I do know him. He is alive! He lives at an apartment in Cincinnati, and the address is 789234 Oak Drive, Apt. 11. There is no need to thank me. Just catch him! Chapter Eight All is Well The next day James was caught and put into the most nasty jail they could find while Anthony and Rob returned back to their normal but crazy lives at home. All is well. But, before I go, how do you think the girl knew Anthony was in his dream? Well, your guess is just as good as mine. |
Frank the Frog By Ahylia Age 7 Wright City, Missouri Once upon a time there was a frog. His name was Frank. He was covered in Wolf Fur. He has a wife named Ahlyia. They live in Illinois. Ahlyia was a grass frog. They had a baby named Virginia. But when the egg was laid it was golden. She ended up being a golden frog. She is a trouble maker, but they still love her. She used to try to hop over the fence, but our furry house has an alarm. If she tries to hop out she'll get a shock feeling in her foot. That is why she stopped trying it, unless her mom tells her to go shopping, which rarely happens. Frank had a pet rock. The rock was named Rockie. Rockie had a Mohawk like a rock star. If Frank wasn't at work he was playing with Rockie. He would pretend Rockie was singing and Frank would say “Encore! Encore!” Then he would go to the living room and pretend it was the beach. Virginia was always a cute frog with her chubby cheeks. She always played leapfrog with her mother, in the summertime, of course. In the winter time she hibernated for three months and twenty-six days. That cool frog family lived happily ever after. THE JELLO FEST By Brandon Age 11 Pittsburgh, PA It was a warm and sunny day in Pittsburgh, PA, families everywhere were eating Jello because of the Three Rivers Jello festival, but little did they know it wasn’t going to be an average day... Meanwhile, on planet Gelatin (Jel-a-tin) the Gelatonions (Jel-ato-neons) were concerned about their Jello supply so they raided every planet for Jello. When they reached Earth they started terrorizing cities and states all over the planet for Jello. Things in Pittsburgh got really crazy when the Gelatonions started invading homes, school cafeterias, restaurants, hospitals and anywhere big enough to hold a gallon of Jello. The President finally spoke up when the Gelatonions cleaned all the Jello out of the White House. The President made a trade agreement that we would make a never ending Jello supply in exchange for their secret technology. So the President had factories built from coast to coast that produced Jello powder which gets transferred into a giant bowl with hot water in it that gets refilled every hour and a giant mixer mixes it until dissolved, and then it is pumped into the Great Lakes which were modified with refrigeration devices to quickly cool the Jello. Every day around lunch time ten alien carriers with ten thousand tankers come with hoses and slurp it right up. Now things are going well with the Gelatonions; but I hope nothing wacky happens at the pudding festival next week! THE END…. Maybe? Even The Smallest Can Help By Aidan Age 6 The Montessori Center of Jackson One day on PIGORDRIVE there lived 9 pigs, then they ate their slop. “Delicious!” “Markolicsoce!” “For heavenlys yum!” Then a high pitched voice broke the air, the smallest pig said, “Yum!” All of the others laughed. “Maybe I should run away?” thought the little one. So that night when he should have been in bed he jumped the fence. Next morning there came 9 voices yelling, “Help us!” he’s going to turn us in to pork chops!” So the little pig jumped over the fence once more, then jumped on the Butcher’s face and said, “Leave my friends alone!” Then the Butcher ran off and never came again. The other pigs thanked him, and they lived happily ever after. Click this line to hear another story about a pig who did not want to be pork chops; or bacon, either. Upon a Shooting Star by Eliza Age 11 Pittsburgh PA The warm air at the barn in the morning feels like summer when it is only spring. Jane the goat is eating her hay that is stuck under the fence. She has always wanted to meet her idol, Lassie. She has pictures and quotes, but she has never met him! Her favorite quote is "BARK, BARK!” She just enjoys the way it sounds! The other goats would laugh and tease Jane but she knew that someday she would be hanging out with Lassie and they would all be jealous! Her owner, Lea, has always thought that there was something different about Jane, but she loves her. One night when Jane was standing outside gazing at the night sky, she saw a shooting star! She knew she could wish to meet Lassie, but there was something she wanted even more and it would help her a lot! Jane closed her eyes and wished on the shooting star. The next morning when Jane woke up, she wasn't feeling herself. She felt, different. The newly feeling goat saw Lea and ran over to her, and spoke! "Lea, I feel different, do I look different?" Lea was in shock! Jane her beloved goat could talk! At lightning speed Lea ran to the house and told her parents of the talking goat. Her parents could not believe the story! They had to see for themselves. They were amazed! Jane could talk! Once Jane was done enjoying her new voice, she spoke to Lea again. "I have a question, do you know anyone by the name of Lassie, the dog to be exact." Lea was surprised at the question. Lea actually did know Lassie the dog! Her friend's, friend’s, cousin’s, friend, was the owner of Lassie! The good news was that Lea knew the girl! The very next day Lea took Jane to meet Lassie. Jane was so excited to finally be meeting her idol! When they got there, Lea and the overly exited goat found out that Lassie just recently wished on a shooting star and could also talk! Lea and the owner of Lassie, Jessie, talked while Jane and Lassie talked! Jane's dream of meeting her idol had finally come true, and the good news just kept coming. Lassie came to the barn and was a barn dog for Lea's family, but Jessie moved in. Trip to Mexico By Nikolai Age 11 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pop! Pop! Pop! Our extremely old fashioned airplane looked like it was about to explode when we started it. My three best friends are, Joe, Michel, and my favorite, Addison. We were all excited to fly to Mexico. Our captain, Fred, was a 5-star rated airplane pilot. When we all got in Fred asked for the keys but they we gone! Addison remembered that he had the keys in his bank safe. Since, everyone else was so lazy I had to run to the bank and get the keys. When I came back Addison was gone! I gave the keys to the pilot and ran off to find him. 3 hours later… When we came back to the place where our airplane was we saw that it was gone. There was a note: Dear friends, Since u guys were so slow I went my self. Best wishes, Fred So, we learned this life lesson… Always be prepared! Penguins by Shane bird born in an egg enemy, seals big and small all different sizes cute, loud live in Antartica eat fish stay in big groups penguins Where is Drake’s Hair? By James Age 8 Jackson, TN Once upon a time Drake’s lost his hair. (It just fell off.) “Where could it be,” he said. Just then a bird came and said, “This would be good for my nest,” and flew off with it. A little later she dropped it on the ground. A worm came and made a worm-size sweater and loved it. Zombie House By Kaleb Age 10 Stetson, Maine It was a dark and stormy night with rolling thunder all around… a very old house that people never dared to go near… One Halloween there was a boy named Ben who thought he was brave enough to go inside the house. That night while going by after trick-or-treating he slowly walked up to the gates, he looked up at the huge house he swallowed and said, “Here I go.” And opened the gates and walked up the old path. He felt a shiver run up his spine as he neared the house. As he walked up the old stairs they creaked and bent. The door was covered in blood. He was just about to turn around when something moved in the bushes by the stairs. So he opened the door ran inside and slammed the door shut. He turned around and saw that the whole place had blood stains; he decided to explore. As he went up stairs he almost screamed in fright, because a Zombie had appeared in the door way. He ran back down the stairs but the Zombie could fly! The Zombie made it there first, but by the time the Zombie got there Ben had already spotted a hole in the wall. He ran as fast as he could, but by the time the Zombie had realized what had happened Ben was running down the yard. He ran through the gates slammed them and ran for home. The Stick of EVIL Butter By Brooks Age 10 Jackson, TN Once a long time ago there was a stick of butter in the refrigerator with his family. But then, one day while they were sleeping, quick as lightning a hand grabbed his mom his dad his brother and even his dog Buddy. He got so mad he became evil. And, one day when nobody was looking he took a butter knife and became determined to get his revenge. In three days nobody had heard from the stick of butter or his family so they had a funeral for the family. Then the next day the butter came back with his family and red on the end of his knife. (You know because he likes hot sauce). The Magic Seagull By Ellie Age 9 Montessori Center of Jackson Once upon a time, there was a seagull named Blue. Blue was a girl. Her name was Blue because she was the color blue. One day, Blue flew into a well. A magical seagull was in the well. The seagull asked Blue what she wanted. Blue said she didn’t want anything. She said she didn’t mean to come into the well. The seagull was so pleased that Blue didn’t want anything she changed lives with her! From then on Blue was the magic seagull. The seagull, the one that lived in the well didn’t want to be a seagull named Blue so she named the old Blue “Blue the Magic Seagull.” One day, Blue decided she wanted to be a nurse. She went to apply at the doctors office. When Blue got to the doctors office, the women who was in charge asked what she needed. Blue said she wanted to apply to be a nurse. The women asked what job Blue used to do. Blue said she used to be a magician. The women was astonished. She said that Blue could start whenever she wanted to. The next day Blue started being a nurse. Instead of giving shots, Blue zapped her wand and the person felt better. From than on Blue was a nurse. She was a nurse for the rest of her life. |
