[Grade 4 Prose]
My World So you know how everyone has an imaginary world? Well, what if you could go into it? I walk into soft snow that tastes sweet a kind of sugar sweet. I look into distance where the mountains rest like strawberries. The crisp air smells like brownies in the oven. I run over to a house that looks like a gingerbread house. I twist the doorknob. I put the door ajar and peak in the house. I open the door even more and take a step into the room. The heat made me feel like at I was at home. A small little bed sat in the corner of the small room. A table for four was nicely placed in the middle of the room. I found a letter that sat on the table that said: Dear? My name is Lilly. I am 10 years old, and I live in this house by myself. I am glad you found my house to stay in and keep warm. I am coming back at night from getting some food for a few days. Love, Lilly I walked back outside to explore some more. I walked for a while and then came to a bridge made out of ginger. I walked into the middle of the bridge. I looked down at the Jell-‐o water with sour fish jumping out. I walked over to the forest with wind blowing slightly through my hair. Something popped out at me, and I screamed. I started to run back for the gingerbread house when I ran into something and fell over, scared. I got up to see what I ran into, but I did not see anything. I looked at the ground and then saw a girl. I held out my hand and she grabbed it. I pulled her up and stared at her. Her bright blue eyes stared at me, her cape over her eyes and a woven basket in her hand. We stared at each other for a while. ‘’ Sorry,’’ I said in a quiet voice. ‘’It’s ok; why were you running?’’ she asked. ‘’I saw something in the woods.‘’ ‘’Probably a wild cat.’’ she said. She motioned me to follow. I trailed behind her to the gingerbread house I had seen earlier in the day. ‘’My names Lilly.’’ she said. ‘’My name’s Una.’’ I said. ‘’Sit, I will make dinner.’’ She said. I sat down without a word. A few minutes later she slid a plate in front of me, and sat down across from me. ‘’So where’s your family?’’ I asked. Her face turned red and her eyes filled with sorrow. She replied softly, “I don’t know.” We were silent for a while then I started to eat. An hour latter we finished. Tired and confused, we decided to sleep. That night Lilly shared her bed with me. In the morning, I woke up and saw Lilly already awake and eating breakfast. I got up and sat at the table and started to eat. ‘’Time to go on an adventure.’’ Lilly said to me. She walked out of the door, and I fallowed right behind her. “We’ll have to run some, because it will take too long if we walk there,” she said. Lilly started to run and so did I. 77