Jack Danielson and Judy Osmett were very good friends until Carl Frankby, the local bully teased Jack.
They had a week off from school in honor of when their school was built. They we re walking together to the park when Carl zoomed past them on his bike. "Well, well, well!" Carl sneered, "Look who we have here. If it isn't lover boy and his bride-to-be. Where's your little teddy bear with hearts all over it?!"
Judy snorted. "How would you know teddy bears have hearts all over it if you don't own one yourself?!" she shot back.
Carl growled. He held his fist up to Judy's face. "Welcome to the punchline!"
Judy didn't even flinch. Suddenly, Mrs. Jefferson, who is good friends with Carl's mom, stepped out onto the porch Carl Frankby, your mother is going about this!" Then she turned to Judy. "Judy, are you all right?"
Judy smiled, "Yes, I'm fine."
Wow! Jack wished that he was as brave as Judy, daring to stand up to the local bully. But to make matters worse, Carl was right, Jack needed to find more guy friends. He stood there, uncomfortably and told Judy that he needed to help his little brother in first grade with his homework during vacation.
Judy shrugged, "Sure."
Jack gave a weak smile and headed home.
As Jack jogged back, he thought about how to have more guy friends. He telephoned Thomas, who doesn't even know any girls outside his class besides his sister and Lilly.
"Yo, what's up?" Thomas asked Jack.
Jack replied, "Thomas, how do I get more guy friends? Carl Frankby's been teasing me about hanging out with Judy. What should I do?"
Thomas frowned. "Who's Judy?"
Jack sighed. "Top student in Mr. Nooran's class, of course."
"Oh! That girl. I never knew her name. Anyway, back on track. We can hang out at my house for the rest of the week if you want. Try avoiding Judy but don't act suspicious or she'll know something is up."
Jack grinned. "Thanks, pal! 'I'll tell mom that I'll be hanging out at your house."
Thomas nodded, "Sure!"
Jack trotted into the kitchen, searching for his mom. He found a note that read, 'Jack - if you are reading this, I've gone to the market. If you're going out, please sign below.'
Jack printed Jack and left. He stayed undercover all the way to Thomas' house. It was a good thing he did too, Jack saw Judy going to the library with Victoria. When Jack was at Thomas' house, they played Clue.
Meanwhile, when Judy was at the library with Victoria Black, she just thought of something. The LIdo Elementary School where Jack's brother Nathaniel goes to never gave homework during break. Something funny was going on. And Judy didn't mean funny ha-ha or even funny ho-ho.
Victoria interrupted Judy's thoughts by shoving a book called Nighttime Animals in front of her. "Judy, Judy!" Victoria cried, "This will help me write my report, the incredible owl!"
Judy shrugged. Victoria started blabbering away about her report. After she finished, Victoria whispered to Judy, "There's been a rumor going around in the 8th grade. Carl started it."
Judy perked up. "What?" she asked eagerly.
"Carl says that Jack,--" Victoria started.
Judy turned to Victoria sharply. "What is he saying about my friend?! Does Frankby want to end head-first in the dumpster?!" Judy interrupted.
Victoria started again. "You mean your ex-friend."
Judy couldn't believe her ears. "Ex-friend? Ha, ha. You must be joking. Jack and I have been friends since third grade! We're in eighth grade already!"
Victoria shook her head, "Carl says that Jack isn't your friend anymore. Carl prefer to use the word 'dumped' or 'broke-up'. Jack's been hanging out with Thomas, Vans - that boy who plays soccer."
Judy scowled. So that was what was going on. She left the library and went to talk to Mary, who detests boys.
Ding, dong! The doorbell rang. Mary poked her head out. "Hey, Judy. What's up?"
Judy explained everything the way Jack did but the opposite way.
Mary nodded slowly. She thought for a moment. "Did you ask?"
"Ask what?" Judy replied.
"If Jack's not actually your friend. I mean, he could've have Thomas for a science partner, like at at school."
Judy shook her head. "Nope, Jack told me that Perry Flynn was his partner.
Mary shrugged and asked, "Want to play Operation?"
Judy took that as a 'want to be my friend?' and replied,"Sure!"
And so it was. When it was time to go back to school, Jack tried to avoid Judy and played soccer with Thomas, Kenny, Gregory a.k.a. Greg, and Ben.
Judy realized that the rumor really was true. Jack had stopped playing monkey bars with her like they usually did. So, instead of trying to let Jack be her friend again, she hung out with Mary and her friends.
Neither Judy nor Jack spoke a word to each other until Michael Anderson, the rich kid invited everyone in 8th grade at the Larkin Middle School to his birthday party. It was his 15th birthday.
Best of all, the invitation read that they can swim in the indoor swimming pool.
Everyone knew Michael and wanted to be his friend because he was nice, generous, and funny. If they had siblings, they would brag about it. Jack stuffed every detail down Nathaniel's throat. Judy crammed it into her big sister in 10th grade, Carol's head. All the 8th graders were as happy as a clam. All, that is but Carl Frankby.
He was green. He was jealous. Michaelhad invited him except he was grounded for being accused of punching Judy in the face although he didn't. All the proof was against him.
Carl punched his pillow so hard that a few feathers flew out of it. He took out his little green notebook and wrote I hate Judy ten times.
On his 8th sentence, his little sister Hillary who also goes to the Lido Elementary School but is in 4th grade burst in.
"What are you doing here, weaselhead?" Carl growled.
Hillary answered, "Mom wants to have a talk with you, snotboy."
"What is wrong with you, Carl Frensky Frankby! Why in the world did you hit Judy!" Mrs. Frankby shouted.
"I didn't do it, Ma! It looked like I did but I didn't!" Carl insisted.
Meanwhile at Michael Anderson's party, they were all playing water tag in the pool. It was Holly Taylors turn to be it and everyone swam as fast as they can away from her because 1. They didn't want to be it and 2. She was the 5th fastest swimmer in 8th grade at their Middle School.
Michael made some rules. When you're completely surrounded and no place left to go, you have to quickly say Peter Piper picked a peek of pickled peppers 3 times and if you don't mess up, the it person has to wait 5 seconds before he/she zips out again. It's sort of like base but you can't do it unless you're absolutely trapped.
Holly tagged Perry Flynn and Perry tagged Jack. It wasn't easy because Jack was the 3rd fastest. He almost got Lilly Tang but he missed by barely 2 inches!
Jack took a deep breath and cranked his body on to full speed which he calls 'Mako Extreme' because the Mako is the fastest shark.
He trapped Judy into the corner of the pod and looked like that he was going to pounce on her.
Judy started to say the tongue twister but Larry Mantis, one of Mr. Anderson's servants accidentally fell into the pool by slipping on a puddle of water from when the kids jumped in and a wave of water splashed over Judy's head. Jack ducked down into the water just in time but Judy got drenched without warning because she was so concentrated on saying the tongue twister right.
When Jack heard her choking and sputtering, his head bobbled above the water. Everyone else swam over to see while Michael helped Mr. Mantis out. "Judy, are you all right?" Jack whispered, forgetting all about avoiding her. Apparently, Thomas forgot too. "Is she still alive?" he whispered to Greg.
"Yes, I'm fine." Judy hoarsely whispered.
Michael held out a hand but Larry Mantis beat him to it. "I know what it feels like. I know." said Mr. Mantis gently. He took her into the guest room to dry off.
When Judy came back, they had already changed and were having a 3-legged race. She saw Charlie Stewart and Amanda Starling cross the finish line. Then, it was time for Michael to open his gifts.
First, he got a soccer ball from Thomas. Next, he got a dart game from Lilly. And so on. Hats, wristbands, action figures, books, toys, calculators, etc. He even got a watch from Perry that glows-in-the-dark! Everyone had a great time.
Soon, Jack and Judy were friends again and Thomas and Mary seemed to forget what had happened. Everything was back to normal.
THE END
1/12/2009
1/08/2009
The Pool
Derek Walter didn't have a best friend until Emily and Doug Pretson moved into his neighborhood.
Emily, Doug, and their parents had just moved into Derek's old neighbor Mr. Johnson's house. Derek saw the whole scene from his bedroom window. He used his telescope (he got that for a birthday gift since he was fond of astronomy) and looked out the window with it often.
When Derek was doing his daily looking, he saw Mrs. Grandby, the real estate person put a sold sing in front of the sale sign and she drove off.
Derek raced downstairs and shared with his parents about the news. "I hope they have kids y age!" he eagerly said after he explained it.
His dad chuckled. "If they have kids your age, then I hope their father is interested in hockey!"
A couple of hours later, Derek was looking through his telescope again. He saw a blue convertible drive up with two moving trucks following directly behind. "It's the new people!" he thought excitedly.
Derek peered closer. He saw a man in the front and , two kids in the back of the convertible! "Yippee!" Derek shouted happily.
He ran down to his front yard to greet them.
A week later, Doug and Emily invited Derek to go swimming at the pool downtown. "Sure!" Derek exclaimed. "Great! We'll meet you on Friday." Doug promised.
Derek rushed home and told his parents. Suddenly, Derek's big sister, Mindy Walter skipped down the stairs. She sneered. "Ha! You don't even know how to swim! How are you going to learn by Friday!?"
Derek's shoulders drooped. "Darn, I forgot all about that. Now what am I going to do?"
Mr. Walter slapped Derek's back. "If you try your hardest, I'd be glad to train you until Friday!"
Derek grinned "Gee, thanks a whole lot! But do you think I can learn in only 3 days?"
Mr. Walter smiled, "If you try your hardest."
Mindy snorted, "Mindy," Mrs. Walter said sternly, "if you'd like me to send you to your room, I'd be glad to." Then she said to Mr. Walter, "Ken, I think that will be a great idea! You can take Derek there this afternoon!"
Mr. Walter glanced at his watch. "We can go now, if you'd like!"
Derek whooped. "YAHOO!" he screamed.
Mindy came out of the kitchen carrying a cellphone. "Can you puh-leeeese stop screaming? You're ridiculous!"
Mr. Walter stood up. "Derek," he ordered, "get your swim trunks and goggles. Meet you here in a minute?"
Derek flashed a thumbs-up sign and bolted up the stairs with Mr. Walter trotting behind.
Derek leafed around in his drawer and fished out his goggles and swim trunks. Then, just Derek and his dad went to the pool to help him practice.
By Friday, Derek was all set and ready. He headed up to Doug and Emily's house after school. Ding Dong. Emily poked her head out. "Come in." she said.
Derek asked, "When are we going swimming? Where's Doug?"
Emily sighed. "Look. I want to make it up to you, but Doug caught a cold when we went to that museum, The Museum of Natural History. Sorry, but my folks said that I have to stay home."
"Oh," said a disappointed Derek, "but can I still visit him?"
Emily shook her head. "Nope. Mom won't let visitors see him 'till he's better."
Derek headed out the door and walked home. He played soccer in the backyard by himself, feeling lonely.
But, he cheered up when his dad offered to swim with him and Derek had a great time.
Emily, Doug, and their parents had just moved into Derek's old neighbor Mr. Johnson's house. Derek saw the whole scene from his bedroom window. He used his telescope (he got that for a birthday gift since he was fond of astronomy) and looked out the window with it often.
When Derek was doing his daily looking, he saw Mrs. Grandby, the real estate person put a sold sing in front of the sale sign and she drove off.
Derek raced downstairs and shared with his parents about the news. "I hope they have kids y age!" he eagerly said after he explained it.
His dad chuckled. "If they have kids your age, then I hope their father is interested in hockey!"
A couple of hours later, Derek was looking through his telescope again. He saw a blue convertible drive up with two moving trucks following directly behind. "It's the new people!" he thought excitedly.
Derek peered closer. He saw a man in the front and , two kids in the back of the convertible! "Yippee!" Derek shouted happily.
He ran down to his front yard to greet them.
A week later, Doug and Emily invited Derek to go swimming at the pool downtown. "Sure!" Derek exclaimed. "Great! We'll meet you on Friday." Doug promised.
Derek rushed home and told his parents. Suddenly, Derek's big sister, Mindy Walter skipped down the stairs. She sneered. "Ha! You don't even know how to swim! How are you going to learn by Friday!?"
Derek's shoulders drooped. "Darn, I forgot all about that. Now what am I going to do?"
Mr. Walter slapped Derek's back. "If you try your hardest, I'd be glad to train you until Friday!"
Derek grinned "Gee, thanks a whole lot! But do you think I can learn in only 3 days?"
Mr. Walter smiled, "If you try your hardest."
Mindy snorted, "Mindy," Mrs. Walter said sternly, "if you'd like me to send you to your room, I'd be glad to." Then she said to Mr. Walter, "Ken, I think that will be a great idea! You can take Derek there this afternoon!"
Mr. Walter glanced at his watch. "We can go now, if you'd like!"
Derek whooped. "YAHOO!" he screamed.
Mindy came out of the kitchen carrying a cellphone. "Can you puh-leeeese stop screaming? You're ridiculous!"
Mr. Walter stood up. "Derek," he ordered, "get your swim trunks and goggles. Meet you here in a minute?"
Derek flashed a thumbs-up sign and bolted up the stairs with Mr. Walter trotting behind.
Derek leafed around in his drawer and fished out his goggles and swim trunks. Then, just Derek and his dad went to the pool to help him practice.
By Friday, Derek was all set and ready. He headed up to Doug and Emily's house after school. Ding Dong. Emily poked her head out. "Come in." she said.
Derek asked, "When are we going swimming? Where's Doug?"
Emily sighed. "Look. I want to make it up to you, but Doug caught a cold when we went to that museum, The Museum of Natural History. Sorry, but my folks said that I have to stay home."
"Oh," said a disappointed Derek, "but can I still visit him?"
Emily shook her head. "Nope. Mom won't let visitors see him 'till he's better."
Derek headed out the door and walked home. He played soccer in the backyard by himself, feeling lonely.
But, he cheered up when his dad offered to swim with him and Derek had a great time.
12/15/2008
The Missing Picture
On December 15, 2108, my great granddaughter will look through a box of old family things and discover my school photos.
Her name is Abby Ming, III. She called her brother - my great-grandson Sebastian Ming, Jr. to come up and see. Abby pointed to our class picture. "Look! Our great grandmother's class picture when she was in third grade, like us!" Sebastian peered at it. "Wow!" he whistled softly. "I wonder which one's great-grandmother Amy?"
Abby grinned. "Good question! Let's find out!" Sebastian carefully took out the picture from its envelope. Then, they studied it. "Hey," Abby said, " how come some people are so short?" Sebastian shrugged. "They're probably in a 2nd & 3rd grade class, like us."
Abby looked on the bottom, with the names, while Sebastian looked on the top, with the pictures. He wrinkled his nose, "Wow, they dressed so old-fashioned! And I can't believe the picture doesn't pop out. Ours always does."
"Look!" Abby exclaimed, simply ignoring him. She pointed to me in the picture. "There's Amy! Top row, right corner."
Sebastian examined it closely. "Yup! What weird last names they had!" Abby rolled her eyes. "Dude! You've go to chill out! They're not all Chinese, like we are." Sebastian shrugged.
"Kids! It's Wednesday- a school day! Get your things ready." my granddaughter Abby Ming, II called. "Okay, mom!" Sebastian called back. "C'mon! Let's go!" he said to Abby.
Abby cried, "Wait! Let's bring this picture to school for Show-And-Tell! It'll be worth a fortune!"
Sebastian grinned. "Great, I repeat, great idea!" then, he carefully slid the picture back into its envelope.
They quickly gathered their stuff and set off.
They got the teleportinator (which teleports you to wherever you want) and teleported themselves to school.
When they got to school, Sebastian met his friend Michael Wang. Abby met her friend Angela Lee. They played until the first bell rang. Michael and Angela lined up at Mr. Tang's class while Abby and Sebastian lined up at Mrs. Huang's class.
A minute later, Mrs. Huang came out and led the class inside.
When everyone was inside and seated, Mrs. Huang clapped her hands twice, "Class, I have exciting news. On Friday, we're going to the little space museum and learn about astronomy!"
Lots of kids cheered, especially Warren Chang, the smartest kid in class, age 9. But Issac Wu, the class bully just snorted. "Ha! Astronomy is boring!"
Mrs. Huang gave him a strict look. "We're in school. We're not here to fool around. We're here to learn and improve your education."
Emily Tang frowned at Issac. "It'll be fun!" she protested. "Anyway, our science unit this month is about the depths of outer space." Issac frowned.
"Anyway, let's begin our day with Show-and-Tell!" Mrs. Huang suggested. "Who would like to go first?"
Lots of kids raised their hands except Issac who called out, "Me! Me! Me!"
Linda Chen, a 2nd grader raised her hand politely. "Linda." Mrs. Huang said.
Linda smiled and skipped to the front of the room while clutching a bag in her hand. "This," she explained, "is a volcanic rock. I got it when I visited Hawaii in the gift shop." Linda pulled out a rock about the size of a wristband.
Issac laughed and blurted out, "You went to a gift shop and visited Hawaii? Hawaii is too big to fit in a shop, dummy!"
Linda's face grew red. Mrs. Huang's lips formed a thin, white line. "Mr. Wu! Your are staying in for recess. I will not allow bullying in this class. Apologize to Linda right now."
"Sorry," Issac muttered under his breath.
"Okay, who would like to go next?" Mrs. Huang asked as she wrote Issac's name under RECESS. Several hands shot up. "Okay, how about you, Sebastian?" Mrs. Huang asked.
Sebastian replied, "Abby and I are sharing our show-and tell. Is that okay?" Mrs. Huang smiled, "Sure." Abby jumped up and walked to the front of the room while Sebastian carefully took the envelope and joined her.
Abby cleared her throat. "This class picture was from the year 2008, a hundred years ago."
Sebastian nudged Abby and pointed to me. "This is our great-grandmother."
The class oohhed and ahhed. "I bet that's worth a lot of money!" a 2nd grader named Isabell Yu exclaimed.
Abby and Sebastian nodded proudly. "Yup!" Abby put it back in Sebastian's leather book bag and returned to her seat.
After Show-And-Tell was over, they did a little math. Then they went out to recess.
When Sebastian was getting his snack, he noticed that the picture was gone. He also checked Abby's pack but it wasn't there either.
Sebastian tapped Abby. "Where did you put the picture?" he whispered. Abby whispered back, "In your book bag. Why?" "'Cause it's missing!" Sebastian cried.
Mrs. Huang overheard Sebastian yelling "'Cause it's missing!" and she asked, "What's wrong?"
Sebastian began, "Our-" but Abby interrupted, "Our picture of great-grandmother's class picture from third grade."
Mrs. Huang nodded slowly. "I can see why it's possible for someone to take it since its' so valuable. We'll look after recess."
Abby shrugged and headed out to recess with Sebastian following right behind. They played for about 20 minutes before the bell rang. Michael was testing out his new speed watch. it can make you run as fast as you can. Lot's of kids were watching him. You would too, if that had been invented already.
When they got back in class, Mrs. Huang got everyone's attention, including Issac's, when she flicked the lights on & off.
"Class, we are sad to say but Sebastian and Abby can't find their photo. Please empty out your desks and backpacks to see if it got misplaced." announced Mrs. Huang.
People started to empty out desks and backpacks except for my great-grandchildren who waited patiently. Unfortunately, the kids didn't find it.
Sebastian and Abby sighed. "We'll be busted! I told mom about the picture this morning all bout it."
The rest of the day was a real drag for Sebastian and Abby. Finally, school was dismissed but Abby and Sebastian took a bus instead of the teleportinator because they would be afraid of what their mom will say.
While Sebastian was emptying out his leather book bag for his homework, he found the photo! It was just in the outer layer instead of the inside.
He felt reeeally foolish like Alan did in the story The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. He told Abby and everything was just fine.
THE END
Her name is Abby Ming, III. She called her brother - my great-grandson Sebastian Ming, Jr. to come up and see. Abby pointed to our class picture. "Look! Our great grandmother's class picture when she was in third grade, like us!" Sebastian peered at it. "Wow!" he whistled softly. "I wonder which one's great-grandmother Amy?"
Abby grinned. "Good question! Let's find out!" Sebastian carefully took out the picture from its envelope. Then, they studied it. "Hey," Abby said, " how come some people are so short?" Sebastian shrugged. "They're probably in a 2nd & 3rd grade class, like us."
Abby looked on the bottom, with the names, while Sebastian looked on the top, with the pictures. He wrinkled his nose, "Wow, they dressed so old-fashioned! And I can't believe the picture doesn't pop out. Ours always does."
"Look!" Abby exclaimed, simply ignoring him. She pointed to me in the picture. "There's Amy! Top row, right corner."
Sebastian examined it closely. "Yup! What weird last names they had!" Abby rolled her eyes. "Dude! You've go to chill out! They're not all Chinese, like we are." Sebastian shrugged.
"Kids! It's Wednesday- a school day! Get your things ready." my granddaughter Abby Ming, II called. "Okay, mom!" Sebastian called back. "C'mon! Let's go!" he said to Abby.
Abby cried, "Wait! Let's bring this picture to school for Show-And-Tell! It'll be worth a fortune!"
Sebastian grinned. "Great, I repeat, great idea!" then, he carefully slid the picture back into its envelope.
They quickly gathered their stuff and set off.
They got the teleportinator (which teleports you to wherever you want) and teleported themselves to school.
When they got to school, Sebastian met his friend Michael Wang. Abby met her friend Angela Lee. They played until the first bell rang. Michael and Angela lined up at Mr. Tang's class while Abby and Sebastian lined up at Mrs. Huang's class.
A minute later, Mrs. Huang came out and led the class inside.
When everyone was inside and seated, Mrs. Huang clapped her hands twice, "Class, I have exciting news. On Friday, we're going to the little space museum and learn about astronomy!"
Lots of kids cheered, especially Warren Chang, the smartest kid in class, age 9. But Issac Wu, the class bully just snorted. "Ha! Astronomy is boring!"
Mrs. Huang gave him a strict look. "We're in school. We're not here to fool around. We're here to learn and improve your education."
Emily Tang frowned at Issac. "It'll be fun!" she protested. "Anyway, our science unit this month is about the depths of outer space." Issac frowned.
"Anyway, let's begin our day with Show-and-Tell!" Mrs. Huang suggested. "Who would like to go first?"
Lots of kids raised their hands except Issac who called out, "Me! Me! Me!"
Linda Chen, a 2nd grader raised her hand politely. "Linda." Mrs. Huang said.
Linda smiled and skipped to the front of the room while clutching a bag in her hand. "This," she explained, "is a volcanic rock. I got it when I visited Hawaii in the gift shop." Linda pulled out a rock about the size of a wristband.
Issac laughed and blurted out, "You went to a gift shop and visited Hawaii? Hawaii is too big to fit in a shop, dummy!"
Linda's face grew red. Mrs. Huang's lips formed a thin, white line. "Mr. Wu! Your are staying in for recess. I will not allow bullying in this class. Apologize to Linda right now."
"Sorry," Issac muttered under his breath.
"Okay, who would like to go next?" Mrs. Huang asked as she wrote Issac's name under RECESS. Several hands shot up. "Okay, how about you, Sebastian?" Mrs. Huang asked.
Sebastian replied, "Abby and I are sharing our show-and tell. Is that okay?" Mrs. Huang smiled, "Sure." Abby jumped up and walked to the front of the room while Sebastian carefully took the envelope and joined her.
Abby cleared her throat. "This class picture was from the year 2008, a hundred years ago."
Sebastian nudged Abby and pointed to me. "This is our great-grandmother."
The class oohhed and ahhed. "I bet that's worth a lot of money!" a 2nd grader named Isabell Yu exclaimed.
Abby and Sebastian nodded proudly. "Yup!" Abby put it back in Sebastian's leather book bag and returned to her seat.
After Show-And-Tell was over, they did a little math. Then they went out to recess.
When Sebastian was getting his snack, he noticed that the picture was gone. He also checked Abby's pack but it wasn't there either.
Sebastian tapped Abby. "Where did you put the picture?" he whispered. Abby whispered back, "In your book bag. Why?" "'Cause it's missing!" Sebastian cried.
Mrs. Huang overheard Sebastian yelling "'Cause it's missing!" and she asked, "What's wrong?"
Sebastian began, "Our-" but Abby interrupted, "Our picture of great-grandmother's class picture from third grade."
Mrs. Huang nodded slowly. "I can see why it's possible for someone to take it since its' so valuable. We'll look after recess."
Abby shrugged and headed out to recess with Sebastian following right behind. They played for about 20 minutes before the bell rang. Michael was testing out his new speed watch. it can make you run as fast as you can. Lot's of kids were watching him. You would too, if that had been invented already.
When they got back in class, Mrs. Huang got everyone's attention, including Issac's, when she flicked the lights on & off.
"Class, we are sad to say but Sebastian and Abby can't find their photo. Please empty out your desks and backpacks to see if it got misplaced." announced Mrs. Huang.
People started to empty out desks and backpacks except for my great-grandchildren who waited patiently. Unfortunately, the kids didn't find it.
Sebastian and Abby sighed. "We'll be busted! I told mom about the picture this morning all bout it."
The rest of the day was a real drag for Sebastian and Abby. Finally, school was dismissed but Abby and Sebastian took a bus instead of the teleportinator because they would be afraid of what their mom will say.
While Sebastian was emptying out his leather book bag for his homework, he found the photo! It was just in the outer layer instead of the inside.
He felt reeeally foolish like Alan did in the story The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. He told Abby and everything was just fine.
THE END
12/08/2008
The Christmas Fair
Stephanie was really looking forward to the Christmas Fair. Unfortunately, she was grounded. A day ago, her little brother Freddy accidentally knocked over a new plate at dinner. Stephanie was going to stop him, so she quickly put her hand by Freddy's but it was too late. He knocked over the plate and her parents thought that she had done it because her hand was there. So there she was, grounded. For one week.
The only problem about that was the Christmas Fair was on Saturday and she was grounded 'till next Wednesday and Stephanie couldn't go to the fair. She could hear Freddy watching T.V. downstairs. It was his favorite show - Superhero Luniac!
Stephanie stared at a bird outside the window. It gave her an idea! She paused. Her parents were at the mall. Good. She sneaked out of her room and into her parent's room. No one was there except for her cat, Noodle. "Phew!" Stephanie thought. She got her parents' laptop and sent an email to her friend. Dear Amelia, Help! I'm grounded! Bring the ladder here on Saturday for the fair. Sincerely, Stephanie Lew.
She pressed send and closed the laptop after she exited. Stephanie sneaked back to her room with Noodle following. Then, she shut the door. Stephanie heard the T.V. shut off and Freddy munching on something.
"Freddy! Can you bring me two cookies?" Stephanie called. Freddy grinned. "Since you're grounded, each snack I bring you will cost 25 cents. So give me 50 cents and I'll bring it!" "Fine, fine!" Stephanie mumbled as she took 2 quarters out of her piggy bank. A minute later, Freddy came up with two Oreos. "50 cents please!" Freddy said, holding out his hand. Stephanie glared at him. Freddy walked away, whistling and jingling his two quarters. "You're the one who got me into trouble the first place!" Stephanie thought. Instead of eating the cookies, she ate one of them and saved the other one for something else. Since Mr. and Mrs. Lew left Freddy in charge of the garbage and snacks, they made him clean up everything that's messy because they were afraid that Noodle will eat it and get sick. While Freddy was in the bathroom, Stephanie ran out of her room and into the living with the other Oreo cookie quietly.
Then, she crushed the cookie with her hand and made crumbs on the carpet. When she heard Freddy flush the toilet, she hurried back up the stairs.
When Stephanie got back to her room, she went into the bathroom that was built in to her room and washed her hands. Then she flopped onto the bed beside Noodle and read a book. The book was called It's Itchcraft!
Soon, Mr. and Mrs. Lew came home. They had two shopping bags. As soon as Mr. Lew saw the crushed cookie on their carpet, Freddy got busted! "But I'm only in third grade, pa!" Freddy had whined. "And I ain't do that!" "Who else could've done it?!" Mrs. Lew questioned. "Stephanie's grounded!" Stephanie grinned when she heard this. Freddy had to clean it up while complaining, "But Noodle isn't even here! He's in Stephanie's room!"
Freddy also had to have a time-out. Noodle was just playing with Stephanie's ball of yarn.
A few days, it was time for the Christmas Fair! At exactly 2:30 p.m., Amelia came with the ladder. At first, Stephanie was playing Chess with herself. Amelia knew that she had to be quiet, so she threw a small pebble up at Stephanie's window. Stephanie looked out. There was Amelia, waving. Amelia pointed to her ladder and set it against Stephanie's window. Stephanie flashed a toothy smile at Amelia. She quietly opened her window and climbed down. Stephanie opened the garage and got out her bike. Then she closed it.
Stephanie and Amelia rode on the sidewalk to the Christmas Fair. Stephanie an Amelia both had a big handful of quarters. (from selling girl scout cookies)
Suddenly, Freddy showed up, zooming on his skateboard. He was also going to the fair. Freddy's eyes grew wide when he saw Stephanie and Amelia. "I'm telling mom!" Freddy smirked. Then he started going toward the house. "Don't you dare!" Amelia growled, Freddy didn't dare to move. He was afraid of 7th graders except for Stephanie.
"Listen up, wimp!" Stephanie said. She nodded at Amelia. "You say a word about Stephanie escaping and I'll call my mom!" challenged Amelia. "Oh, no you did-n't!" Freddy said. "Oh, yes I did!" Amelia threatened, pulling out her cellphone. Freddy laughed. "Tell her what?" he questioned.
Amelia didn't have a chance to finish before Mrs. and Mr. Vernon's bull dog Randy started barking. "Yikes!" Freddy cried as he leaped behind Stephanie. Randy showed his sharp teeth. Freddy whimpered.
"Here doggie! Come get Freddy! He wants to play with you!" Stephanie called, pulling Freddy out from behind. Randy pawed at the gate, leaping up and down barking. Freddy turned to face Stephanie. "Please, help me. I'll do anything! ANYTHING!" he pleaded. Stephanie smiled slyly. "Let's see. Don't tell my parents about me escaping." Freddy quickly nodded, Stephanie tugged on Freddy's sleeve. "Let's go."
Stephanie and Amelia hopped on their bikes and rode to the end of the block. Freddy and his skateboard zoomed after them. "This is what you call a plan?" he questioned. Amelia laughed. "Okay, listen up, kid. That gate was locked and there is no way, I repeat no way that Randy could get out."
Freddy's face got red. "You mean I'm not telling on you for nothing?" he said, feeling foolish. His feelings went up when he saw a payphone. He grinned. He took a quarter out of his pocket and went to call Mrs. Lew. "Wait!" Stephanie grabbed his arm. "You promised." Freddy grinned. "I had my fingers crossed," Stephanie rolled her eyes. "Listen! I'll give you 50 cents if you don't tell."
Freddy pointed a finger at Stephanie. "You've got a deal!" Stephanie gave him 2 quarters.
Then, Stephanie and Amelia zoomed to the fair with Freddy trying to catch up a block away.
When they got to the fair, Stephanie and Amelia each bought 30 tickets. They had about 20 quarters left.
First, they went on a roller coaster and the cart was shaped like Santa and his reindeer. That cost 3 tickets. Next, they went on the ferris wheel with elf carts. That only cost 1 ticket. They looked around the Christmas Fair. Then, they saw the photo booth. "Let's have our pictures taken!" suggested Amelia. "Great idea!" Stephanie exclaimed.
Since each picture costs 50 cents, they both put in 2 quarters and got two pictures. "One for you and one for me!" Stephanie said. They stepped out and Saw Freddy stuffing his face with cotton candy. His friend Herbert was doing the same thing. "Let's go get some cotton candy!" Stephanie suggested, licking her lip. Amelia nodded.
They spent a dollar each on the cotton candy. Now they only had 13 more quarters. Then they started working on their snacks.
They still had a whole bunch of tickets when they finished. "Hmmm" Amelia thought. Suddenly, Amelia grabbed Stephanie's arm. "Look," she whispered, "aren't those your parents?" "Yikes! Let's hide!" Stephanie panicked. They were just about to run off when Freddy made Stephanie's parents notice them.
He had called, "Hey, Steph!" and waved. before Stephanie knew it, Mrs. Lew grabbed her hand and pulled her close. "We saw the open window and the ladder! And I thought I could trust you! Hand over those tickets!" Stephanie slowly gave them to her. Mrs. Lew handed them to Mr. Lew and he jogged off with them to ride the roller coaster.
Mrs. Lew led Stephanie home. Then, Mrs. Lew had a loooooong talk about honesty and respect.
So there was Stephanie, grounded once more.
THE END
The only problem about that was the Christmas Fair was on Saturday and she was grounded 'till next Wednesday and Stephanie couldn't go to the fair. She could hear Freddy watching T.V. downstairs. It was his favorite show - Superhero Luniac!
Stephanie stared at a bird outside the window. It gave her an idea! She paused. Her parents were at the mall. Good. She sneaked out of her room and into her parent's room. No one was there except for her cat, Noodle. "Phew!" Stephanie thought. She got her parents' laptop and sent an email to her friend. Dear Amelia, Help! I'm grounded! Bring the ladder here on Saturday for the fair. Sincerely, Stephanie Lew.
She pressed send and closed the laptop after she exited. Stephanie sneaked back to her room with Noodle following. Then, she shut the door. Stephanie heard the T.V. shut off and Freddy munching on something.
"Freddy! Can you bring me two cookies?" Stephanie called. Freddy grinned. "Since you're grounded, each snack I bring you will cost 25 cents. So give me 50 cents and I'll bring it!" "Fine, fine!" Stephanie mumbled as she took 2 quarters out of her piggy bank. A minute later, Freddy came up with two Oreos. "50 cents please!" Freddy said, holding out his hand. Stephanie glared at him. Freddy walked away, whistling and jingling his two quarters. "You're the one who got me into trouble the first place!" Stephanie thought. Instead of eating the cookies, she ate one of them and saved the other one for something else. Since Mr. and Mrs. Lew left Freddy in charge of the garbage and snacks, they made him clean up everything that's messy because they were afraid that Noodle will eat it and get sick. While Freddy was in the bathroom, Stephanie ran out of her room and into the living with the other Oreo cookie quietly.
Then, she crushed the cookie with her hand and made crumbs on the carpet. When she heard Freddy flush the toilet, she hurried back up the stairs.
When Stephanie got back to her room, she went into the bathroom that was built in to her room and washed her hands. Then she flopped onto the bed beside Noodle and read a book. The book was called It's Itchcraft!
Soon, Mr. and Mrs. Lew came home. They had two shopping bags. As soon as Mr. Lew saw the crushed cookie on their carpet, Freddy got busted! "But I'm only in third grade, pa!" Freddy had whined. "And I ain't do that!" "Who else could've done it?!" Mrs. Lew questioned. "Stephanie's grounded!" Stephanie grinned when she heard this. Freddy had to clean it up while complaining, "But Noodle isn't even here! He's in Stephanie's room!"
Freddy also had to have a time-out. Noodle was just playing with Stephanie's ball of yarn.
A few days, it was time for the Christmas Fair! At exactly 2:30 p.m., Amelia came with the ladder. At first, Stephanie was playing Chess with herself. Amelia knew that she had to be quiet, so she threw a small pebble up at Stephanie's window. Stephanie looked out. There was Amelia, waving. Amelia pointed to her ladder and set it against Stephanie's window. Stephanie flashed a toothy smile at Amelia. She quietly opened her window and climbed down. Stephanie opened the garage and got out her bike. Then she closed it.
Stephanie and Amelia rode on the sidewalk to the Christmas Fair. Stephanie an Amelia both had a big handful of quarters. (from selling girl scout cookies)
Suddenly, Freddy showed up, zooming on his skateboard. He was also going to the fair. Freddy's eyes grew wide when he saw Stephanie and Amelia. "I'm telling mom!" Freddy smirked. Then he started going toward the house. "Don't you dare!" Amelia growled, Freddy didn't dare to move. He was afraid of 7th graders except for Stephanie.
"Listen up, wimp!" Stephanie said. She nodded at Amelia. "You say a word about Stephanie escaping and I'll call my mom!" challenged Amelia. "Oh, no you did-n't!" Freddy said. "Oh, yes I did!" Amelia threatened, pulling out her cellphone. Freddy laughed. "Tell her what?" he questioned.
Amelia didn't have a chance to finish before Mrs. and Mr. Vernon's bull dog Randy started barking. "Yikes!" Freddy cried as he leaped behind Stephanie. Randy showed his sharp teeth. Freddy whimpered.
"Here doggie! Come get Freddy! He wants to play with you!" Stephanie called, pulling Freddy out from behind. Randy pawed at the gate, leaping up and down barking. Freddy turned to face Stephanie. "Please, help me. I'll do anything! ANYTHING!" he pleaded. Stephanie smiled slyly. "Let's see. Don't tell my parents about me escaping." Freddy quickly nodded, Stephanie tugged on Freddy's sleeve. "Let's go."
Stephanie and Amelia hopped on their bikes and rode to the end of the block. Freddy and his skateboard zoomed after them. "This is what you call a plan?" he questioned. Amelia laughed. "Okay, listen up, kid. That gate was locked and there is no way, I repeat no way that Randy could get out."
Freddy's face got red. "You mean I'm not telling on you for nothing?" he said, feeling foolish. His feelings went up when he saw a payphone. He grinned. He took a quarter out of his pocket and went to call Mrs. Lew. "Wait!" Stephanie grabbed his arm. "You promised." Freddy grinned. "I had my fingers crossed," Stephanie rolled her eyes. "Listen! I'll give you 50 cents if you don't tell."
Freddy pointed a finger at Stephanie. "You've got a deal!" Stephanie gave him 2 quarters.
Then, Stephanie and Amelia zoomed to the fair with Freddy trying to catch up a block away.
When they got to the fair, Stephanie and Amelia each bought 30 tickets. They had about 20 quarters left.
First, they went on a roller coaster and the cart was shaped like Santa and his reindeer. That cost 3 tickets. Next, they went on the ferris wheel with elf carts. That only cost 1 ticket. They looked around the Christmas Fair. Then, they saw the photo booth. "Let's have our pictures taken!" suggested Amelia. "Great idea!" Stephanie exclaimed.
Since each picture costs 50 cents, they both put in 2 quarters and got two pictures. "One for you and one for me!" Stephanie said. They stepped out and Saw Freddy stuffing his face with cotton candy. His friend Herbert was doing the same thing. "Let's go get some cotton candy!" Stephanie suggested, licking her lip. Amelia nodded.
They spent a dollar each on the cotton candy. Now they only had 13 more quarters. Then they started working on their snacks.
They still had a whole bunch of tickets when they finished. "Hmmm" Amelia thought. Suddenly, Amelia grabbed Stephanie's arm. "Look," she whispered, "aren't those your parents?" "Yikes! Let's hide!" Stephanie panicked. They were just about to run off when Freddy made Stephanie's parents notice them.
He had called, "Hey, Steph!" and waved. before Stephanie knew it, Mrs. Lew grabbed her hand and pulled her close. "We saw the open window and the ladder! And I thought I could trust you! Hand over those tickets!" Stephanie slowly gave them to her. Mrs. Lew handed them to Mr. Lew and he jogged off with them to ride the roller coaster.
Mrs. Lew led Stephanie home. Then, Mrs. Lew had a loooooong talk about honesty and respect.
So there was Stephanie, grounded once more.
THE END
12/03/2008
The Land Beyond the Bookcase
As the class sat quietly on the rug, suddenly Ray, noticed that there was something moving behind the bookcase. "Hey, look!" he said, pointing. His teacher, Ms. Sampsen frowned. "No talking in class. You'll have a 5-minute time-out at recess." "But,-" Ray started. "No buts!" Mr. Sampsen ordered strictly as she wrote Ray's name on the board which was Raymont -- 5 min. Ray sighed.
Finally, recess arrived. Frankfurt, the class bully, stuck out his tongue. Ray ignored him. His friends, Selena and Robert whispered good luck to him. Ray just looked at the bookcase. It suddenly jolted. Ray winced. "Raymont!" Ms. Sampsen snapped. "Write I will not talk in class 20 times and then you may go out to recess." Ray started writing. I will not talk in class. I will not talk in class ... After, Ms. Sampsen let him go.
Selena and Robert were waiting for him at the swings. "Hey," he greeted. They nodded. "I just want to check something out in class." Ray said. "Sure," Robert shrugged. He followed Ray and Selena followed him. When they were trudging up the stairs, Ray told them, "I saw something moving behind the bookcase. I wanna go check it out." "It was probably just a rat. " Selena said. "I doubt it." Ray simply said.
They peered in through the window. This time, Robert and Selena both saw the bookcase move. They jumped back a foot. "What'd I tell you?" Ray asked. "Oookay, we believe you," stammered Robert, "I'm outta here!" But Raymont held on firmly to his hood. "No, you're not. You're staying with me until we solve this case!" Selena nodded. "Yup. I'm sorta frightened but we can't let Ray go in by himself." she said. "And bring your Swiss Army knife," Ray added, "it might come in handy." "Come on, Rob!" Selena pleaded, "Just this one time." "Fine." They opened the door.
Robert led the way towards the bookcase. Their class pet, Manny the hamster looked up. Selena gave him another carrot. Ray grew excited. Ray and his friends studied the bookcase carefully, Robert looked at the picture of their school in a frame. He picked it up. "BOOM!" went the bookcase. That was the last thing Robert remembered before he blacked out.
When he awoke, he found himself lying on the ground with Ray and Selena shaking him. "Where am I?" he groaned. "Why am I here?" Robert sat up, rubbed his eyes, and looked around. "Remember?" Ray asked, "when you picked up the picture, there was this weird flash of light, you blacked out, and now we're here!" Robert looked puzzled. "Listen, we don't know how this happened either." Selena explained. They looked back and saw the bookcase, "It must be a new, weird world!" Ray exclaimed. "Or it might be old and never been discovered yet!" Selena pointed out. "Hmm, that's true," Robert said thoughtfully, rubbing his chin. "Hey! there's a sign!" Ray shouted. "Rockwell. Population - 300 Thief population - 10" Robert read out loud. "We'd better be on the lookout for thieves." Ray warned. They started walking.
"Hey!" Selena said, "Where is everybody? Ad why are there so many rocks?" "We are people," grunted a rock, "rock people." "Whoa!" exclaimed Ray. The rock held out a teeny little hand. "I'm Roscoe," he grunted, "the boss." Robert rolled his eyes. Ray stuck out his pinky and shook Roscoe's hand. He pulled on another rock. "This is my secretary, Rosie." Rosie smiled, "Hello." "Hi!" Selena greeted. "Girls," Robert muttered under his breath.
Suddenly, there was this huge booming noise. Then, a little pebble (which was probably a kid) ran down the street, calling, "Sir! Sir! Rocky reported that he saw the Boulder Thieves coming this way! We must all hide!" "Uh, oh!" Roscoe said, looking worried. He waved his hand in the air. "Go! Everyone! Hide!" he ordered as the rocks began scurrying away. Roscoe looked at the kids thoughtfully. "Hmm. Where should I hide you?" he grunted. "That's okay," Ray said boldly, "they can't really hurt us." "Are you sure? They capture every living thing in the path and holds them slaves." Selena nodded. "Just hide! They're coming closer!"Roscoe scurried off.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The boulders thundered. Ray gulped. As the boulders thundered closer and closer, Ray, Selena, and Robert grew more and more scared on the inside but tried to look fierce on the outside. Was this the end?
But, as they saw the boulder Thieves, they realized that they were only about as big as a T.V. To Selena's surprise, she laughed out loud! All this time, she had been scared that they were the size of Moro Rock at King's Canyon National Park, but instead, they were about the size of her baby sister! Soon, Ray and Robert were laughing, too.
"WHO DARES LAUGH AT THE TEN DEN B. THIEVES!" The biggest one boomed. "YEAH!" its sidekick agreed. Ray looked down. He had won the schools' weightlifting program so he knew what he wanted to do. He picked up the smallest of the ten and hurled it towards the ocean. The biggest one's eyes flared with anger. "HOW DARE YOU DESTROY MY ASSISTANT!" It boomed. "So you're the boss," Selena smirked, "your 'assistant' is slightly smaller than my little sister. HA!" The chief's lip formed a thin, white line. "WHO DARES MOCK THE LEADER?!!?" His voice thundered with rage. "We do," Robert answered calmly. "Ahhhhhhh!" The chief yelled as Ray began hurling on boulder after another into the ocean.
Finally, Ray had thrown every boulder into the ocean except the chief and his sidekick. Ray was gasping for breath. "Way to go!" Robert held up his hand for a high five. Ray smiled weakly and shook his head. The chief growled. Then, he whispered something to his sidekick. The sidekick nodded. He began rolling himself really fast towards Ray, Selena, and Robert like a giant bowling ball. "Yes! Yes!" the chief screeched wildly and evilly. Just as they were about to be doomed from the sidekick, Robert reached into his pocket, grabbed his Swiss Army knife, flipped out the sharpest knife, (and strongest) and hurled it at the sidekick. It actually split Mr. Sidekick in half. It screamed with agony. Robert grabbed his Swiss Army knife before the chief could get a hold of it.
"Phew!" Selena breathed with relief, "Thank you. You just saved us!" She said, giving Robert a pat on the back. Robert smiled shyly as Ray took care of the chief. First, he wrestled him down to the beach. Next, Ray stood at the edge of the water and did the cukoo sign to the chief. That made the chief so mad that he lunged toward Ray but Ray stepped out of the way just in time so the chief accidentally ran into the water and drowned. Ray held up two fingers in a victory sing. "Let's get outta here!" Selena said as she threw the two halves of the sidekick into the ocean. When they got to the sign, they crossed out Thief Population-10. After, they entered the bookcase (never mind how) and returned safely to recess.
THE END
Finally, recess arrived. Frankfurt, the class bully, stuck out his tongue. Ray ignored him. His friends, Selena and Robert whispered good luck to him. Ray just looked at the bookcase. It suddenly jolted. Ray winced. "Raymont!" Ms. Sampsen snapped. "Write I will not talk in class 20 times and then you may go out to recess." Ray started writing. I will not talk in class. I will not talk in class ... After, Ms. Sampsen let him go.
Selena and Robert were waiting for him at the swings. "Hey," he greeted. They nodded. "I just want to check something out in class." Ray said. "Sure," Robert shrugged. He followed Ray and Selena followed him. When they were trudging up the stairs, Ray told them, "I saw something moving behind the bookcase. I wanna go check it out." "It was probably just a rat. " Selena said. "I doubt it." Ray simply said.
They peered in through the window. This time, Robert and Selena both saw the bookcase move. They jumped back a foot. "What'd I tell you?" Ray asked. "Oookay, we believe you," stammered Robert, "I'm outta here!" But Raymont held on firmly to his hood. "No, you're not. You're staying with me until we solve this case!" Selena nodded. "Yup. I'm sorta frightened but we can't let Ray go in by himself." she said. "And bring your Swiss Army knife," Ray added, "it might come in handy." "Come on, Rob!" Selena pleaded, "Just this one time." "Fine." They opened the door.
Robert led the way towards the bookcase. Their class pet, Manny the hamster looked up. Selena gave him another carrot. Ray grew excited. Ray and his friends studied the bookcase carefully, Robert looked at the picture of their school in a frame. He picked it up. "BOOM!" went the bookcase. That was the last thing Robert remembered before he blacked out.
When he awoke, he found himself lying on the ground with Ray and Selena shaking him. "Where am I?" he groaned. "Why am I here?" Robert sat up, rubbed his eyes, and looked around. "Remember?" Ray asked, "when you picked up the picture, there was this weird flash of light, you blacked out, and now we're here!" Robert looked puzzled. "Listen, we don't know how this happened either." Selena explained. They looked back and saw the bookcase, "It must be a new, weird world!" Ray exclaimed. "Or it might be old and never been discovered yet!" Selena pointed out. "Hmm, that's true," Robert said thoughtfully, rubbing his chin. "Hey! there's a sign!" Ray shouted. "Rockwell. Population - 300 Thief population - 10" Robert read out loud. "We'd better be on the lookout for thieves." Ray warned. They started walking.
"Hey!" Selena said, "Where is everybody? Ad why are there so many rocks?" "We are people," grunted a rock, "rock people." "Whoa!" exclaimed Ray. The rock held out a teeny little hand. "I'm Roscoe," he grunted, "the boss." Robert rolled his eyes. Ray stuck out his pinky and shook Roscoe's hand. He pulled on another rock. "This is my secretary, Rosie." Rosie smiled, "Hello." "Hi!" Selena greeted. "Girls," Robert muttered under his breath.
Suddenly, there was this huge booming noise. Then, a little pebble (which was probably a kid) ran down the street, calling, "Sir! Sir! Rocky reported that he saw the Boulder Thieves coming this way! We must all hide!" "Uh, oh!" Roscoe said, looking worried. He waved his hand in the air. "Go! Everyone! Hide!" he ordered as the rocks began scurrying away. Roscoe looked at the kids thoughtfully. "Hmm. Where should I hide you?" he grunted. "That's okay," Ray said boldly, "they can't really hurt us." "Are you sure? They capture every living thing in the path and holds them slaves." Selena nodded. "Just hide! They're coming closer!"Roscoe scurried off.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The boulders thundered. Ray gulped. As the boulders thundered closer and closer, Ray, Selena, and Robert grew more and more scared on the inside but tried to look fierce on the outside. Was this the end?
But, as they saw the boulder Thieves, they realized that they were only about as big as a T.V. To Selena's surprise, she laughed out loud! All this time, she had been scared that they were the size of Moro Rock at King's Canyon National Park, but instead, they were about the size of her baby sister! Soon, Ray and Robert were laughing, too.
"WHO DARES LAUGH AT THE TEN DEN B. THIEVES!" The biggest one boomed. "YEAH!" its sidekick agreed. Ray looked down. He had won the schools' weightlifting program so he knew what he wanted to do. He picked up the smallest of the ten and hurled it towards the ocean. The biggest one's eyes flared with anger. "HOW DARE YOU DESTROY MY ASSISTANT!" It boomed. "So you're the boss," Selena smirked, "your 'assistant' is slightly smaller than my little sister. HA!" The chief's lip formed a thin, white line. "WHO DARES MOCK THE LEADER?!!?" His voice thundered with rage. "We do," Robert answered calmly. "Ahhhhhhh!" The chief yelled as Ray began hurling on boulder after another into the ocean.
Finally, Ray had thrown every boulder into the ocean except the chief and his sidekick. Ray was gasping for breath. "Way to go!" Robert held up his hand for a high five. Ray smiled weakly and shook his head. The chief growled. Then, he whispered something to his sidekick. The sidekick nodded. He began rolling himself really fast towards Ray, Selena, and Robert like a giant bowling ball. "Yes! Yes!" the chief screeched wildly and evilly. Just as they were about to be doomed from the sidekick, Robert reached into his pocket, grabbed his Swiss Army knife, flipped out the sharpest knife, (and strongest) and hurled it at the sidekick. It actually split Mr. Sidekick in half. It screamed with agony. Robert grabbed his Swiss Army knife before the chief could get a hold of it.
"Phew!" Selena breathed with relief, "Thank you. You just saved us!" She said, giving Robert a pat on the back. Robert smiled shyly as Ray took care of the chief. First, he wrestled him down to the beach. Next, Ray stood at the edge of the water and did the cukoo sign to the chief. That made the chief so mad that he lunged toward Ray but Ray stepped out of the way just in time so the chief accidentally ran into the water and drowned. Ray held up two fingers in a victory sing. "Let's get outta here!" Selena said as she threw the two halves of the sidekick into the ocean. When they got to the sign, they crossed out Thief Population-10. After, they entered the bookcase (never mind how) and returned safely to recess.
THE END
11/03/2008
The Junior Band
"Hey! Look at this!" my friend excitedly shouted. My friend was Carrie and she lived in Houston, Texas. "What?" I asked. Carie pointed at a poster. It was summer vacation, so my parents and I went to Texas to visit Carrie and her family.
On the poster, it read, 'Junior band tryouts! If you're lucky enough, you might perform in City Hall on Saturday 10:00 am. Tryouts are in the second floor of the symphony hall. Room 2G. To sign up, please call: 810-4627 or sign up at the information center in the symphony hall.'
I shrugged. "So?" Carie rolled her eyes. "I play the violin! I bet I could be in the junior band." I laughed. Big deal. I've been playing piano for over two years now!!! But Carrie wasn't listening. She was rubbing her hands together. "I'll bet I could get my parents to let me join that band!" she said, "It'll be great!"
We walked back to her house. As soon as we walked in, Carrie's head swiveled around. "Dad!" she yelled. Her father came into the living room where my parents were making travel plans. "What is it?" he asked in Chinese. Carrie pulled the poster out of her pocket, "Can I join?" Carrie asked pleadingly. "It'll be super!" Carrie's full name was Carrie Pin Yu Zhou. so I'll just call her dad Mr. Zhou.(j-oe). Mr. Zhou rubbed his chin. "I'll think about it," he said in Chinese finally. Then he went and talked about it to both of our families.
"Come on!" Carrie said, "I'll go show you my violin!" We went upstairs to her room. She dug around in her closet and came up with a black case. Carrie opened it up and picked up the violin. "Ta, da!" she grinned, "Cool, huh?" she asked me. I shrugged. "It's just a regular violin," I said, "nothing special." Carrie frowned. "But I got it when I was seven!" she insisted. "Whatever!" I muttered.
"Carrie!" her dad shouted in Chinese. "We agreed that you can join. The junior band is playing the original Ode to Joy. We called the symphony although you're performing at City Hall!" "Yes!" Carrie cheered. She put her violin case in a black gym bag. Suddenly, my mom's voice rang up the stairs. "Amy! You're also joining the band, so start practicing piano!" she called in Chinese. "I didn't bring a piano!" I complained. "You're going to practice at Symphony Hall! They have a spare grand piano!" my mom ordered.
Carrie and I trotted down the stairs. Carrie was carrying her black gym bag. The adults were chatting something about money and fairness. Then, I followed Carrie to the book room and she began to play. The moment my father heard it, he said, "Amy, go to the symphony hall with Carrie for tryouts!" I replied, "No problem!" Carrie's face twitched, "Wait a sec. I gotta go to the bathroom." she left her gym bag next to the sofa. I waited in the kitchen.
When Carrie came back, she couldn't find her gym bag. "Hey! That's funny. I left my bag next to this sofa. It's gone now." "Huh?" I said. I looked down. It was gone. "Mom!" Carrie called, "Have you seen my bag?" Her mom looked up. "No, I haven't." Mrs. Zhou replied. "Just go for tryouts!" my dad grumbled. "They've got extras."
We headed towards the hall. I noticed that Carrie was gloom. "What's wrong? I thought you wanted to come!" I asked. Carrie answered in two words, "My violin." I tried to cheer her up. "Come on," I said cheerfully, "they've got extras." Saying this made Carrie's shoulders droop. "That's my only one!" she grumbled. "Look!" I pointed, "There's the symphony hall!" That seemed to brighten Carrie up a bit. "Race ya there!" she said as she took off.
She had started earlier although I beat her there by 3 seconds. "I won!" I cried gleefully. All the running must have made Carried tired and she seemed to forget all about her violin. We walked upstairs to room 2G and knocked on the door. A man with glasses and short hair opened the door. He smiled down at us. "Hi! Must be here for band tryouts?" He guessed. "I'm going to be your trainer. You can call me Richard." Richard told us. Carrie informed him, "I can't, uh, find my violin so do you have any extras?" Richard shrugged, "Sure, come on in!" We followed him in.
Richard went to a supply shelf and pulled out a violin. "Here you go!" Carrie beamed. "Gee, thanks!" Richard rubbed his chin. "Ah," he pointed at me, "what are you playing?" I stared at him blankly. "Ode to Joy on the piano." I shrugged. Richard pointed at the piano. "Let's hear you play. Here's the script." After I played it perfectly 3 times, Richard clapped. "Brassizmo!" he cheered. "But next time, do it with the metronome." He turned to Carrie. "Now let's hear you play." Carrie began to play Ode to Joy on the violin. After she played it three times, Richard clapped. "Great! But next time, watch the dynamics." We did what we were told to do. Richard smiled. I think you'll be darn-tootin ready for the performance." He looked down at his checklist. "Hmmm. You dudettes are the last one!" Richard exclaimed, "Now, y'all will just have to memorize it before Saturday. Think you guys can do that?" he asked. "No problem!" Carried said. "Although, I want to use my own violin."
Richard shrugged, "you can use this one 'till ya find it!" "Thanks," Carrie said sadly as we headed out the door.
When we were out, we slowly headed towards Carrie's house. I really wanted to find Carrie's violin so she'd be like her old self again, so I tried to find the violin. Carrie helped. When she was digging in the upstairs storage room, she found it! "Hey! I found it!" Carrie cried out gleefully. "Really?" I said hopefully. Carrie held it up with pride and honor. She unzipped it and found her mother's gym clothes. "WHAT!" she cried in horror. "Wait a minute," I said suspiciously. "I know where your violin is." "Where?" Carrie asked hopefully. "Ask you mom where she put the black gym bag. These are exactly alike, so your mom probably thought that your bag held her gym clothes," I said matter-of-factly. "You're a genius!" Carrie cheered. She ran downstairs, tow at a time. "Mom!" I heard her shout. "Where did you put a black gym bag?" "In my bedroom," Mrs. Zhou answered, "Why?" "You took my violin by accident and my violin was inside." Carrie quickly said.
She hurried to her parents' room and came back with her violin.
Two days later, we memorized Ode to Joy and did perfectly on the performance. Everything was back to normal again and my family and I moved back to San Francisco.
THE END
On the poster, it read, 'Junior band tryouts! If you're lucky enough, you might perform in City Hall on Saturday 10:00 am. Tryouts are in the second floor of the symphony hall. Room 2G. To sign up, please call: 810-4627 or sign up at the information center in the symphony hall.'
I shrugged. "So?" Carie rolled her eyes. "I play the violin! I bet I could be in the junior band." I laughed. Big deal. I've been playing piano for over two years now!!! But Carrie wasn't listening. She was rubbing her hands together. "I'll bet I could get my parents to let me join that band!" she said, "It'll be great!"
We walked back to her house. As soon as we walked in, Carrie's head swiveled around. "Dad!" she yelled. Her father came into the living room where my parents were making travel plans. "What is it?" he asked in Chinese. Carrie pulled the poster out of her pocket, "Can I join?" Carrie asked pleadingly. "It'll be super!" Carrie's full name was Carrie Pin Yu Zhou. so I'll just call her dad Mr. Zhou.(j-oe). Mr. Zhou rubbed his chin. "I'll think about it," he said in Chinese finally. Then he went and talked about it to both of our families.
"Come on!" Carrie said, "I'll go show you my violin!" We went upstairs to her room. She dug around in her closet and came up with a black case. Carrie opened it up and picked up the violin. "Ta, da!" she grinned, "Cool, huh?" she asked me. I shrugged. "It's just a regular violin," I said, "nothing special." Carrie frowned. "But I got it when I was seven!" she insisted. "Whatever!" I muttered.
"Carrie!" her dad shouted in Chinese. "We agreed that you can join. The junior band is playing the original Ode to Joy. We called the symphony although you're performing at City Hall!" "Yes!" Carrie cheered. She put her violin case in a black gym bag. Suddenly, my mom's voice rang up the stairs. "Amy! You're also joining the band, so start practicing piano!" she called in Chinese. "I didn't bring a piano!" I complained. "You're going to practice at Symphony Hall! They have a spare grand piano!" my mom ordered.
Carrie and I trotted down the stairs. Carrie was carrying her black gym bag. The adults were chatting something about money and fairness. Then, I followed Carrie to the book room and she began to play. The moment my father heard it, he said, "Amy, go to the symphony hall with Carrie for tryouts!" I replied, "No problem!" Carrie's face twitched, "Wait a sec. I gotta go to the bathroom." she left her gym bag next to the sofa. I waited in the kitchen.
When Carrie came back, she couldn't find her gym bag. "Hey! That's funny. I left my bag next to this sofa. It's gone now." "Huh?" I said. I looked down. It was gone. "Mom!" Carrie called, "Have you seen my bag?" Her mom looked up. "No, I haven't." Mrs. Zhou replied. "Just go for tryouts!" my dad grumbled. "They've got extras."
We headed towards the hall. I noticed that Carrie was gloom. "What's wrong? I thought you wanted to come!" I asked. Carrie answered in two words, "My violin." I tried to cheer her up. "Come on," I said cheerfully, "they've got extras." Saying this made Carrie's shoulders droop. "That's my only one!" she grumbled. "Look!" I pointed, "There's the symphony hall!" That seemed to brighten Carrie up a bit. "Race ya there!" she said as she took off.
She had started earlier although I beat her there by 3 seconds. "I won!" I cried gleefully. All the running must have made Carried tired and she seemed to forget all about her violin. We walked upstairs to room 2G and knocked on the door. A man with glasses and short hair opened the door. He smiled down at us. "Hi! Must be here for band tryouts?" He guessed. "I'm going to be your trainer. You can call me Richard." Richard told us. Carrie informed him, "I can't, uh, find my violin so do you have any extras?" Richard shrugged, "Sure, come on in!" We followed him in.
Richard went to a supply shelf and pulled out a violin. "Here you go!" Carrie beamed. "Gee, thanks!" Richard rubbed his chin. "Ah," he pointed at me, "what are you playing?" I stared at him blankly. "Ode to Joy on the piano." I shrugged. Richard pointed at the piano. "Let's hear you play. Here's the script." After I played it perfectly 3 times, Richard clapped. "Brassizmo!" he cheered. "But next time, do it with the metronome." He turned to Carrie. "Now let's hear you play." Carrie began to play Ode to Joy on the violin. After she played it three times, Richard clapped. "Great! But next time, watch the dynamics." We did what we were told to do. Richard smiled. I think you'll be darn-tootin ready for the performance." He looked down at his checklist. "Hmmm. You dudettes are the last one!" Richard exclaimed, "Now, y'all will just have to memorize it before Saturday. Think you guys can do that?" he asked. "No problem!" Carried said. "Although, I want to use my own violin."
Richard shrugged, "you can use this one 'till ya find it!" "Thanks," Carrie said sadly as we headed out the door.
When we were out, we slowly headed towards Carrie's house. I really wanted to find Carrie's violin so she'd be like her old self again, so I tried to find the violin. Carrie helped. When she was digging in the upstairs storage room, she found it! "Hey! I found it!" Carrie cried out gleefully. "Really?" I said hopefully. Carrie held it up with pride and honor. She unzipped it and found her mother's gym clothes. "WHAT!" she cried in horror. "Wait a minute," I said suspiciously. "I know where your violin is." "Where?" Carrie asked hopefully. "Ask you mom where she put the black gym bag. These are exactly alike, so your mom probably thought that your bag held her gym clothes," I said matter-of-factly. "You're a genius!" Carrie cheered. She ran downstairs, tow at a time. "Mom!" I heard her shout. "Where did you put a black gym bag?" "In my bedroom," Mrs. Zhou answered, "Why?" "You took my violin by accident and my violin was inside." Carrie quickly said.
She hurried to her parents' room and came back with her violin.
Two days later, we memorized Ode to Joy and did perfectly on the performance. Everything was back to normal again and my family and I moved back to San Francisco.
THE END
10/30/2008
Bald Eagle
If I could wear an animal costume, I would choose the Bald eagle because it's the U.S. national bird. It's also one of the most endangered birds of prey. It eats birds and small animals, but particularly likes to feed on fish. It scoops the fish from the surface of the water and flies off, holding them in a powerful grip from its claw.
The Bald Eagle is often seen in Alaska, where many other wild animal species live. That is why I would want to have a Bald Eagle costume.
THE END
The Bald Eagle is often seen in Alaska, where many other wild animal species live. That is why I would want to have a Bald Eagle costume.
THE END
10/28/2008
The Haunted House
It was a Halloween night in Centerville.
Peter Hatcher and his little sister, Leslie were getting ready. Peter was 13 and was in the 7th grade. Leslie was 7 and a half and was in the 2nd grade. For Halloween, Peter was a ninja and Leslie was a witch.
Peter was in the bathroom, darkening his face. Suddenly, Leslie pounded on the door. "Open up!" She yelled, "Why should I?" Peter asked. "Because I say so!" she answered. Peter grinned. "Just a minute!" he shouted. He got out on old blue pail and filled it with cold water. Then he stood on a stool and put it up on top of the door. He unlocked it. "Come on in!" Peter said. Leslie opened the door and water and an old blue pail fell on her head.
"Mom!" she screeched, soaking wet, "You can't believe what Peter did to me!" and she ran downstairs to the living room, where her mother was getting ready for the trick-or-treaters. She was filling up a big bowl with candy. "Yes, honey?" she asked without looking up. "Whatever!" Leslie muttered. She ran off to her dad, "Daddy!" She yelled. "Look!" her dad looked up from carving the last jack-o-lantern. "Dad!" Peter yelled. "Come help me tie this around my waist!" "Got to go, sweetheart." Mr. Hatcher said to Leslie. He headed up the stairs. "Dad!" Peter called. "Coming!" Mr. Hatcher said. Leslie muttered, "At least this isn't my costume!" Leslie changed into her witch costume. Then, Peter came out, practicing kung fu moves. Then he slipped behind Leslie and said, "Boo!" "Yikes!" Leslie screamed. "Mom! Peter scared me!" "Come her, Peter!" Mrs. Hatcher said in a stern voice. "Nice going, tattletale!" Peter grumbled. "Peter, how many times have I told you not to scare your sister?!" Mrs. Hatcher said. "But mom," Peter complained, "it's Halloween! Everyone should have a little scare!" "Okay," his mother agreed, "but no more!" Leslie stuck out her tongue as she passed by.
Mrs. Hatcher gave Peter a package of candy corn to start his trick-or-treating. "Hey! Don't I get one?" Leslie complained. Their mother looked inside the bowl. "I don't have any more!" she apologized. "I'll give you a lollipop." "Okay." Leslie chose out a lollipop and popped it into her mouth. "Come on,k slowpoke!" Peter mumbled, halfway out the door. Leslie followed Peter out and waved good-bye to her mom.
Peter led Leslie to their neighbor's house. Then he rang the doorbell. Mr. Louis, their neighbor opened the door. His dog, Spike jumped up and down, barking. Peter bent down to pet him. Spike licked his face. Peter wiped his face and gave Spike a belly rub. "Trick or treat!" Leslie called. "Hello, little witch!" Mr. Louis greeted. Leslie laughed. "It's me, Mr. Louis!" Mr. Louis placed a snickers bar in Leslie's pumpkin. Meanwhile, Spike placed his paws on Peter's knees. Peter picked him up and said to Mr. Louis, "Gee, I sure wish I could have a puppy at home." Then he put Spike down. Mr. Louis gave Peter a Skittles bag.
They moved on to the next house. It belonged to Mrs. and Mr. Landers. Leslie knocked the door. Mrs. Landers greeted them. Her kid, Tyler (he's a toddler) was pulling on her leg. "Goo, goo, gaa, gaa!" Tyler said. Tyler was dressed as a little pumpkin. "Trick or treat!" Peter picked out a Hersheys bar and a peppermint. Leslie got two lollipops. Tyler tugged at Leslie's dress. (for her witch costume) Leslie patted his head.
Peter led the way from door to door, until their baskets were full. "There's no where else in the neighborhood where we can go!" Leslie complained. Peter grinned. "Oh yeah? You forgot the," Peter's voice dropped to a whisper, "Inkpier Estate." Leslie shivered. "But that looks too much like a haunted house!" Peter snickered. Then he imitated a chicken, "Bawk, bawk, bawk! Bawk, bawk, bawk!" Leslie's face grew red. "I am NOT a chicken!" she argued. "Then, I dare you to come with me." Peter challenged. Leslie sighed. "Fine. But don't be laughing when you get turned into monster's soup." Peter laughed. "Come on! We're just going trick-or-treating!" Peter started going toward the Inkpier Estate. Leslie held on firmly to his sleeve. When they got there, Peter knocked the door."Knock, knock, knock! Anybody home?!" Peter shouted. Suddenly, the door swung open. A little box of treats was placed on the mat. Leslie peeked in. "All there is is saltwater taffy!" she exclaimed. Peter looked in, too. "You're right." Peter stepped inside. Leslie grabbed his arm. "Wait! You said we were just going trick-or-treating!" "Scaredy cat!" Peter mocked. Leslie stepped inside. As soon as she did the door slammed shut.
"Ahhhhh!" Leslie screamed. "Hey! You're hurting my eardrums!" Peter complained. "Peter Hatcher!" Leslie pouted. "You've got to admit, this is pretty creepy." Just then, a gigantic spider jumped down from the ceiling. "Yikes!" Leslie shuddered. She ran for the door. Then she rattled the doorknob. It came off in her hands. "Peter! We're locked in!" she said frantically. "What are we gonna do!?" Leslie cried in horror. Peter smiled. "Then let's go explore this place!" He started going up the creaky stairs.
Leslie took a deep breath and followed him. Peter looked at his glow-in-the-dark watch. "Uh, oh! It's past 8. Mom said we had to be back at 8:00." "But we can't go out! I accidentally pulled it off!" Leslie showed him the doorknob. "I guess we'll have to find another place out. Maybe there's a back door!" Peter said. Leslie followed Peter throughout the haunted house. Suddenly, they ran into a mess of bats. The bats hoovered above them, flying. Leslie screamed and covered her head. "Don't worry, they're harmless, short stuff." Peter coaxed. Peter called Leslie short stuff because she was only up to his chest. They continued on their search. Then, something white and nearly transparent flew above them. "A ghost!" Leslie screamed. "Aww, that's prob'ly just a ghostwing butterfly." Peter said, but he no longer sounded sure. "You mean there are butterfly ghosts?!" Leslie asked, "Yikes!" "No," Peter explained, "it's a type of butterfly with clear wings!" "Oh," Leslie replied, " but can it be that big?" Peter shrugged. "Let's go find a way out!" Leslie cried. "Okay, okay!" Peter grumbled.
They went back down the stairs and opened a door. There were slimy, disgusting, white bandages all over the dusty floor. On the wall, there was a picture of an Egyptian king. "Uh, who's that?" Leslie wondered. "An Egyptian king." Peter said. In the corner of the room, there laid the king. Peter and Leslie walked over. They both thought they could hear soft breathing. "Did you just hear that?" Leslie whispered to Peter. "You mean the soft breathing and heart beating? No," Peter said nervously, "let's get out of here!" Peter leaped toward the door. Leslie ran after him. Suddenly, they heard a soft moaning sound. Leslie thought she saw the king move his finger. They quickly slammed the door behind them. Peter said quickly, "Let's go upstairs, maybe there's an fire escape like our house." "Okay." Leslie grabbed Peter's sleeve again.
The "ninja" and the "witch" ran up the stairs. They opened a door. There was an old leather chair covered with a white sheet that moved a little. "Wow, the wind sure is strong today!" Leslie discovered. "Uh, there's no windows anywhere," Peter said. "Uh, oh." Leslie moaned. There were also 3 bookshelves along a wall. "Hmm," Peter wandered over. There was a book called ABOUT THE INKPIER ESTATE that had only one page. Peter pulled it out and read it. The page read, "If you are reading this, that means you are inside of the Inkpier Estate which is haunted so you better go out! Look for a brown book and pull it. That is the secret passageway to get out. Just follow the path. by: Arnold Smith, dedicated to: whoever inside of Inkpier Estate." "All right!" Peter grinned. "Leslie! Come help me search for a brown book." "Okay." Leslie and Peter searched and searched. Finally, Leslie found it. "Over here, Peter!" she called. Peter hurried over. Then he pulled. Then the whole bookshelf spun around. Peter and Leslie Hatcher went with the bookshelf. Soon, they found themselves in a dim, narrow hallway. "Come follow me!" Peter said.
Leslie held on to Peter's ninja belt as they followed the passageway. Right after they went behind the corner, they bumped into a man with orange hair. He smiled down at them. "Lost?" he said with a friendly grin, "I'm Arnold Smith, the dude who wrote the book. I'll show you the way out. But first, stop by for some cupcakes." "So you're Arnold Smith?" Peter blurted out. He nodded. "Yup. You guys can call me Arnold." "Where'd you get the cupcakes?" Arnold smiled mysteriously. "I live here. In the hall. Come on!" He led them to a door. Then he opened it. Inside the room was s small wooden table, some chairs, a little refrigerator, and an i-mac. "Wow," Leslie whistled softly. Arnold explained, "The reason I live here because someone burglarized my house back in Centerville and sold it to someone called, Vanessa Herkins. So I took some stuff and moved inside." Then he opened the refrigerator and took out two cupcakes and gave them to Peter and Leslie. "Besides," Arnold added, "these are just your costumes, right?" "Yeah!" After they finished their cupcakes, Arnold led them toward the exit. Peter and Leslie thanked him and asked, "Can we visit you sometime?" "Sure!" Arnold replied. "I get longly." Peter and Leslie hurried home.
20 years later, Peter and Leslie grew up. Arnold was very old then, so he moved to the senior community center. Leslie moved to Colorado and was swimming teacher there. Peter moved inside the Inkpier Estate and took Arnold Smith's place. Now he helps people escape from the house.
THE END
Peter Hatcher and his little sister, Leslie were getting ready. Peter was 13 and was in the 7th grade. Leslie was 7 and a half and was in the 2nd grade. For Halloween, Peter was a ninja and Leslie was a witch.
Peter was in the bathroom, darkening his face. Suddenly, Leslie pounded on the door. "Open up!" She yelled, "Why should I?" Peter asked. "Because I say so!" she answered. Peter grinned. "Just a minute!" he shouted. He got out on old blue pail and filled it with cold water. Then he stood on a stool and put it up on top of the door. He unlocked it. "Come on in!" Peter said. Leslie opened the door and water and an old blue pail fell on her head.
"Mom!" she screeched, soaking wet, "You can't believe what Peter did to me!" and she ran downstairs to the living room, where her mother was getting ready for the trick-or-treaters. She was filling up a big bowl with candy. "Yes, honey?" she asked without looking up. "Whatever!" Leslie muttered. She ran off to her dad, "Daddy!" She yelled. "Look!" her dad looked up from carving the last jack-o-lantern. "Dad!" Peter yelled. "Come help me tie this around my waist!" "Got to go, sweetheart." Mr. Hatcher said to Leslie. He headed up the stairs. "Dad!" Peter called. "Coming!" Mr. Hatcher said. Leslie muttered, "At least this isn't my costume!" Leslie changed into her witch costume. Then, Peter came out, practicing kung fu moves. Then he slipped behind Leslie and said, "Boo!" "Yikes!" Leslie screamed. "Mom! Peter scared me!" "Come her, Peter!" Mrs. Hatcher said in a stern voice. "Nice going, tattletale!" Peter grumbled. "Peter, how many times have I told you not to scare your sister?!" Mrs. Hatcher said. "But mom," Peter complained, "it's Halloween! Everyone should have a little scare!" "Okay," his mother agreed, "but no more!" Leslie stuck out her tongue as she passed by.
Mrs. Hatcher gave Peter a package of candy corn to start his trick-or-treating. "Hey! Don't I get one?" Leslie complained. Their mother looked inside the bowl. "I don't have any more!" she apologized. "I'll give you a lollipop." "Okay." Leslie chose out a lollipop and popped it into her mouth. "Come on,k slowpoke!" Peter mumbled, halfway out the door. Leslie followed Peter out and waved good-bye to her mom.
Peter led Leslie to their neighbor's house. Then he rang the doorbell. Mr. Louis, their neighbor opened the door. His dog, Spike jumped up and down, barking. Peter bent down to pet him. Spike licked his face. Peter wiped his face and gave Spike a belly rub. "Trick or treat!" Leslie called. "Hello, little witch!" Mr. Louis greeted. Leslie laughed. "It's me, Mr. Louis!" Mr. Louis placed a snickers bar in Leslie's pumpkin. Meanwhile, Spike placed his paws on Peter's knees. Peter picked him up and said to Mr. Louis, "Gee, I sure wish I could have a puppy at home." Then he put Spike down. Mr. Louis gave Peter a Skittles bag.
They moved on to the next house. It belonged to Mrs. and Mr. Landers. Leslie knocked the door. Mrs. Landers greeted them. Her kid, Tyler (he's a toddler) was pulling on her leg. "Goo, goo, gaa, gaa!" Tyler said. Tyler was dressed as a little pumpkin. "Trick or treat!" Peter picked out a Hersheys bar and a peppermint. Leslie got two lollipops. Tyler tugged at Leslie's dress. (for her witch costume) Leslie patted his head.
Peter led the way from door to door, until their baskets were full. "There's no where else in the neighborhood where we can go!" Leslie complained. Peter grinned. "Oh yeah? You forgot the," Peter's voice dropped to a whisper, "Inkpier Estate." Leslie shivered. "But that looks too much like a haunted house!" Peter snickered. Then he imitated a chicken, "Bawk, bawk, bawk! Bawk, bawk, bawk!" Leslie's face grew red. "I am NOT a chicken!" she argued. "Then, I dare you to come with me." Peter challenged. Leslie sighed. "Fine. But don't be laughing when you get turned into monster's soup." Peter laughed. "Come on! We're just going trick-or-treating!" Peter started going toward the Inkpier Estate. Leslie held on firmly to his sleeve. When they got there, Peter knocked the door."Knock, knock, knock! Anybody home?!" Peter shouted. Suddenly, the door swung open. A little box of treats was placed on the mat. Leslie peeked in. "All there is is saltwater taffy!" she exclaimed. Peter looked in, too. "You're right." Peter stepped inside. Leslie grabbed his arm. "Wait! You said we were just going trick-or-treating!" "Scaredy cat!" Peter mocked. Leslie stepped inside. As soon as she did the door slammed shut.
"Ahhhhh!" Leslie screamed. "Hey! You're hurting my eardrums!" Peter complained. "Peter Hatcher!" Leslie pouted. "You've got to admit, this is pretty creepy." Just then, a gigantic spider jumped down from the ceiling. "Yikes!" Leslie shuddered. She ran for the door. Then she rattled the doorknob. It came off in her hands. "Peter! We're locked in!" she said frantically. "What are we gonna do!?" Leslie cried in horror. Peter smiled. "Then let's go explore this place!" He started going up the creaky stairs.
Leslie took a deep breath and followed him. Peter looked at his glow-in-the-dark watch. "Uh, oh! It's past 8. Mom said we had to be back at 8:00." "But we can't go out! I accidentally pulled it off!" Leslie showed him the doorknob. "I guess we'll have to find another place out. Maybe there's a back door!" Peter said. Leslie followed Peter throughout the haunted house. Suddenly, they ran into a mess of bats. The bats hoovered above them, flying. Leslie screamed and covered her head. "Don't worry, they're harmless, short stuff." Peter coaxed. Peter called Leslie short stuff because she was only up to his chest. They continued on their search. Then, something white and nearly transparent flew above them. "A ghost!" Leslie screamed. "Aww, that's prob'ly just a ghostwing butterfly." Peter said, but he no longer sounded sure. "You mean there are butterfly ghosts?!" Leslie asked, "Yikes!" "No," Peter explained, "it's a type of butterfly with clear wings!" "Oh," Leslie replied, " but can it be that big?" Peter shrugged. "Let's go find a way out!" Leslie cried. "Okay, okay!" Peter grumbled.
They went back down the stairs and opened a door. There were slimy, disgusting, white bandages all over the dusty floor. On the wall, there was a picture of an Egyptian king. "Uh, who's that?" Leslie wondered. "An Egyptian king." Peter said. In the corner of the room, there laid the king. Peter and Leslie walked over. They both thought they could hear soft breathing. "Did you just hear that?" Leslie whispered to Peter. "You mean the soft breathing and heart beating? No," Peter said nervously, "let's get out of here!" Peter leaped toward the door. Leslie ran after him. Suddenly, they heard a soft moaning sound. Leslie thought she saw the king move his finger. They quickly slammed the door behind them. Peter said quickly, "Let's go upstairs, maybe there's an fire escape like our house." "Okay." Leslie grabbed Peter's sleeve again.
The "ninja" and the "witch" ran up the stairs. They opened a door. There was an old leather chair covered with a white sheet that moved a little. "Wow, the wind sure is strong today!" Leslie discovered. "Uh, there's no windows anywhere," Peter said. "Uh, oh." Leslie moaned. There were also 3 bookshelves along a wall. "Hmm," Peter wandered over. There was a book called ABOUT THE INKPIER ESTATE that had only one page. Peter pulled it out and read it. The page read, "If you are reading this, that means you are inside of the Inkpier Estate which is haunted so you better go out! Look for a brown book and pull it. That is the secret passageway to get out. Just follow the path. by: Arnold Smith, dedicated to: whoever inside of Inkpier Estate." "All right!" Peter grinned. "Leslie! Come help me search for a brown book." "Okay." Leslie and Peter searched and searched. Finally, Leslie found it. "Over here, Peter!" she called. Peter hurried over. Then he pulled. Then the whole bookshelf spun around. Peter and Leslie Hatcher went with the bookshelf. Soon, they found themselves in a dim, narrow hallway. "Come follow me!" Peter said.
Leslie held on to Peter's ninja belt as they followed the passageway. Right after they went behind the corner, they bumped into a man with orange hair. He smiled down at them. "Lost?" he said with a friendly grin, "I'm Arnold Smith, the dude who wrote the book. I'll show you the way out. But first, stop by for some cupcakes." "So you're Arnold Smith?" Peter blurted out. He nodded. "Yup. You guys can call me Arnold." "Where'd you get the cupcakes?" Arnold smiled mysteriously. "I live here. In the hall. Come on!" He led them to a door. Then he opened it. Inside the room was s small wooden table, some chairs, a little refrigerator, and an i-mac. "Wow," Leslie whistled softly. Arnold explained, "The reason I live here because someone burglarized my house back in Centerville and sold it to someone called, Vanessa Herkins. So I took some stuff and moved inside." Then he opened the refrigerator and took out two cupcakes and gave them to Peter and Leslie. "Besides," Arnold added, "these are just your costumes, right?" "Yeah!" After they finished their cupcakes, Arnold led them toward the exit. Peter and Leslie thanked him and asked, "Can we visit you sometime?" "Sure!" Arnold replied. "I get longly." Peter and Leslie hurried home.
20 years later, Peter and Leslie grew up. Arnold was very old then, so he moved to the senior community center. Leslie moved to Colorado and was swimming teacher there. Peter moved inside the Inkpier Estate and took Arnold Smith's place. Now he helps people escape from the house.
THE END
10/20/2008
When I Shrank
I was feeling a little nervous as I climbed aboard the dragonfly. This all began when I was in Matilda and Houdini's Magic Store. I bought a small bottle of pink powder in it. The label said "Shrinking powder-just add water." I laughed as I read it. I thought about all the things. I could shrink. A clerk was walking by, "Um, excuse me, Sir?" I said, "Yes?" the clerk said back in a deep and rich voice with a bright smile, "Can this really shrink things?" I asked. His smile dropped off immediately. He looked nervous now. "I don't think you'll like to buy this. It shrinks things down to the size of an ant." "Great!" I cried gleefully, "How much?" The clerk shrugged. "$7.99," he said. I went over to the counter and gave them a ten-dollar bill. After I got the change, I took the muni home with part of the change.
After I got home, I poured the powder into a mug with a lid. Then, I poured a teaspoon of water into it. I mixed it because that's what the instructions said. There was also a warning that came along with it. "WARNING! DO NOT DRINK! NO EFFECT ON HUMANS EXCEPT WHEN DRANK!" I laughed. Then I carried it to my room. I poured a little bit on my father's pin. It shrunk. "It works!" I yelled. Now that I knew it worked, I put on the cover and went to the living room to watch T.V. I flipped through the channels and stopped at Disney Channel. I laughed out loud because something funny was happening. Suddenly, my foot knocked over the mug. The lid fell over and the pink liquid started flowing out. I turned off the T.V. "Oh, Oh," I said. I quickly grabbed a towel and started wiping up the mess. After I wiped up most of it, I accidentally dropped the towel onto the rest of it with my mouth open because I was tired. When the towel dropped on the rest of the mess, it caused the liquid to fly up into the air and it landed inside my mouth. Before I knew it, I swallowed it and shrunk down to the size of an ant. "Oops," I mumbled to myself. I sighed and slipped underneath the door and headed in the street.
Suddenly, a shadow fell upon me. I spun around instantly. It was a dragonfly. It spoke to me in a deep voice. "Who are you?!" it asked. I quickly made up a name. "Uh, Michelle," I lied, "What about you?" "I'm Dragonfly," it replied. "I know you're a dragonfly," I said, "what's your name?" "Dragonfly," it replied. "Oh. Male or female?" I questioned it. "Male." Then Dragonfly grinned. "Come on! Let's fly through an adventure!" That's how I nervously climbed on Dragonfly. "Okay," I said unsurely, "but just don't go too -" Dragonfly zipped around trees and buildings rapidly "FAST!" I yelled. "What did you say?" Dragonfly mumbled. "By the way, you can call me Draffle. That's my nickname." "Okay," I said unsurely, "where are we going, exactly?" I asked. Draffle replied, "To the woods." I began to feel a little suspicious. "Why?" I said, "To have fun!" Draffle answered. "To have fun," I muttered under my breath.
When we go to the woods, Draffle was flying as fast as a bird. "Whoa, slow down there, Draffle!" I called. "Sorry!" apologized as he slowed down a bit. Draffle brought me to a gentle stop as we passed by a mossy tree. "What are we going to do now?" I asked. Draffle grinned. "Let's have a race!" he replied. "No way," I said, "you're definately gonna win." "Whatever!" Draffle grumbled. We zipped off. Just as he was about to win, he crashed into a beehive. "Uh, oh!" Draffle cried. "Go inside the lake!" I yelled as bees started swarming out. Draffle frowned. "But my wings will get wet!" he complained. "It's either that or face a bunch of angry bees!" I shouted as I jumped in the lake. Draffle hopped in after me.
Suddenly, I felt myself growing. In a minute, I had grown back to my normal size. "What am I doing here?! And why am I all wet?" I cried in disapproval. I shook my head, climbed out of the water, and walked home. I changed clothes and threw the shrinking powder away.
I smiled, glad that everything was back to normal.
THE END
After I got home, I poured the powder into a mug with a lid. Then, I poured a teaspoon of water into it. I mixed it because that's what the instructions said. There was also a warning that came along with it. "WARNING! DO NOT DRINK! NO EFFECT ON HUMANS EXCEPT WHEN DRANK!" I laughed. Then I carried it to my room. I poured a little bit on my father's pin. It shrunk. "It works!" I yelled. Now that I knew it worked, I put on the cover and went to the living room to watch T.V. I flipped through the channels and stopped at Disney Channel. I laughed out loud because something funny was happening. Suddenly, my foot knocked over the mug. The lid fell over and the pink liquid started flowing out. I turned off the T.V. "Oh, Oh," I said. I quickly grabbed a towel and started wiping up the mess. After I wiped up most of it, I accidentally dropped the towel onto the rest of it with my mouth open because I was tired. When the towel dropped on the rest of the mess, it caused the liquid to fly up into the air and it landed inside my mouth. Before I knew it, I swallowed it and shrunk down to the size of an ant. "Oops," I mumbled to myself. I sighed and slipped underneath the door and headed in the street.
Suddenly, a shadow fell upon me. I spun around instantly. It was a dragonfly. It spoke to me in a deep voice. "Who are you?!" it asked. I quickly made up a name. "Uh, Michelle," I lied, "What about you?" "I'm Dragonfly," it replied. "I know you're a dragonfly," I said, "what's your name?" "Dragonfly," it replied. "Oh. Male or female?" I questioned it. "Male." Then Dragonfly grinned. "Come on! Let's fly through an adventure!" That's how I nervously climbed on Dragonfly. "Okay," I said unsurely, "but just don't go too -" Dragonfly zipped around trees and buildings rapidly "FAST!" I yelled. "What did you say?" Dragonfly mumbled. "By the way, you can call me Draffle. That's my nickname." "Okay," I said unsurely, "where are we going, exactly?" I asked. Draffle replied, "To the woods." I began to feel a little suspicious. "Why?" I said, "To have fun!" Draffle answered. "To have fun," I muttered under my breath.
When we go to the woods, Draffle was flying as fast as a bird. "Whoa, slow down there, Draffle!" I called. "Sorry!" apologized as he slowed down a bit. Draffle brought me to a gentle stop as we passed by a mossy tree. "What are we going to do now?" I asked. Draffle grinned. "Let's have a race!" he replied. "No way," I said, "you're definately gonna win." "Whatever!" Draffle grumbled. We zipped off. Just as he was about to win, he crashed into a beehive. "Uh, oh!" Draffle cried. "Go inside the lake!" I yelled as bees started swarming out. Draffle frowned. "But my wings will get wet!" he complained. "It's either that or face a bunch of angry bees!" I shouted as I jumped in the lake. Draffle hopped in after me.
Suddenly, I felt myself growing. In a minute, I had grown back to my normal size. "What am I doing here?! And why am I all wet?" I cried in disapproval. I shook my head, climbed out of the water, and walked home. I changed clothes and threw the shrinking powder away.
I smiled, glad that everything was back to normal.
THE END
10/16/2008
Learning to Juggle
When I first was learning to juggle, my coach was my dad. My grandmother made my own juggling balls. It was made from old socks and rice. Everyday, I practice when I have spare time. When I learned to juggle with two balls, I put on a show. A little while later, I learned to juggle with three balls. I usually mess up on about my 12th and 13th juggles.
THE END
THE END
10/15/2008
The Secret is Open!
Once upon a time, there was a huge family of ghosts living in a horror movie. Every day, they would act out spooky movies and be loud. By the end of each day, they would be tired. The ghost family had Katherine Ghoulie (the mom), Gordost Ghoulie (the dad), their five children: Victor, Shella, Warren, Maddie (Mad-DYE), and Casper Ghoulie. They also lived with their aunt, Carmella Bogey and their uncle, Martin Bogey.
When the movie theater was closed, life in the horror screen neighborhood was pretty busy. Mr. and Mrs. Ghoulie had late night meetings with other people who worked in the Hallow Oak Company. Victor, Shella, Warren, Maddie, and Casper play with the Steins' kids. Frank N. Stein (the Steins' father) and Wanda Stein (mother) go to meetings so Atom, Sara, and Joyce Stein get to play with the Ghoulies' kids. On Thursdays and Fridays, children go to school at the neighborhood's academy. The neighborhood was called Creepyville. In Creepyville, the five Ghoulie kids have tons of friends like Ashley and Drake Cula (vampires) owned by Dr. A. Cula, the Steins, Mr. Planium's kids, Allen (aliens) and Alan, and Mr. and Mrs. Rovers (robots) boy, Robert.
One Thursday afternoon, (the theater was closed) the Ghoulie kids were playing with Ashley Cula because Drake accidentally ate garlic and vampires were allergic to it and poor Drake was lying in his coffin. Suddenly, Mr. Stein (he's an officer) drove his mobile down the street, wailing, "Eey, Er! Eey, Er!" "What's going on, Mr. Stein!?" Shelly hollered. Mr. stein stopped his siren and explained, "The manager of this theater saw Spark Planium's kids playing on the screen. Go home where you'll be safe." Victor asked, "Why was the manager here? I thought the theater was closed today!" Mr. Stein shrugged. "Mr. Rover reported that the manager was going to his office to print tickets for tomorrows' movie. Then he spotted Allen and Alan playing on the movie screen." Then, they heard a bloodcurdling scream, looked at each other, and run home. Mr. Marvin Mons, the mayor pulled a giant black blanket over the screen. Then he got into his mobile and made sure everyone was at home with their doors locked. After that, he locked himself in his office chatting on the phone with his girlfriend.
Even with everything shut and closed, they can still hear the manager screech, "WHAT'S GOING ON HERE!?!?" Everyone in Creepyville was very worried. Sensitive infant monsters started crying, mummies shivered so hard that some of their bandages came off. Warren Ghoulie who was thinking spoke up. "Dad! I have an idea!" he shouted. Mr. Ghoulie looked up and put his finger to his mouth. "What?" he whispered in a spooky voice. "I've got an idea to get rid of the manager!" Warren bragged. Just then, his whole family looked up. "Great, mah boy!" said his uncle Martin Bogey. "Now what IS your plan?" "Yeah!" Casper joined in. Warren smiled. "We shall haunt the manger until he quits. Then Ms Wendy, our teacher can take his place. She is good at being a boss and she is the most human-like in Creepyville." Mrs. Ghoulie clapped. "Brilliant idea but" she paused, "who will take over?!" "Don't you get it, Mom?" Maddie asked, "The theater is closed on Thursdays and Fridays and that's when we have school!" "A nice idea but who'll haunt the manger?" their aunt Carmella Bogey asked. "The kids in Creepyville would!" Victor muttered. "But --" their mom began. "Don't you worry about a thing," Shella interrupted, "Mr. Planium just invented a sweet potion that can turn people and monsters invisible. I can ask Allen and Alan to get it. besides," she added, "they get top-secret information from him." Mr. Ghoulie laughed. "What do you think, honey?" he asked Mrs. Ghoulie. "But Gordost, the children can get captured." "Not with invisible ink," the others chimed in. She sighed. "Okay." Uncle Bogey got out his cellphone. "I'll make a call to the mayor right away!" he said as he started dialing.
The next day, Mr. Mons made an announcement to Creepyville. He told everyone Warren's plan and Mr. Wendy and Mr. Planium were thrilled. Ms. Wendy was thrilled because she always wanted to be the manager. Mr. Planium was thrilled because he'd love to share his invention. The kids were also gleeful because they'd finally do some haunting and was allowed to leave the screen. Mrs. Rover saw the manager pass and she spread the word. She got Robert all ready and she made him drink the invisible potion after he leaves. Soon, all the kids who were in Creepyville gathered together. Drake was better so he came too.
The kids jumped out of the screen. When they landed, they drank the potion. Everyone was invisible. Since Atom Stein was the tallest around, he stood on his tipie-toe and found the manager's office. Even when they were invisible, they could still see each other. "Follow me!" Atom hissed. "I gotta pee!" a monster named Inkster Eres said. Sara turned around and replied, "save it for the office! He'll think that a toilet attacked him!" They both cracked up. When they got to the manager's office, Inkster peed all over the floor. Allen and Joyce giggled. The manager spun his chair around. "What's there!" he cried. He looked around nervously. Alan spotted a name tag on his desk. It said, "Roy Brown". he poked Drake and pointed at the sign. Drake told everyone. Warren had an idea. He told it to Casper. Casper spoke in his creepiest voice. "Mr. Brown, " he said slowly, "I have got notified how you've been behaving. You're nowofficially fired! I have in mind a perfect person for your replacement." Mr. Brown gasped. WWWWhos ththththere?" he asked, stammering. "It is us!" everyone said together in their creepiest voices. "BBBBBut III don't see anyone!" Mr. Brown said, finding his voice again. "YOU are not trustworthy enough to run a theater." Ashley spoke up. "Okay, III'll quit and you can hire another person but just please, don't hurt me!" Mr. Brown pleaded. "Find a different job, and we shall not hurt you!" Alan roared. "But I can't." Mr. Brown started. "No buts, no cuts, no coconuts!" Inkster growled. "Leave at once!" all the kids from Creepyville shouted. "Or else I'll poop on your floor instead of peeing," Inkster added. Mr. Brown stared at the puddle of pee on the floor. He gulped, packed all his things into a big backpack, and left.
"Yes, we did it!" Joyce cheered. "We DID do it." Victor said with a loopy grin. The troop followed Atom back to the screen and took another sip of the potion and jumped into the movie screen. Robert hollered, "Hey everyone! The kids of Creepyville are back!" They were greeted by Mr. Planium and Mr. Mons. "Congratulation!" Mr. Mons congratulated them. Allen and Alan ran over to Mr. Planium and he hugged them with his four arms. (he's an alien)
The other kids ran home and got big surprises from their parents. Ashley and Drake Cula flew over to Ms. Wendy's house and told her that she's the manager of the theater now. Ms. Wendy let out a big whoop. Everything was fine then on until ... ... the janitor saw Dr. A. Cula going on a walk.
THE END
When the movie theater was closed, life in the horror screen neighborhood was pretty busy. Mr. and Mrs. Ghoulie had late night meetings with other people who worked in the Hallow Oak Company. Victor, Shella, Warren, Maddie, and Casper play with the Steins' kids. Frank N. Stein (the Steins' father) and Wanda Stein (mother) go to meetings so Atom, Sara, and Joyce Stein get to play with the Ghoulies' kids. On Thursdays and Fridays, children go to school at the neighborhood's academy. The neighborhood was called Creepyville. In Creepyville, the five Ghoulie kids have tons of friends like Ashley and Drake Cula (vampires) owned by Dr. A. Cula, the Steins, Mr. Planium's kids, Allen (aliens) and Alan, and Mr. and Mrs. Rovers (robots) boy, Robert.
One Thursday afternoon, (the theater was closed) the Ghoulie kids were playing with Ashley Cula because Drake accidentally ate garlic and vampires were allergic to it and poor Drake was lying in his coffin. Suddenly, Mr. Stein (he's an officer) drove his mobile down the street, wailing, "Eey, Er! Eey, Er!" "What's going on, Mr. Stein!?" Shelly hollered. Mr. stein stopped his siren and explained, "The manager of this theater saw Spark Planium's kids playing on the screen. Go home where you'll be safe." Victor asked, "Why was the manager here? I thought the theater was closed today!" Mr. Stein shrugged. "Mr. Rover reported that the manager was going to his office to print tickets for tomorrows' movie. Then he spotted Allen and Alan playing on the movie screen." Then, they heard a bloodcurdling scream, looked at each other, and run home. Mr. Marvin Mons, the mayor pulled a giant black blanket over the screen. Then he got into his mobile and made sure everyone was at home with their doors locked. After that, he locked himself in his office chatting on the phone with his girlfriend.
Even with everything shut and closed, they can still hear the manager screech, "WHAT'S GOING ON HERE!?!?" Everyone in Creepyville was very worried. Sensitive infant monsters started crying, mummies shivered so hard that some of their bandages came off. Warren Ghoulie who was thinking spoke up. "Dad! I have an idea!" he shouted. Mr. Ghoulie looked up and put his finger to his mouth. "What?" he whispered in a spooky voice. "I've got an idea to get rid of the manager!" Warren bragged. Just then, his whole family looked up. "Great, mah boy!" said his uncle Martin Bogey. "Now what IS your plan?" "Yeah!" Casper joined in. Warren smiled. "We shall haunt the manger until he quits. Then Ms Wendy, our teacher can take his place. She is good at being a boss and she is the most human-like in Creepyville." Mrs. Ghoulie clapped. "Brilliant idea but" she paused, "who will take over?!" "Don't you get it, Mom?" Maddie asked, "The theater is closed on Thursdays and Fridays and that's when we have school!" "A nice idea but who'll haunt the manger?" their aunt Carmella Bogey asked. "The kids in Creepyville would!" Victor muttered. "But --" their mom began. "Don't you worry about a thing," Shella interrupted, "Mr. Planium just invented a sweet potion that can turn people and monsters invisible. I can ask Allen and Alan to get it. besides," she added, "they get top-secret information from him." Mr. Ghoulie laughed. "What do you think, honey?" he asked Mrs. Ghoulie. "But Gordost, the children can get captured." "Not with invisible ink," the others chimed in. She sighed. "Okay." Uncle Bogey got out his cellphone. "I'll make a call to the mayor right away!" he said as he started dialing.
The next day, Mr. Mons made an announcement to Creepyville. He told everyone Warren's plan and Mr. Wendy and Mr. Planium were thrilled. Ms. Wendy was thrilled because she always wanted to be the manager. Mr. Planium was thrilled because he'd love to share his invention. The kids were also gleeful because they'd finally do some haunting and was allowed to leave the screen. Mrs. Rover saw the manager pass and she spread the word. She got Robert all ready and she made him drink the invisible potion after he leaves. Soon, all the kids who were in Creepyville gathered together. Drake was better so he came too.
The kids jumped out of the screen. When they landed, they drank the potion. Everyone was invisible. Since Atom Stein was the tallest around, he stood on his tipie-toe and found the manager's office. Even when they were invisible, they could still see each other. "Follow me!" Atom hissed. "I gotta pee!" a monster named Inkster Eres said. Sara turned around and replied, "save it for the office! He'll think that a toilet attacked him!" They both cracked up. When they got to the manager's office, Inkster peed all over the floor. Allen and Joyce giggled. The manager spun his chair around. "What's there!" he cried. He looked around nervously. Alan spotted a name tag on his desk. It said, "Roy Brown". he poked Drake and pointed at the sign. Drake told everyone. Warren had an idea. He told it to Casper. Casper spoke in his creepiest voice. "Mr. Brown, " he said slowly, "I have got notified how you've been behaving. You're nowofficially fired! I have in mind a perfect person for your replacement." Mr. Brown gasped. WWWWhos ththththere?" he asked, stammering. "It is us!" everyone said together in their creepiest voices. "BBBBBut III don't see anyone!" Mr. Brown said, finding his voice again. "YOU are not trustworthy enough to run a theater." Ashley spoke up. "Okay, III'll quit and you can hire another person but just please, don't hurt me!" Mr. Brown pleaded. "Find a different job, and we shall not hurt you!" Alan roared. "But I can't." Mr. Brown started. "No buts, no cuts, no coconuts!" Inkster growled. "Leave at once!" all the kids from Creepyville shouted. "Or else I'll poop on your floor instead of peeing," Inkster added. Mr. Brown stared at the puddle of pee on the floor. He gulped, packed all his things into a big backpack, and left.
"Yes, we did it!" Joyce cheered. "We DID do it." Victor said with a loopy grin. The troop followed Atom back to the screen and took another sip of the potion and jumped into the movie screen. Robert hollered, "Hey everyone! The kids of Creepyville are back!" They were greeted by Mr. Planium and Mr. Mons. "Congratulation!" Mr. Mons congratulated them. Allen and Alan ran over to Mr. Planium and he hugged them with his four arms. (he's an alien)
The other kids ran home and got big surprises from their parents. Ashley and Drake Cula flew over to Ms. Wendy's house and told her that she's the manager of the theater now. Ms. Wendy let out a big whoop. Everything was fine then on until ... ... the janitor saw Dr. A. Cula going on a walk.
THE END
10/07/2008
The Case of the Pocket Flashlight
One morning I woke up and discovered that I had turned into a detective. I wasn't wearing my pajamas. Instead, I was wearing a deerstalker cap, a jacket that covered nearly all of my face, a pair of plaid pants, and black shoes. I shook my head and changed into a t-shirt and jeans. I stuffed the detective clothes into my backpack along with my homework folder and zipped it shut. Then I headed downstairs for breakfast.
After breakfast, I got ready for school. I grabbed a jacket and headed out the door with mom. My mom drove me to school and I headed in the classroom. I started coping math problems on the board to do. Finally, it was recess. I told my friend about the detective clothes. She smiled and said, "I know someone who lost their pocket flashlight, maybe you can solve the mystery. Oh, and it's Zoe who lost it." I nodded slowly. "Ooookay," I said unsurely. I looked around the playground and spotted Zoe Fishkins. I ran over. "Hey, Zoe! Wait up!" I yelled as I caught up. "What??" Zoe mumbled. I got out my deerstalker cap and put it on and replied, "Maybe I can help finding your flashlight." Zoe shrugged as we started hunting for her flashlight.
We looked up and down, there and around but we had no such luck. All of a sudden, I snapped my fingers. "That's it!" I cried. "I know where your flashlight is. It's in your pocket!" Zoe looked in her pocket and found it. "Wow," she said. "How'd you know?" I nodded modestly. "Just remembered what my friend told me of what you've lost. A pocket flashlight."
THE END
EPILOGUE
After school was over, I put my detective clothes in a honorable place in my closet. Those clothes helped me concentrate on am mystery. Now, whenever I have a mystery to be solved, I put on those clothes and solved the mystery in 5 minutes. They have never failed me.
After breakfast, I got ready for school. I grabbed a jacket and headed out the door with mom. My mom drove me to school and I headed in the classroom. I started coping math problems on the board to do. Finally, it was recess. I told my friend about the detective clothes. She smiled and said, "I know someone who lost their pocket flashlight, maybe you can solve the mystery. Oh, and it's Zoe who lost it." I nodded slowly. "Ooookay," I said unsurely. I looked around the playground and spotted Zoe Fishkins. I ran over. "Hey, Zoe! Wait up!" I yelled as I caught up. "What??" Zoe mumbled. I got out my deerstalker cap and put it on and replied, "Maybe I can help finding your flashlight." Zoe shrugged as we started hunting for her flashlight.
We looked up and down, there and around but we had no such luck. All of a sudden, I snapped my fingers. "That's it!" I cried. "I know where your flashlight is. It's in your pocket!" Zoe looked in her pocket and found it. "Wow," she said. "How'd you know?" I nodded modestly. "Just remembered what my friend told me of what you've lost. A pocket flashlight."
THE END
EPILOGUE
After school was over, I put my detective clothes in a honorable place in my closet. Those clothes helped me concentrate on am mystery. Now, whenever I have a mystery to be solved, I put on those clothes and solved the mystery in 5 minutes. They have never failed me.
9/18/2008
The Mysterious Package
One day, the postal carrier came to my counsulate with a very strange package. It was addressed to me but there wasn't a return address. I tried to recognize the handwriting but it was a magazine cutout.
The package was shaped like a box and its wrapping was old and torn. The wrapping was brown and shaggy. I tried to rip it open but even though it looked old, it was very tough. I got a pair of scissors and cut it open. A box was under the wrapping. The box was a metal one. On top of the box, there was a note - a mysterious note. Again, I tried to recognize the handwriting but it was computer printing. I felt the crack and tried to budge it open. It couldn't open. Then I spied something at the bottom of the note.
By the way, the note said,
BEWARE. THE PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOCANOCONIOSIS WHEN OPENING! The thing that I saw at the bottom of the note was this: !#$%& @ ~**&^!
I had no ideas of what to do so I went to the library to do research. I found a book of codes but I didn't find that secret code. There were other codes like the Morse alphabet code and the substitution code. I looked in every code book there was but I couldn't find it. I sighed. It was hopeless. I went back home to think about what to do. I didn't tell my parents about it. I took out the metal box that I've been hiding in my closet and investigated it. I got out my mini magnifying glass from my detective kit that I made with a Nike shoebox. I inspected the box and found nothing. Then I took out the note and I inspected it. I inspected the code part too. "Hey! These two letters of the code are the same! The second word must have double letters!" I exclaimed. Then I heard a voice in the living room. "Lunch time!" my mother called. "Coming!" I yelled. I ate as fast as I could. Then I hurried back to my room.
I also tried to crack the code myself but I didn't know that one. I asked my friends and they said that they didn't know that one. I took a break and watched T.V. It was about a person who hired a detective to solve who stole her purse that had 2,000 dollars in it.
Suddenly, I snapped my fingers together. "That's it!" I cried. "I'll also hire a detective to help me solve this mystery! I borrowed my mom's cellphone and dialed a number. "Hello?" said the other end of the phone. "Hi! I need to hire your best detective," I said. "Oh. My name's Jonathan Dennis and I'd think you'd want Wayne Fitzgerald. He cracks every mystery." Jonathan explained. "Sure! How much money?" I asked. "Twenty dollars," Jonathan said. "Checks only! The address is 4710 17th Oak street." "Gotcha," I replied as I wrote it down. "Oh, and one more thing," Jonathan said. "Wayne will come 2 hours later." "Okay!" I said.
While I was waiting, I read some books. After I finished, my dad let me borrow a check for the $20 fee. I wrote it and sent it to the agency. Soon, the detective came. I led him to my room and showed him the package and the note. Wayne grinned when he saw the code. He got out a notebook and drew the code detector. After he figured it out, he laughed. "Looks like you've been tricked by one of your friends! Look at the calendar and tell me what day today is." I looked and laughed too. "April Fools Day!" Wayne said, "The code says April Fools." After he left, I felt goofish, "All that trouble for nothing!" Then I ate dinner.
THE END
The package was shaped like a box and its wrapping was old and torn. The wrapping was brown and shaggy. I tried to rip it open but even though it looked old, it was very tough. I got a pair of scissors and cut it open. A box was under the wrapping. The box was a metal one. On top of the box, there was a note - a mysterious note. Again, I tried to recognize the handwriting but it was computer printing. I felt the crack and tried to budge it open. It couldn't open. Then I spied something at the bottom of the note.
By the way, the note said,
BEWARE. THE PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOCANOCONIOSIS WHEN OPENING! The thing that I saw at the bottom of the note was this: !#$%& @ ~**&^!
I had no ideas of what to do so I went to the library to do research. I found a book of codes but I didn't find that secret code. There were other codes like the Morse alphabet code and the substitution code. I looked in every code book there was but I couldn't find it. I sighed. It was hopeless. I went back home to think about what to do. I didn't tell my parents about it. I took out the metal box that I've been hiding in my closet and investigated it. I got out my mini magnifying glass from my detective kit that I made with a Nike shoebox. I inspected the box and found nothing. Then I took out the note and I inspected it. I inspected the code part too. "Hey! These two letters of the code are the same! The second word must have double letters!" I exclaimed. Then I heard a voice in the living room. "Lunch time!" my mother called. "Coming!" I yelled. I ate as fast as I could. Then I hurried back to my room.
I also tried to crack the code myself but I didn't know that one. I asked my friends and they said that they didn't know that one. I took a break and watched T.V. It was about a person who hired a detective to solve who stole her purse that had 2,000 dollars in it.
Suddenly, I snapped my fingers together. "That's it!" I cried. "I'll also hire a detective to help me solve this mystery! I borrowed my mom's cellphone and dialed a number. "Hello?" said the other end of the phone. "Hi! I need to hire your best detective," I said. "Oh. My name's Jonathan Dennis and I'd think you'd want Wayne Fitzgerald. He cracks every mystery." Jonathan explained. "Sure! How much money?" I asked. "Twenty dollars," Jonathan said. "Checks only! The address is 4710 17th Oak street." "Gotcha," I replied as I wrote it down. "Oh, and one more thing," Jonathan said. "Wayne will come 2 hours later." "Okay!" I said.
While I was waiting, I read some books. After I finished, my dad let me borrow a check for the $20 fee. I wrote it and sent it to the agency. Soon, the detective came. I led him to my room and showed him the package and the note. Wayne grinned when he saw the code. He got out a notebook and drew the code detector. After he figured it out, he laughed. "Looks like you've been tricked by one of your friends! Look at the calendar and tell me what day today is." I looked and laughed too. "April Fools Day!" Wayne said, "The code says April Fools." After he left, I felt goofish, "All that trouble for nothing!" Then I ate dinner.
THE END
9/11/2008
A Zoo Adventure
Yesterday, I went to the zoo but instead of seeing animals, mysterious sculptures stood in its place. I went with my friend, Lucy. the sculptures looked the same as one another. they all had greedy-looking eyes, a beady little nose, a lit for a mouth, their body looked like the body part of a suit of armor and in one hand, it held an ax, and their legs liked like gigantic toothpicks.
We walked on anxiously to find an animal to look at because we had to do a report on a zoo animal. We walked all around the zoo but there were just sculptures everywhere. We stopped by the kid's zoo in the zoo and looked at the hamsters' place.
We were expecting to see hamsters but there were just tiny little sculptures. Lucy sighed. Suddenly I slapped my forehead. "We've been dumb all the time! We could just read the caption that's underneath the cages!" Lucy looked down. She scratched her head. "Huh?Where are they?" I looked at what Lucy was staring at. There wasn't any signs.
"Do you know what this means, Amy?" Lucy asked me. "What?" I replied. "This is an invasion of these sculptures!" Lucy answered. While Lucy turned around to look at other people, I saw one of the sculptures move. It took a tiny walkie-talkie out of its toothpick legs and said in @#$$%&^*$%(HDBEN - an alien language), "Are ya ready to take the earthlings?" I poked Lucy and pointed inside the cage. Lucy turned around and saw the "sculpture" put its walkie-talkie back. Then it froze again. Lucy and I turned around and saw a big "sculpture" raise its ax and chopped it down again. As soon as that was done, the woman who was standing nearest to the "sculpture" disappeared. "They must be planning an attack!" Lucy whispered. "You're right!" I agreed.
We ran out of the kids' zoo and stopped at a cafe. We took a sandwich and a smoothie for lunch. After we finished lunch, we went to the monkey house. We stood far away from the cages so we won't disappear. Whenever people weren't looking, a "sculpture" would raise its ax and chop it down again and the person who's standing nearest to the "sculpture" would disappear. I said, "We've got to do something about this." Lucy nodded seriously. "Yeah, I think so too. " I thought for a moment. "We have to find out where the people are disappearing to."
Lucy and I walked to the Grizzly Gulch place and looked in the windows. We watched more people disappear and then Lucy perked up. "I know!" Lucy exclaimed. "We have to disappear to find out where it leads to." I smiled. "Great idea!" then we made our plan.
We walked up to the windows and looked inside. Then Lucy started our plan. "I wonder where are the grizzly bears? I came here to look at animals, not these sculptures!" I nodded in agreement. "Yes, this is very boring, I am going to leave." We took a step forward and we also disappeared.
We looked around. "Where is this place?" Lucy wondered out loud. I shrugged. "Beats me." The people who had disappeared earlier were also looking around, wondering where they were. Then we walked around. Then I saw lots of cages. "Hey, look!" I said. "What?" Lucy asked. "The zoo animals!" I answered. She looked at where I was pointing. We raced over. "Wow," Lucy said quietly. Then i saw an ax lying on the ground. I picked it up. I tapped Lucy. "Cool," she said. "I wonder if this can bring everyone back," I said. "Well don't just stand there, do something!" Lucy said impatiently. I raised it up and I chopped it down.
The next thing I knew, we were standing in the kids' zoo! It was like nothing had happened!
Lucy and I wrote our reports and went home. The "sculptures" just gave up and returned to their distant planet.
THE END
We walked on anxiously to find an animal to look at because we had to do a report on a zoo animal. We walked all around the zoo but there were just sculptures everywhere. We stopped by the kid's zoo in the zoo and looked at the hamsters' place.
We were expecting to see hamsters but there were just tiny little sculptures. Lucy sighed. Suddenly I slapped my forehead. "We've been dumb all the time! We could just read the caption that's underneath the cages!" Lucy looked down. She scratched her head. "Huh?Where are they?" I looked at what Lucy was staring at. There wasn't any signs.
"Do you know what this means, Amy?" Lucy asked me. "What?" I replied. "This is an invasion of these sculptures!" Lucy answered. While Lucy turned around to look at other people, I saw one of the sculptures move. It took a tiny walkie-talkie out of its toothpick legs and said in @#$$%&^*$%(HDBEN - an alien language), "Are ya ready to take the earthlings?" I poked Lucy and pointed inside the cage. Lucy turned around and saw the "sculpture" put its walkie-talkie back. Then it froze again. Lucy and I turned around and saw a big "sculpture" raise its ax and chopped it down again. As soon as that was done, the woman who was standing nearest to the "sculpture" disappeared. "They must be planning an attack!" Lucy whispered. "You're right!" I agreed.
We ran out of the kids' zoo and stopped at a cafe. We took a sandwich and a smoothie for lunch. After we finished lunch, we went to the monkey house. We stood far away from the cages so we won't disappear. Whenever people weren't looking, a "sculpture" would raise its ax and chop it down again and the person who's standing nearest to the "sculpture" would disappear. I said, "We've got to do something about this." Lucy nodded seriously. "Yeah, I think so too. " I thought for a moment. "We have to find out where the people are disappearing to."
Lucy and I walked to the Grizzly Gulch place and looked in the windows. We watched more people disappear and then Lucy perked up. "I know!" Lucy exclaimed. "We have to disappear to find out where it leads to." I smiled. "Great idea!" then we made our plan.
We walked up to the windows and looked inside. Then Lucy started our plan. "I wonder where are the grizzly bears? I came here to look at animals, not these sculptures!" I nodded in agreement. "Yes, this is very boring, I am going to leave." We took a step forward and we also disappeared.
We looked around. "Where is this place?" Lucy wondered out loud. I shrugged. "Beats me." The people who had disappeared earlier were also looking around, wondering where they were. Then we walked around. Then I saw lots of cages. "Hey, look!" I said. "What?" Lucy asked. "The zoo animals!" I answered. She looked at where I was pointing. We raced over. "Wow," Lucy said quietly. Then i saw an ax lying on the ground. I picked it up. I tapped Lucy. "Cool," she said. "I wonder if this can bring everyone back," I said. "Well don't just stand there, do something!" Lucy said impatiently. I raised it up and I chopped it down.
The next thing I knew, we were standing in the kids' zoo! It was like nothing had happened!
Lucy and I wrote our reports and went home. The "sculptures" just gave up and returned to their distant planet.
THE END
8/15/2008
About Me
Hi! This is what you could know about me.
First, I can play on the piano. Secondly, my best friend is Lucy Zhu. Last but not least, I like school.
These are three things you could know about me.
First, I can play on the piano. Secondly, my best friend is Lucy Zhu. Last but not least, I like school.
These are three things you could know about me.
6/01/2008
Rainforest Cafe
Today, I went to a shopping mall with 400 stores! It's humongous! I went to Rainforest Cafe. It was a cool place. There's this talking tree and a fake monkey that can blink and move. I looked around for souvenirs. I saw a Rainforest Cafe cup that had my name on it. There was also this fake alligator that can move. It was totally awesome. Then I heard loud thunder. At first, I thought it was sound effects, but my mom told me that it really was thunder. In Rainforest Cafe, there were lots of tanks and then have coral and fish in them! Rainforest Cafe was really cool. I hope to go there again someday.
THE END
THE END
My Boring Thing
I can't stand the hotness today.
There aren't any fun things on boring days.
Is there a cool drink somewhere?
See, very boring and hot.
Bugs are steaming on this day.
Octopus, can you squirt ink to block the sun?
Right, it's very boring.
Is it gonna get any hotter?
Not cold at all.
Guess what? Today is very boring and hot.
There aren't any fun things on boring days.
Is there a cool drink somewhere?
See, very boring and hot.
Bugs are steaming on this day.
Octopus, can you squirt ink to block the sun?
Right, it's very boring.
Is it gonna get any hotter?
Not cold at all.
Guess what? Today is very boring and hot.
5/31/2008
Fun Days At Sea
Today is the last night at sea.
Sad, but yet true.
I had oceans of fun in Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Grand Cayman and on the Carnival Valor! Shopping, buying, swimming, snorkeling, hiking and more! The week zoomed by like a roadrunner!
I had a fantastic with a capital F week! Swimming in the ocean four times, riding on the water slide on Lido deck which is deck nine. Eating at Rosie's Restaurant and Washington Dining Room.
The time just doesn't seem possible. I cannot believe that the week was SUPER short! The people who work here can fold tons of towels creations and the room steward even folded a monkey out of towels and hung it on the top hanging down from the lights!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had fun at Coral Garden and Stingray City yesterday. I also watched cartoons on TV.
We're going to Miami where we started tomorrow. We're going to stay at Miami at who knows where. And we're taking the United Airlines back to San Francisco the day after tomorrow.
THE END
Sad, but yet true.
I had oceans of fun in Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Grand Cayman and on the Carnival Valor! Shopping, buying, swimming, snorkeling, hiking and more! The week zoomed by like a roadrunner!
I had a fantastic with a capital F week! Swimming in the ocean four times, riding on the water slide on Lido deck which is deck nine. Eating at Rosie's Restaurant and Washington Dining Room.
The time just doesn't seem possible. I cannot believe that the week was SUPER short! The people who work here can fold tons of towels creations and the room steward even folded a monkey out of towels and hung it on the top hanging down from the lights!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had fun at Coral Garden and Stingray City yesterday. I also watched cartoons on TV.
We're going to Miami where we started tomorrow. We're going to stay at Miami at who knows where. And we're taking the United Airlines back to San Francisco the day after tomorrow.
THE END
5/30/2008
Coral Garden
Today, I went to the Cayman Islands.
My parents and I took a tour bus to a small boat. I also learned something in the tour bus: In Cayman, the driving wheel is on the right side instead of the left. (which is surprising to me) We got to the boat and had two stops: One, Stingray City and two: Coral Garden.
At Stingray City, you got to swim with the stingrays! My dad actually held one up and kissed it, disgusting! Even though Stingray City is in the middle of the ocean, it's totally shallow. The water only came up to my bellybutton!
After we finished swimming, we went to Coral Garden and the water was awfully deep! That's everyone (well almost) wore life jackets. Everyone also snorkeled. My mom and I brought our own so my dad borrowed on from the boat. Many other people borrowed one too. I saw so many fish and coral under the water! That's why it's called Coral Garden. I even saw a fish half a foot wide! Fat guy. I didn't see any jellyfish today, though. I also saw brain coral and coral with long thingies floating above them. It was weird. My parents and I saw little colorful fish and big colorful fish. It was like a rainbow under the sea!
Then we took the boat back to the tour bus and the tour bus drove us back.
THE END
My parents and I took a tour bus to a small boat. I also learned something in the tour bus: In Cayman, the driving wheel is on the right side instead of the left. (which is surprising to me) We got to the boat and had two stops: One, Stingray City and two: Coral Garden.
At Stingray City, you got to swim with the stingrays! My dad actually held one up and kissed it, disgusting! Even though Stingray City is in the middle of the ocean, it's totally shallow. The water only came up to my bellybutton!
After we finished swimming, we went to Coral Garden and the water was awfully deep! That's everyone (well almost) wore life jackets. Everyone also snorkeled. My mom and I brought our own so my dad borrowed on from the boat. Many other people borrowed one too. I saw so many fish and coral under the water! That's why it's called Coral Garden. I even saw a fish half a foot wide! Fat guy. I didn't see any jellyfish today, though. I also saw brain coral and coral with long thingies floating above them. It was weird. My parents and I saw little colorful fish and big colorful fish. It was like a rainbow under the sea!
Then we took the boat back to the tour bus and the tour bus drove us back.
THE END
5/29/2008
Snorkeling
I had a fantastic day when we went to Roatan, Honduras. We took a taxi with a taxi driver named Eddie.
We went snorkeling I mean my mom and I because I think my dad was scared. When I ducked my head under the water for the first time that day, I saw plenty of little clear fish. As I went deeper into the ocean, I saw bigger fish. I even saw a clear fish that was about a foot long!
We snorkeled some more and it started to rain so my dad went inside for shelter. My mom and I sheltered under the water. It was warm. As we went to shore, it was raining really fast so we ducked our heads under the sea. Guess what! We saw a small jellyfish that had only 4 tentacles! My mom and I swam a little longer and went inside for shelter.
We still have two tickets left - each one for one free soda and I got a Fanda drink and my grandfather got a diet coke. (My mom didn't get anything)
Then we all went to use the bathrooms. The we went back to the taxi. Eddie was already there. We drove to a small mall and my dad and I bought t-shirts again. Then we went back to the ship. And ate dinner.
THE END
We went snorkeling I mean my mom and I because I think my dad was scared. When I ducked my head under the water for the first time that day, I saw plenty of little clear fish. As I went deeper into the ocean, I saw bigger fish. I even saw a clear fish that was about a foot long!
We snorkeled some more and it started to rain so my dad went inside for shelter. My mom and I sheltered under the water. It was warm. As we went to shore, it was raining really fast so we ducked our heads under the sea. Guess what! We saw a small jellyfish that had only 4 tentacles! My mom and I swam a little longer and went inside for shelter.
We still have two tickets left - each one for one free soda and I got a Fanda drink and my grandfather got a diet coke. (My mom didn't get anything)
Then we all went to use the bathrooms. The we went back to the taxi. Eddie was already there. We drove to a small mall and my dad and I bought t-shirts again. Then we went back to the ship. And ate dinner.
THE END
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