Roadrunner I've never seen a bullet train but I have seen a man that could out run one. He is dead now but he had a son named Tanner who was just as fast as he was. When Tanner was just a baby he crawled as fast as a speedboat. As he got older he became even faster. He learned to walk. Try to imagine a two year old that could out run a jet. By the time he was four he had figured out how to not run into everything and how to not fall down as much. When he was five he had to go to school. Those were the worst days. He got in trouble every day! He would race down those halls like a roadrunner and the teachers would yell but he couldn't stop! He knew he had to do something or he would get suspended from school. He knew he couldn't walk slowly down the halls so he had to come up with a plan. He would tie his shoelaces together so he couldn't run. This worked but he kept tripping. He had to come up with another plan. The new plan was to use a rope to tie himself to an anchor. This didn't work at all. The first reason it didn't work was because it was too heavy and it tired him out completely. The second reason was because the janitor got mad because it scratched up the floor a lot. Tanner thought he would never get to go to school again when it hit him. It was a crazy idea but he had to try. He could try to put backwards rockets on his body. Then he could run as fast as he wanted to and he would always go at a walking speed. He had it all figured out but he had one problem. Where would you get some rockets? At first he didn't even think it was possible for a 10-year-old boy to get some rockets. First he tried to build some with firecrackers and duct tape but they kept exploding. Next he went to the Kmart store and they didn't have anything close. There was only one more place to go so he tried the Wal-Mart. He went in thinking that all they had was milk an clothes when he looked up and saw it! Two bright blue rockets! He was dumbfounded! He felt like a kid in a candy store! He put the rockets on a belt and put it on. It was perfect. The rockets didn't touch the floor and it was almost impossible to trip because they kept him standing straight and tall and in line with his classmates. He had finally figured out how to stay in school! Tanner Triplett 5th Grade Ganns Middle Valley Elementary Mrs. Todd
Jessica's Separation "Dad, don't go please," Jessica yelled as her father slammed the door. He was just in a fight with Jessica's mother. Jessica ran out the door, but she was too late. She watched his car pull out of the apartment complex. She came back in and went to her mother with teary eyes, "Where is he going? Is he corning back? Tell him to come back now!" she said. "Honey come here," her mother said. Jessica walked to her mother and sat on her lap. "He left, and you are sad, but he left for a reason. You will still see him, just not here." Jessica was torn. She didn't want to think about it anymore. She just wanted to lie on her mother's lap. When she awoke the next morning she saw that her mom carried her to her room last night. When she opened one eye, she saw smoke. She thought it was a fire, so she ran out of her apartment with fear in her eyes. There was no fire, so she went back into the apartment and saw her mom cooking breakfast. "What are you cooking?" Jessica asked. "Your favorite," her mom answered.
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