The anteater answered, “Because I’m the only donut bakery owner there is, and if you let this one be opened, then I won’t make as much money!” Then the ant-eater got back in his car laughing maniacally and flew away, so fast that Garrison thought that he had teleported. Garrison was so focused on what had just happened that a small boy had managed to walk from the fans to the donut cage. Before he could be stopped, the boy grabbed the donut cage and everyone gasped thinking he was going to be turned into liquid. But the boy wasn’t liquefied and just ripped off a donut, at it and said, “I guess touching the cage from the outside can’t hurt anyone.” And he ate the donut. More kids and adults gathered around the cage, eating it piece by piece until the cage was gone. Then the mayor took a pen from his pocket and put it out where the donuts had been. The pen seemed to hit an invisible wall and then melted out of his hands. Everyone was thinking of ways to save the mayor with their powers but none of them could help. Garrison knew that he had to try, even though he hadn’t done anything heroic in years. He focused the best he could and looked for supplies that the mayor had. There was a melted pen, glasses, a wallet, ribbon cutting scissors, and a wristwatch. Garrison couldn’t think of anything to do with these things that would help, but he had an idea. He looked through the crowd and gathered three platypuses. He got one with super speed, one who could fly, and one who could read minds. He focused his mind very, very hard like he did as a kid and took the powers from these platypuses, making the powers float into his body like colorful lights. Instantly he felt a rush of energy and hoped his plan would work. He flew up into the air and said, “I’ll be right back.” Then he sensed the ant-eater’s thoughts and followed them at super fast speed. After about ten minutes he felt the signal getting stronger and overtook the ant-eater’s smart car. He broke the window super quickly with his cop fun, reached in, and before the ant-eater could notice, took it wand, and cast a disappearing spell on it. Once he was back he returned the powers to the three platypuses and used the wand to free the mayor. Everyone cheered his name and thanked him, especially the Mayor. Garrison later turned the wand into eye glasses because his vision was getting blurry, and so that if the ant-eater ever returned to take it back, he would never be able to find it and Garrison could continue to use its power. The End William Austin 7th Grade Baylor School Ms. Collins
Household Queen They call me Cleo; a name to which I will occasionally respond if I am in the mood. I live in a large abode in the countryside. Being the most gracious creature that I am, I allow the humans to dwell with me as well. Even through they persistently insist that this is their home, they fail to understand that I happen to be the queen of this household, and as the queen, should be allowed to do anything whenever I would like. Whether my wish is to go outside, or be it wanting my most delicious delicacies be served to me, I want it when I want it. I don't care human timepiece says 3:02 AM; that means nothing to me. I politely tell them to wake up, and let me outside. But, they continue to rudely decline my simple request. To my outrage, those puny humans question my authority, and then they put me in “time out” for the rest of the night! This usually consists of a small room away from their sleeping quarters where they cannot hear my pleas for release. 268