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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. Tison The Great By Benny Age 9 Rochester, NY Tison was on the playground. Tison was a student at French Road Elementary. He was a normal student, exept that he had a utility belt with lots of his own inventions. Well, as I said, he was on the playground. Tison was getting an alert signal from his evil detector! So, Tison put the evil detector away, got his portable jet pack and flew to the top of the playground. Then, out of nowhere a whole pod of ships came flying over the school. Then one of them sent an indestructible force field that sucked everyone up at the school except Tison. Tison used a rope and attached it to a ship. He climbed up to the ship. With a huge effort, he tied the man up. Then he took an autopilot card and locked it into the ship. He untied the man, and climbed back down, and with his jet pack he flew up to the top of the playground. He dodged the lasers from the ships and watched as the one he put on autopilot shot and exploded the other ships. Once there was only one left (the autopilot one), it crashed into the playground. Then Tison went to the indestructible force-field. Tison knew how to get them out but also that it would be very hard. So, what he needed to do was to find the bump that could only be felt, not seen. So, although it took days, Tison found the bump. So, he used his sucker-upper and sucked the bump off. Everyone got out. Then Tison used his portable maker and made the force-field portable and put it in his utility belt. So from then on Tison was world famous and was known as Tison the great. The Tadpole By Miya Age 10 Auckland, New Zealand On a sunny day, a young tadpole was born. He had never seen his father or mother, nor did he know his own name. One day when he was walking down the street to the dairy people were all wearing masks. “What is going on?" the tadpole asked the shop keeper. "Oh, it's the...” Bring… bring… The phone interrupted the shop keeper before he could finish the sentence. The tadpole was scared. He ran down the street, under the hedges, and through the gate. “Phew!" he said. "Hey!" someone yelled. The tadpole opened the door and saw a man standing there. He was wearing a fancy mask and a black cape, “Excuse me who are you?" the tadpole questioned. “Come with me," the man in black replied, and caught the tadpole before he could run away. “Aarhhhhhhhh…" the tadpole screamed, but the man didn't do anything bad to him. Instead of that he put the tadpole in a water tank and said, "From now on your name is Patrick.” The tadpole was delighted. He was so happy that he nearly bounced that water tank's cap up! And he lived happily ever after! Newton's Search For Spring By Tamara Westwood, Massachusetts King Baldric opened the latch to his bedroom window, looked up at the full moon, and then at the snow covered forest that surrounded his castle. It was March and winter had not yet gone away. He let out a deep sigh. “Where is spring? The snow should have melted away by now. The robins must have overslept. I must send Newton to wake them!” Newton was a grey owl and the King’s most trusted servant. The owl bowed before King Baldric. “You have a need of my service, Your Majesty?” “Yes, I do indeed. Spring has not yet come as usual. Please wake up the robins!” “I shall do my best as always, Your Majesty.” replied Newton. He bowed again and left the bedroom chamber. The owl lived in one of the castle tower turrets. He preferred this place best of all because it had a beautiful view of the valley and forest. Newton stood before his mirror and put on his blue velvet cape and a matching blue cap with a white feather. After he adjusted his cap on his head, the owl flew out of the window and into the night. It was cold and from above Newton could see the ice sparkling on the river in the moonlight. Snowflakes swirled round and round in the gentle breeze. The owl entered the quiet forest and landed upon the branch of an oak tree. He knocked once on the trunk. Newton waited for Robin to open his door. “This is strange indeed. Robin always answers at the first knock.” said Newton. He knocked again and waited. Robin still did not answer. “Oh dear, Robin is not at home. Where could he be!” exclaimed the owl. He paced up and down the branch trying to think of where in the world Robin could have gotten. Suddenly, Newton saw Mister Carrington HopAlong gathering winterberries from a bush and placing them into a basket. Mister Carrington was an old brown cotton-tailed rabbit. “Mister Carrington would know!” said Newton excitedly. The owl swooped down and the rush of wind from beneath his wings almost threw poor Mister Carrington off his feet. “Newton, please be careful!” shouted the rabbit. “I am so sorry, Mister Carrington, but I’m in a rush!” apologised Newton. “King Baldric has ordered me to find Robin to bring spring into the land and he is not at home. Do you know where he is?” Mister Carrington scratched his head. “He isn’t at home? I don’t know where Robin could be then. I haven’t seen him around the forest. You can ask the BearTail family.” Newton set off to find the BearTail family. They lived in a cozy bear den near the river where the salmon swam. The owl pulled on the bell rope next to the door. Ding Dong, Ding Dong, went the little silver bell. Aidan BearTail opened the door and rubbed his sleepy eyes. He was a large, fat black bear dressed in a white nightshirt and cap. “Oh Newton, its you. Is it spring yet?” he asked yawning. “The first day of spring is long past. Robin has disappeared! Have you seen him?” Aidan shook his head. “No, I haven’t. Ask Dilwyn WolfPaw. He prowls the woods more often than the other animals do during the winter.” Exasperated, Newton flew further into the forest. He found Dilwyn Wolfpaw frolicking round a tree stump. He was trying to catch snowflakes with his tongue. The owl alighted upon the stump and asked the wolf whether he knew Robin’s whereabouts. “If I know Robin, he would be in the village yonder.” said Dilwyn. “But you are not certain.” said Newton unhappily. Dilwyn shook his head. “No. I’m sorry. Please try the village.” The owl once again took flight. He went in the direction of the village as Dilwyn Wolfpaw suggested. All of a sudden, there came beautiful music from behind a tree. Newton landed upon the tree branch and looked below. He saw a boy with blonde curling hair sitting upon a log and playing a penny whistle. “Hello, lad!” called out the owl. The boy stopped playing and gazed up at the tree. “Hello, there!” Newton swooped down and landed next to the boy. He gallantly swept off his hat and bowed. “My name is Newton and I am His Majesty’s servant. He has asked me to find Robin so that he can bring spring to the land.” “Robin is in the village. I’m going home anyway.” said the boy. They both walked through the forest and onto a path that led to the village. Although it was a while since Newton had visited the village last, he still remembered the lights, music, smells, and sounds. In the village centre, the owl saw children sliding across the ice. The boy waved to a group of children who waved back. “Play us a song! “they cried. He began to play a merry tune on his penny whistle. Robin appeared the moment the music started. He flew in circles above the children and dove down. Robin laughed aloud as he slid on his stomach across the ice. “Robin! Robin!” called out Newton. Robin stood up and brushed the snow from off his chest. “Oh, Newton, you came for a visit!” He took hold of the owl by the waist and danced round and round. Newton was having such great fun that he had almost forgotten why he had come to the village. He stopped dancing and said to Robin, “Spring is late! King Baldric has ordered winter to be gone.” “Oh dear, you are right! I was having so much fun in the snow that I had forgotten.” Robin spread his wings and flew back into the woods. He went from tree to tree knocking on the doors of other robins to wake them. Soon, the robins were going round with baskets filled with flowers and leaves. They used these to sprinkle flowers on the ground and leaves on the trees. That is how Newton and Robin brought spring into the land… I the Spy! by David F. Gr.4 /2009-2010 Montello Elementary School, Lewiston, ME 04240 I was walking down the street one day when all of a sudden I saw something. There were two cars sitting in the Montello School parking lot. I thought that was weird because I go to Montello and it was a Sunday. It was almost sundown. I thought I had better go in there and find out what was going on. As I walked by the cars, I saw the plate numbers. The first one said MWONDER. I knew that was Mr. Wonder. The second one said MWONDER2 – that must be his wife Mrs. Wonder – both evil crime making people. As I was walking into the school, I saw a dark black cape disappear into the cafeteria. I heard a "Bang, bang". I must not be late, for I might have to save the world! Someone was coming – I must have made a big noise coming in. It was Mr. Wonder and Mrs. Wonder! Wait - there was no one in the cafeteria – now was my chance! When Mr. and Mrs. Wonder went to make sure there was no one in the school, they didn’t see me. I sneaked to the side door and when I got there, I still didn’t believe it! They had made a huge hole in the center of the floor. They had put two time bombs in the hole. They were programmed to go off at noon on Monday. I had to stop them! "Oh, no," I thought, "I am doomed! They are coming back! Is this how I am going to end?" I dove into the curtains on the stage. I heard them talking. Their voices sounded like I had heard them before. It was almost sunrise. I knew I had to get rid of the bombs. Finally they left, but where were they going? I followed them, but they saw me so I ran back to get the bombs. They started to fill in the hole with me still inside. I pulled out a flashlight and saw it was a combination lock to defuse the bombs. I tried to figure it out not once – not twice – but three times! Finally, the ticking stopped! I dug myself out of the hole and found no one. It was just like the bomb was their life. "Oh, no", I thought, "How am I going to explain this to my mom? I hope I don’t get expelled!" Well, it was just the opposite of that. I am praised for what I did. The principal said he honors my work. I now have lots of friends. I am a life saver! Snowflake Dancing by Brianna R. Gr. 4/2009-2010 Montello Elementary School, Lewiston, ME “Whoosh!” I see snowflakes dancing to the wind’s song. Fluttering, dancing in an orderly form. One flutters here, one flutters there. They’re as beautiful as a summer sunset. I see snowflakes dancing to the wind’s song. Can there be a sight as beautiful as this? The snowflakes dance as graceful as ballerinas! I see snowflakes dancing to the wind’s song. The wind whistles and joins in the dance. The smell of the new fallen snow and it’s dance, smells like a freshwater river. I join in the dance, not as graceful as a snowflake, but just as beautiful. Each snowflake is unique with its own pattern. I see snowflakes dancing to the wind’s song. Better enjoy them now before they’re gone! The Two Gorillas and the Scary Puma by Athena Age 7 San Jose, California One night in a dark forest, there lived a shaggy gorilla. The gorilla was having a snack in the tree. All of a sudden a puma started climbing up the tree. Then there was a loud crack and a branch came falling onto the puma. The puma came tumbling to the ground. The gorilla was still too scared to climb down because he thought the puma would jump up at him. Then the gorilla's mother came and rubbed the puma to make sure he was dead. Next his mother helped her son from the tree. They ate their snack together. They ate fruit from fresh farm fruit trees. Peaches were their favorite fruit. It was a good snack for the two of them in the dark forest. The Scared Gorilla By Alexandra Age 8 San Jose, CA In a dark damp forest there lived a scared gorilla. The gorilla got lost so he missed his mama. The gorilla’s name was Ray. Ray was a very curious gorilla. One night Ray had a bad dream, so the next day he travelled to Africa. When he was in Africa he smelled a familiar smell; his mama! So he followed the smell and found her sitting under the coconut tree! She shouted, “Ray!” As Ray was about to hug his mama a mad dog came running over like a wild horse! Then a monkey came swinging by with a coconut net. He caught the dog. The monkey was a hero! They celebrated with fruit and they had a blast. The baby gorilla Ray was back with his mama! The Big Kittens Dream By Nicholas Age 7 Marshall, MO Once upon a time there lived a very cute kitten. He was a boy. He had a very cute mom, and the mom had one baby kitten. The baby kitten was light orange with dark orange stripes. He was sooooo cute! When they were shopping, kitten found a sign that said "All kittens can go to the Cute Kitten Contest." Kitten was so excited! The mom and kitten got ready for the big night. They were taking a car to the contest. Kitten was driving. They entered the Cutest Kitten Contest. To win the Cutest Kitten Contest kittens have to go around the big place, and the audience have to throw the fish toys at the kittens. The Cutest Kitten will have the most kitten toys. That kitten is the Winner!!!! The cat guest said, "You can have some fish, if you win." Big kitten was number seventeen. Number sixteenth's name was Ruffle. Big kitten was up. He was not shy. "Big Kitten, you can go to the final contest," said the judges. Big kitten wanted to be the cutest, but he was the last one to enter the finals. First was number 5 - he got out of the finals. Next was number 7 - she was good, but she ended up not being in the finals. Then it was Big kitten's friend, Baby Kitten. He made into the 2nd round of the Cute Kitten Contest. Then it was Kitten's turn. He also got to the 2nd round of the contest. Kitten and Baby Kitten were scared at the first round. They saw who got the 3 fish toys. Kitten was a little bit faster than Baby Kitten. Kitten received 1 fish toy. "YES!!!!" said Big Kitten. Then he acquired one more fish toy. "WOW!" said Big Kitten, and he caught one more fish toy. Now he has 3 fish toys all together. He won the Cutest Kitten Contest! He became the Cutest Kitten in the world. He lived happily ever after. Sadness in the World by Camille age 8 West Hampton, NY 11977 Rosie has pox of chicken... makes me wanna be kickin', that stupid chicken. Bronx Zoo? MISSED! It's like Gage's been KISSED! I bet you just HISSED! Stupid chicken pox. Wanna lock 'em in a box. let 'em get eaten by a fox. chicken pox, like smelly SOCKS! THE TWO LITTLE FROGIES By Agnes Age 13 India, Kerala A wonderful morning in frog land. All frogs were getting ready. In Mr.Frog;'s house live two little frogies. One's name is Toto, the other, Totu. Tutu is very naughty, while Toto is kind and polite. Toto and Tutu wre going to school. On the way they saw one rabbit were attacked by monkey robbers. Toto said let help. But Tutu said I have no time and went on his way. Toto and Tutu walked through the thick jungle. After some years, quite suddenly, the monkey robbers began to attack Tutu. Tutu cried out. “Help me!” but nobody came that way. Then the man who was saved by Toto came that way. Again Tutu cried out. “Help me!” The man was a kind person. He helped Tutu and Tutu was saved. Then the robbers were caught by police frog. Then the rabbit said. “You should help others and others will help you. If you don't help them they won't help you. “I have learned a lesson,” said Tutu, and from that day on Tutu began to help others. My Dream by Agnes age: 13 India Once I saw a twinkling star up in the sky at night shining like a diamond I feel though as it said something to me I am your friend a friend who stays with you up in the sky at night I looked again into the sky but I didn't see that star then I understood that it was a dream just think that your dream will come true one day. Bad Habits By Simran Age 11 New Delhi, India Once there was a boy named Teenu; he was a liar, animal troubler and a selfish boy . He never told truth to his friends, parents or teacher. Troubling animals and pelting stones became his daily chore. Stealing everyone's pencils, sweets, etc. was his hobby. His class teacher could not tolerate this behaviour so she planed to teach him a lesson. She conducted a class in the school's garden and told Teenu to pull up a small plant. He did the task easily. She told him to pluck a slighter bigger plant and he easily did that, too. When a chance came to pluck a huge mighty tree he was ashamed and came to know what the teacher was trying to make him understand. So, bad habits comes very easily, but good habit is a tree which cannot be brought up easily. To understand what is right and what is wrong, think if the work you are going to do has to be hidden from your parents or not. If you feel it has to be hidden then don't do it; if it does not have to be hidden then do it very enthusiastically. |
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. The Missing Vase By Caleb Age 8 Lake City, FL One day one of my friends came over and he brought his cat. His cat ran all over the house while we played together. Suddenly, his cat jumped on the table and broke a vase. We ran downstairs and that's when we saw glass shattered all over the floor. "You're going to have to save up a lot of allowance money to pay for this," my friend said. So, I tried to hide the vase, but the glass was too sharp. Then I tried sweeping it up, but I could not find the broom. "I wish you hadn't brought your cat over," I said. Then, all of a sudden, the telephone rang. I picked up the phone and it was my parents. They said that they were on their way home and would be there in 15 minutes. "Oh no!" I said. So I quickly threw a sheet over it and tossed it in the dumpster outside. Dylan, my brother, was jumping on the trampoline around back. I ran back inside just as my parents walked in. I hoped that they didn't realize the missing vase on the table. They said, "Wasn't there a vase on the table?" I just smiled and nodded. They knew something was up, but they just couldn't put their finger on it yet. Good thing they didn't realize it. Believe me, they will realize it sooner or later!! Jamie in Wonderland By Ellie Age 10 Jackson, Tennessee After Alice grew up to the age of 19 she went back to Wonderland. She then got on a ship called Wonder and went to China. Twelve years later she came back at the age of 31 and now had children. Her youngest daughter was 9 and her name was Jamie. The other child was 11 and named Jack. While the family was celebrating, Jamie and Jack went out back and Jamie saw a white rabbit in a wafer jacket with glasses and a clock! “Did you see that rabbit Jack?!” asked Jamie. “Why there isn’t such thing as a white rabbit in a wafer coat with glasses and a clock! Stupid!!!!!” replied Jack. Jamie ran after it as fast as she could and Jack followed her and at a fast pace also. Jamie found the rabbit hole of the white rabbit and she went it with Jack following her. They made it down and it had a checker floor and a table with a key on it. There were at least ten doors so Jamie tried all the locks with the key. None of them matched finally she found a tiny door and it fit. It opened and it was a beautiful world which looked like a story that her mother had told her called Wonderland. “Jack we are in Wonderland!!!!!” said Jamie. “Wonderland? I have always wanted to come here! Remember what mom said, we have to grab the key and shrink with the drink that says DRINK ME!!!! Lets do it!” They drank the drink and grabbed the key and went into Wonderland it was less cheerful than they had thought. Everyone was wearing white and looked so very, very sad. “Jamie I hate to tell you this but the white queen has taken over Wonderland,” said Jack. “What happened while mom was gone?” asked Jamie. “Lets find out,” replied Jack. They went to the white queen and asked her what had happened. She said that only the rabbit loved her now and the others were happy at first but then begged her to release the red queen but she refused to so now they hated her. “Where is the red queen?” asked Jamie. “In the dungeon,” said the white queen. “Oh, ok,” said Jack. They rushed away and went strait down to the dungeon. There the saw the red queen locked to the knight and she had a normal head not a huge one but a tiny pretty head. She smiled sweetly and Jamie and said “Alice?!”. “No I’m Jamie, Alice’s daughter,” replied Jamie. “Who are you” asked the red queen to Jack. “I’m Jack, Alice’s son” said Jack. “Where are the keys?” asked Jamie. “On the shelf,” said the red queen. Jamie ran over to the shelf, opened the jail released the red queen, and locked the knight back into the jail. They escaped from the castle and the red queen turned Wonderland into a wonderful magical place and the two queens got along just fine. The Mystery of the Caped Crew By Brianna R. Gr. 4/2009-2010 Montello Elementary School, Lewiston, ME I remember the day I caught the Caped Crew. It was weeks ago. I remember like t’was yesterday. T’was not yesterday, though. I’ll tell you what happened. On a sunny day of summer vacation and I was happily trotting near Montello Elementary School for no apparent reason at all. Suddenly I saw a group of caped figures crawling into a broken window into Montello! I had no idea what they were doing, but I had a feeling it was illegal! Since I like to snoop around I followed the caped people into the school. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. When I was inside the school, I walked through the never ending dark hallways. I heard strange creaking sounds. Next I heard a woman’s voice nag, “Midnight Snack stop making that awful creaking sound!” Then a high pitched man’s voice said, “Anti X stop nagging!” I stifled a giggle. I wished my best friend David were here to see, no, hear this. I remembered that David, all of my friends, and, had walkie-talkies, and it the skies were dark out there. I called David and told him and all my friends to meet me at the playground in five minutes. When David appeared, I realized that he went overboard on the people. He brought with him Sierra, Maryam, Fardowsa, Esraa, and Keenan. Whoa! David and I disagreed about having all of those people come out. I told David that we didn’t need a whole crowd, but he just argued. I brought my friends to the Caped Crew’s hideout. We eventually had a good look at their ridiculous capes. They even had names on their capes. There was the Masked Maniac, Midnight Snack, Monkey Man, Captain Floss, Anti X, and ABC Woman. Keenan couldn’t help laughing at their outfits. I tried to cup my hand over his mouth, but he still rolled on the floor laughing right into their hideout! The Masked Maniac sighed and ordered the others to capture us. I never should’ve gotten myself and my friends into this! I had spent all night coming up with a plan. It was time to try it out. “Yoo-hoo! Mr. Monkey Man! I have to use the bathroom!” I cried. Monkey Man looked me over hard. “Okay, but no funny business,” he said, as he untied me. As I practically flew to the bathroom, I called Monkey man a dope. I was feeling very intelligent, getting to be an intelligent young lady. When I got into the bathroom, I paced back and forth. I hadn’t thought about what I was going to do now. I didn’t get that far in my plan! I sobbed in a corner for a few minutes, than got back up and paced some more. I splashed my face with cold water. My friends are still trapped. I am still trapped. We’re cornered. No, the Caped Crew is cornered cornering us! What was I going to do now? (To be continued…) Montello Mystery! by Sierra DJ Gr. 4/2009-2010 Montello Elementary School, Lewiston, ME I lived across the street from my school, Montello. I heard a thump, ka thump sound outside in the dark night. So I snuck out. The school door was open. I was a little scared. I stealthily snooped in the school. Ka thump, ka thump! The noise was coming from an upstairs hallway. I thought I should go upstairs and check it out. After all spying on Montello could e a lot of fun. I was wrong big time. A lizard like figure rose out of the floor. I was terrified. I screamed, “What do you want?” “We only want peace,” it said. “My name is Moo-Moo,” it said. I was not so scared any more. Then two more lizards came out of the floor eating pizza. “Those two are Lulu and Blackjack,” whispered Moo-Moo. Blackjack added, “Watch out for Mun-Mun and Taco. They are pure evil.” I was frightened by what Blackjack had said, but I wouldn’t let that stop me from spying at Montello at night. I needed to figure out why they are really here. I started wandering around the school not thinking about Mun-Mun and Taco. Ka thump, ka thump. I traced the noise to the janitor’s closet. I opened the door. It was Mun-mun and Taco grabbing popcorn wagging their tongues. Gross! I tried to open the downstairs door, but it was locked from the outside. Oh, man! How was I going to get home? I ran back upstairs and checked the windows to find if they were all frozen shut. Luckily, I saw Moo-Moo. I asked, "Do you know another way out?” Yes,” answered Lulu. So I followed them, melting through a wall. I ran home. I jumped into bed and slept for five minutes. Buzz! My alarm clock woke me up. I had to get ready for school. It was all a dream… but I still had my shoes on in bed with pizza stuck to it. The Kitten and the Fly by Chloe D. Gr. 4/2009-2010 Montello Elementary School, Lewiston, ME A kitten was sitting on the porch when …buzz…a fly flew by. The fly flew by the kitten’s ear. The fly flew by the kitten’s ear again and again. The fly kept on flying for about five or ten minutes. The kitten got so annoyed that she swung her paw at the fly. When the kitten swung her pay she missed. The kitten swung her pay again and again, but she missed every time. The fly thought that was funny, but it wasn’t! The fly few and flew and flew. The kitten was so angry. Then the kitten had an idea. She thought that if she could find some trash she could get the fly. The kitten searched for hours. Finally after one and ¾ of an hour she found some trash. The kitten raced home to tell the fly. When the fly heard that he flew as fast as he could to the trash. When the fly found the trash he dove straight down and started to eat. After 20 minutes the kitten hit the fly straight out of the air. When the fly woke up he was inside the kitten, but where? The fly started to walk around when he stepped on something green and mushy. The fly kept on walking when he stepped on another green and mushy thing. Then the fly realized that he was in the kitten’s nose. He realized that if he was in the nose that the green mushy stuff must be cat boogers. The fly thought that was so disgusting that he ran out of the nose and straight into the throat! When the fly stopped he slid straight down. He landed with a big thud. “NOW WHERE AM I?” the fly yelled. When the fly took a look around he realized he was in the lungs. “GREAT!” yelled the fly. “Now how am I going to get out of here?” The noise sounded like boom-boom-boom. The fly was really scared. “W-W-What is that?” said the fly. Then all of a sudden, woosh! The fly was sent flying out of the kitten’s body. When the kitten saw the fly she said, “I thought you were dead!” “I thought I was, too!” answered the fly. The kitten and the fly talked for about three hours. When they were done with talking it was night time. The kitten asked the fly if he wanted to look at the stars. The fly said, “Yes.” They fell asleep at 12:00 A.M. From then on the kitten and the fly were best friends. Trip to Mars By Jordan Age 10 Waterloo, Iowa One day a little girl named Samantha took a road trip to Mars. Then she built a house out of rocks. I don’t think it worked out so well, because it fell down. Then she built it again, and it fell down again. Then she stopped to think. She said, “What if I take a tiny little thing of rock and put water with it in a bowl and mixed it?” “I wonder if I then put it around the rocks if it would stay a house?” So that is what she did. Then she tried it, but it did not work. So she put even more on this time, and it did work. She was so happy. She yelled. “Yay! I got it to work. I am so happy, I have a house now.” But right then and there she knew that she didn’t bring food. All she had brought was water. She did not have her cell phone either. so she could not call home to tell that she did not have food. She would have to eat rocks for the rest of her life! The Boy Who Wanted M & Ms By Francesco Age 6 Franklin Square, NY Once upon a time there was a boy named Mark. He went into a candy store. He looked all over the store. There were no M & Ms at all. He looked and looked and suddenly the M & Ms tripped him! They were all over the place! He ran out of the store. He had no M & Ms. They kept running after him until he ran home and shut the door. Mark went to his room, so tired, and fell asleep. When he woke up M & Ms were EVERYWHERE! Now Mark got all the M & Ms he wanted! The Tiny, Lonely Gorilla By Molly Age 7 ½ San Jose, California In a scary forest there lived a tiny gorilla. This gorilla couldn't find his brothers or sisters or his family. He was lost. He had to run away from his family. He wanted to because they were making fun of the tiny gorilla. He missed them. But he was afraid they would make fun of him. So the friendly snake helped him find his family by the tree. They were sorry they made fun of the tiny gorilla. They loved being together again. Audrey and the Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Day By Audrey Age 8 San Jose, CA The first thing I noticed when I woke up was that I had gum in my hair! At breakfast, my waffles were burned so bad that my mom took them away because she said that they were not healthy. At school, it was free dress day and guess what? I was the only kid who was in uniform. At recess, my friends excluded me. Maybe at P.E., I would have a break from this terrible, horrible, very bad day. But at P.E., I got hit in the face by a ball so I went to the office and the people who worked there thought I was in trouble. At my house, I had to have Bock Choy for dinner. After dinner, I got in bigger trouble because Mrs. Clause emailed my parents to tell them that I got a "red hand" warning and that I forgot my homework. On Raz-Kids (our reading assignment website), it said to come back after 9:00PM. Maybe I should get out of this horrible daydream and pay attention to what Mrs. Clause is saying. Maybe tonight I can go to sleep early so tomorrow I can pay attention in class. The Golden Egg and the Silver Crown By Kesini Age 9 Sammamish, Washington Chapter 1 Talianna She had hair until her waist, and her parents died when she was born, and she was moved to her only family, her aunt and uncle. Her aunt fed her thrice a day and both foster parents raised Talianna happily. When Talianna was 16, her aunt and uncle died. So she set off to look for the purpose of her life. She was found and sent to an orphanage, and she loved it there. They treated her like their own daughter. In the attic of the orphanage, she found a book named The world of Driscal Marine. She opened up to a page which sucked her into the book and she went into the world of the book. Inside the Driscal world, she found a Spanish man called Pap loco (who went by Papi). Papi took her to a shallow blue river and said they would dive into the water but Talianna was scared. Chapter 2 The dive to the tent Talianna thought the blue river was beautiful; but she was also scared. "This is…" Talianna started. "This is the river of Bellado" Papi finished. Talianna looked at Papi. "But why did you bring me here?" "I did not," said Papi. "Destiny brought us here." Talianna paused to ponder on what Papi had just said. "Dive in," said Papi. Talianna looked at him as though he was crazy. "Oh, but surely you know that we humans cannot breathe underwater," said Talianna in disbelief. "Trust me," said Papi, "I know what I am doing." So Talianna went first. She pointed her hands above her head and bent down. She closed her eyes, as she leaped, landing head first into the water. The water was cold and she gasped for breath. But as she held her breath and dove under, she felt her lungs pump, cool air sliding through her throat. She was breathing underwater! She opened her eyes and she could see clearly. She spotted Papi under water about five feet away from her. This water is magical, she thought as Papi started speaking underwater. He pointed to golden egg about 3 inches from Talianna's feet. She picked it up. "Open it," said Papi stepping closer to Talianna, and gazing at the egg. Talianna felt a gap between the eggs, in the middle. She pulled as hard as she could and it snapped open and she found golden colored powder inside. Papi took some in his hand and rubbed it on his hair. Talianna did the same. Suddenly golden bat like figures started circling them both. Talianna closed her eyes with nausea and fear and the circling stopped. Talianna opened her eyes, and both she and Papi were in a tent full of people with golden hair. Talianna felt her hair and yanked on it. Her hair was golden too. She glanced at Papi. His hair, too, was golden, but he did not seem to notice. Talianna peeked around. Everyone was staring at her. A girl with hazel eyes, hair down to her waist tied up in a ponytail, and, Talianna had to admit, was beautiful. "Pardon me," said the girl, "but may I ask your name?" Talianna protested. "Yours?" "Kiladrilla" Nn "I'm sorry?" "Kill-ad-ria" said the girl smiling. "My name is Talianna," Talianna said. The girl gasped and dropped her goblet. So did the others. Papi just looked down at his feet. "What happened?" Talianna asked Papi, seriously. "What happened, Papi?" "Talianna," he said, "I should have told you this before." Chapter 3 Talianna's story "Your parents were killed by Marine Driscal when you were born," he said. "At that time, Marine Driscal was the lord of evil. Until you were born. "Marine became evil because of her anger. Your parents tried to guard you, but failed, as Marine Driscal killed them both. You were such a happy baby, that when she tried to kill you, the happiness reflected onto her anger and she was destroyed. But her soul still lurks and tries to kill you," Everyone listened and so did Talianna. "And so," said Papi, "you are famous for destroying Driscal, and that is why everyone here stares," Talianna glanced around the room. She stuck her hand out to everyone, and they all had a happy party. Nearing the end of the day, Talianna looked around the room, anxious to go to bed. She spotted a head with short, golden hair who was a person. She was facing the wall of the golden tent, and her back was facing everybody. Talianna tapped Kiladria with her fingers. "Who's that?" she pointed at the girl. "She is Ani," said Kiladria. "She is faceless. Marine Driscal was chasing after all of us and we dove underwater, and rubbed the golden powder on our heads and found our new home? this tent. We only go to the real world to get food. But Ani was the last one to dive, and Driscal did dark magic and removed Ani's face. So she now has not talked in 10 years, nor has she eaten, because she has no mouth, as her face was removed. She speaks with her mind and we can all hear her. The only person who can get her head back is you. You must rub her head. But we need to find a silver crown and put it on her head before six months, otherwise she will die. So you must help us," Kiladria said gesturing toward Ani. Talianna walked up to Ani, and tapped her on the shoulder. Ani turned around, and indeed, she was faceless, her tan colored skin without eyes, nose, or mouth. Just a head with hair. Talianna looked at Kiladria, who nodded. Everyone else in the tent was staring. Talianna rubbed Ani's face and slowly eyes, nose, and mouth appeared. Dimples arose when Ani smiled, and soon Ani was a normal person with a face. Everyone cheered. So did Ani, hugging Talianna. "Wait!" Kiladria motioned a stop sign with her arm. "It isn't a happy ending yet. Remember? Talianna must help us find the silver crown within 6 months. Or else, OUR Ani will die!" Everyone nodded and Papi stepped up. "Gather duffle bags and sleeping bags. Kiladrian, Ani and Talianna and I will all set out to get the crown. Pack up girls! We have a girl to save!" Chapter 4 The Rock Boys Kiladria, Ani, Papi, and Talianna stepped off the step of the tent. "But how do we get out of the golden world?" asked Talianna. Kiladria looked at Talianna. She then brought out a not golden, but a Silver egg out of her bag. "We can't go to the normal world, Talianna; we must go to the neighboring world. This is the golden world; the golden egg, before this you were in the Driscal world, the black egg, and now we are going to the Silver world, the world which hides the Silver Crown. We must set the silver crown on Ani's head before six months or else she will die," "I hope we find the crown," said Ani, in a soft whisper. "Don't worry," said Talianna, "I promise we will find it" They waved goodbye to the members of the tent, then they each rubbed the silver powder from the silver egg onto their hair. Talianna and the others closed their eyes shut as they could feel themselves being whirled and tossed over to the other Silver world. So when the whirling stopped, and everyone opened their eyes, they started to walk north. "Look," said Kiladria, "let's go there" she said, pointing to a shallow rock mine about a quarter mile away from where they were. They sat down to rest on a big, flat rock and let out a sigh of relief. Talianna pulled a strand of her hair, and jumped when she saw her hair was silver shining brightly in the sunlight. Hardly, out of extreme tiredness, had Talianna even noticed that everyone else in the world's hair was blinding silver, glowing in a good way. Everyone had what it seemed to be permanent smiles on their faces. It seemed to Talianna that maybe Driscal didn't exist here. It was indeed, a happy world, the Silver world. Not for long, thought Talianna. They spotted two rock miners, one carrying a shallow rock on the back, the other, with his fat belly, leaned over with a magnifying glass and inspected a small bead-sized insect just beginning to crawl. "As you can see," said the miner carrying the rock, in a don't-you-see-I-am-the-only-one-working way, "I am the only one working here. If Master Hwangster finds out, he will kill you, literally kill you!" "Well don't you think you should learn a bit of science, lad? Hey, by Merlin's pants, I just found out that a centipede's legs are hairy! Quick look!" the pot-bellied man said, in his mellow-British accent. The Rock miner rolled his eyes. "This rock is hurting my back. What should I do?" he asked teasingly. The fat man spotted Talianna and the others. "Give it to them" he said, pointing towards them. The rock boy walked toward the girls and Papi, and handed the great rock over to Papi who carelessly left the rock on the floor. "Hey!" said the rock boy. "You can't just…" "We are on a mission 'ere," said Papi, suddenly noticing his Southern accent. Even Talianna was impressed. She told the rock boy, "to save Miss Ani's life!" The rock boy glared. "Who are you? Running around telling crazy stories and lies about how you are a rescue hero" Talianna puffed out her chest confidently remembering she was famous in the Egg worlds. "I, sir, Am Talianna Malloy Cern destroyer of Driscal, and life saver." The rock boy's mouth fell open. Talianna was not surprised. "So you are saving Ani with the silver crown?" he asked. "Yep," said Talianna. "What?" The fat man walked over, holding out his hand. "I am Dwang," he said, "and this is Gullib," he said in a disgusted voice. "Well, if you can," said Papi, "you could help us" Gullib and Dwang's eyes opened wide letting them know they were ready to help out. "We know how to get there by noon," said Dwang, "but first you need to know that Ani, here, is the lost princess of the world of pink." He brought out a pink egg, "We must let them know that their princess is found again," Chapter 5 Pike's place The six of them rubbed the pink powder onto their shallow heads and Talianna waited. Everything was a blur and when she opened her eyes she found herself in Pink Land. Ladies in puffy pink dresses with white-pink parasols and men in pink shirts and white pants walked past them. Restraints surrounded them with pink rolls, and burritos. "Hello!" said a lady in a pink and white gown. "My name is Atiasa. I will be your guide. You are looking for the silver crown?" Talianna exclaimed. "How did you read my mind?" "People of the pink land can read minds," explained Papi. Talianna was impresses. As Atiasa (ey-tee-aa-saa). "People think kids who don't wear pink are inappropriate," said Atiasa, gazing down at Talianna's and the other's blue and black clothes. "I know a sewer! He is a friend of mine!" Atiasa continued. "Then I want to help you find the crown." "It will be dangerous!" blurted Talianna. She didn't want someone with a pink parasol running around shouting out what was on people's minds. "Oh I don't mind," boasted Atiasa, with a flip of her warm white glove. "Now let's get you guys some pink clothes before someone reports strangers to the general" "The general?" asked Gullib. "Oh, yes, my boy, I can see you are worried but don't worry, you will get some beautiful pink clothes, but it will be unlikely," Atiasa said gesturing toward Talianna, "that we will find some good clothes for this skinny girl," Talianna smirked. Atiasa led the six into a great pink store labelled Pike's Pink World on a pink plate. Inside there were dozens of rows with pink pants, shirts, dresses and more, with 5 great aisles that just held white hats with purplish pink parasols. "Pike?" called Atiasa. There was silence. "PIKE!" screamed Atiasa. She cleared her throat and smiled once a middle-aged man came down the stairs, his brown hair in the way of his eyes, his eyes twirled in question to Atiasa's scream. "We have some new-comers. This is Dwang and Gullib from the silver world, Kiladria from the golden world, Pap Loco from the Driscal world, Talianna from the real world, and Princess Anidori, from the king who is searching for the silver crown," introduced Atiasa. "Well, well, we are looking for some pink clothes aren't we?" asked Pike, searching through his racks. "By the way," informed Atiasa, "for this girl (she made a disgusted gesture toward Talianna) nothing fancy" Talianna smirked. Pike rolled his eyes. "You know," said Pike as Kiladria, Talianna, Ani, and Papi went into the dressing room, "you might want to try 'Unseen Palace'. Ask someone in your group to go in and recite this poem," Pike handed Atiasa a piece of paper, "Then they will get all the help you need, for the silver crown," Atiasa smiled sarcastically. "And exactly what kind of help do you mean?" At that moment all the others came in admiring their clothes. "Thanks Atiasa," said Kiladria, rubbing her blouse. "Phew, it was nothing," said Atiasa rubbing the droplets of sweat from her forehead. Chapter 6 Unseen Palace Ani, Talianna, Atiasa, Kiladria and Papi said their goodbye's to Pike, then headed out toward the direction of Unseen Palace. Talianna and Atiasa every now and then would either trip each other or Share their reverie within each other's feelings and promptly make the other jealous of one. Papi, on the other hand stayed quiet and like a cheetah would every now and then spice up some fried rice and sauce. Kiladria played 20 questions with Talianna and together they did indeed make good friends. Ani felt her face the whole way. She was worried that they would not find the crown within 6 months. She was worried she would…she would…well, you know. At last, they reached a strong palace with white pillars and orange windows and doors. Strong deodorant disturbed Ani. It had been one month. She had 5 more months of life and neither did they have a clue where they were going nor did they have any idea where the crown was. She looked around. Despite the fact that no one really paid attention to her, she loved them all. Truly. They had all set out to risk their lives for her. She wanted to apologize. "It would be a rather dangerous task" informed Atiasa. Talianna rolled her eyes, silently waiting for Atiasa to shut her mouth. "And I will now pick the person to go inside and recite the poem. The person who goes inside is one person I wouldn't mind dying," Atiasa looked at Talianna. "Why don't you, little raggedy one?" Talianna knew that if she didn't follow Atiasa's orders she would have to be the one in the trunk of the car. Even though she hated Atiasa for her ah ah-ness she decided to set foot inside the unseen palace. She snatched the piece of crumpled paper out of Atiasa's popular hands and stormed up the door of the palace, searching for whatever she needed to do. Once Talianna was inside the door locked behind her. A rush of panic slid through her. She hurried over to the door and banged her hardest. "Kiladria! Atiasa! Let me out!" she sobbed, screaming her lungs out and banging on the door. "Kiladria, please!" she managed. Then she grew quiet when she heard Kiladria's voice. "We're trying! It's not opening! Atiasa says for you to just finish your job and the door will open!" said Kiladria. "Whoever listens to Atiasa," said Talianna under her breath. She walked up the staircase of the palace and found herself in a Library full of books. She roamed around finally finding a hall mirror to recite her poem. She unfolded the paper from its fold and delicately held the poem between two fingers. I would like to redeem my passage For The silver crown of Ani's Egg, map, whatever it be The world must lead us Her life must be glee Talianna read the passage aloud then put it back in her pocket. She waited. There was silence. Then, an orange egg appeared out of nowhere and Ani slightly knew what that was. Talianna took the egg from Atiasa. "And we must enter this world." She finished explaining their plan with a smile on her face. They each rubbed a bit of orange powder onto their Pink hair and they appeared in the Orange World. Women wore orange dresses which reached to their knees and they held delicate orange puppies which yelped at the grip. Ani walked up to a village man. "Excuse me, sire?" she asked, tapping him on the shoulder. The man spun around like he just heard someone scream and he was responsible for it. "Yes?" he nodded, with a sigh of relief. "Would you might know," asked Ani, "where the silver crown is?" The man looked at her suspiciously. "And may I ask you your identity?" he asked, sounding paralyzed. Ani looked at Atiasa who looked at Papi, who looked at Kiladria, who looked at Talianna, who nodded. "My name is Anidori Siena" said Ani. "The Anidori sienna?" asked the man. Ani looked uncomfortable. "Well, I guess you could call me that…" Ani looked at the others for help. The man called to another village man. "Anidori! The lost princess! She is her! She is found!" shouted the man. Everyone looked at him then at Ani. They all lifted Ani on their shoulders and walked toward a tall palace which had a Banner that said Home of the lost princess Anidori Sienna Chapter 7 Ani, the lost princess They reached the tall orange palace and finally arrived inside. Ani was seated on a throne, still looking quite uncomfortable. "Welcome home," The noise was interrupted by a deep, shallow voice, and the person whom that voice belonged to emerged from the darkness. He was tall, and frantic, having the same eyes and ears that Ani had. "Daughter" he finished. Ani still looked like she was in a big building full of overly eccentric people, and she managed to ask, "I think you have chosen the wrong person for this festival" Talianna looked at Kiladria. "Way overly eccentric," Kiladria sarcastically explained. Talianna giggled. The king laughed, and the courtiers followed. "Do you not realize," said the king through his chuckles, "that you are the lost princess, Anidori? I am your father. Driscal set afire this kingdom and while you were running away, your face was removed from her then you appeared, for sixteen years, run live in the golden world. But you have now returned," said the king, his arms outstretched. Ani shook her head and backed away toward Talianna and Kiladria. The king tilted his head and sighed. "Anidori Sienna?" he said, "we were worried about you. We have the Silver crown. You only have five more months. Come on, Ani we want you alive." Ani didn't budge. "Here I will give you proof that I am you're father," said the king and showed a birth mark on his hand. Ani looked at it and screeched. She had the exact same birth mark. "Father!" she said. The king smiled. He whispered to his servant who brought a pink pillow which held a shining silver crown on it. Ani jumped. The silver crown was slowly set on her head, and everyone cheered. She did, too. Talianna Kiladria Atiasa and Papi were made to sit next to 'Princess Ani' on the throne. They were all royalty. Talianna went outside for some fresh air one day. She picked a dandelion and wondered what to wish for. She finally decided that she promised she would not let anyone get killed, ever again. At least until next time… |
