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Words Work Wonders 2009
A Squirrel Called Quinn Jack Goltry, Grade 5 Boise Once upon a time, there was a squirrel named Quinn. He was in a tree when he saw a group of kids. Quinn decided to follow them. As he was following them, he saw a tree stump. He went to investigate. Quinn dug a hole under the stump and to his surprise, it collapsed. Quinn followed the kids once again up a flight of steps to a mysterious place with talking boxes. He went up to one and pushed a button. It said, “Look at the lines on the concrete.” Quinn went up to an open door and found himself in a cold room. When he got out of the room, he found another door with a bunch of wires and circuitry. Quinn fell out and into some cotton. He stood up and nearly fell off a bridge. He ran across a log to get to the other side of the river. Quinn got into a trash can and was driven away by a trash truck. He saw the kids walk away as he was carried away.
Lion Dallin Gregg Hodgkin, Grade 4 Boise Facts: They live in east Africa. They eat meat, in their free time they rest. A long time ago there were no lions. A boy was trying to invent lions. He was very smart. One day he came in his room and turned on the light. It didn’t work. He went to his work. It was damaged. He heard a growl. He looked behind him. A lion was running about to hit the boy. The boy jumped out of the way. The lion had had babies. Before the boy died he told his parents about the lion. One day a hunter caught the lion. The parents had told the police about the lion. So they named the animal lion. And that’s why we have lions today.