Golden Feather Literary Magazine 2015 Grade 2 by Alison Toohey

Maurice Hawk School

2nd Grade Writers, 2014-‐2015

Golden Feather A literacy magazine featuring writing and artwork by second grade students at Maurice Hawk School

June 2015

Artwork by Maya T., writer and winner of the cover contest

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Dear second grade writers, I am thrilled that you have chosen to share your original pieces of writing and your artwork. You are an impressive representation of the students, staff members and families of Maurice Hawk. As you move up to third grade, I hope that you will continue to pursue other opportunities to share your writing with others. You have a special talent that you should be honored to share with the WWP community. It has been a pleasure to read your work. Fondly,

Mrs. Nass

ARTWORK by: Shreya D., runner-‐up for the cover contest

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Several students created beautiful cover art for our 2nd grade magazine. All are featured below.

ARTWORK by Madeline K., Chloe S. and Kushagra S. (3rd place winners)

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Aditya D.

Amelia O.

Agriya B.

Eesha S.

ARTWORK

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Eliana H.

Genevieve N.

Gehrig H.

Jessica L.

ARTWORK

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Kaia G.

Ruth K.

Madeline K.

Lisandi D.

ARTWORK

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Sheila K.

Sonia I.

Sophie N.

Visalakshi R.

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Dear WW-P Community, The following pages contain stories written by second grade students. Some writing includes accompanying artwork. Prepare to be fascinated by the writing that our students were able to produce in a short amount of time. Your children and their classmates never cease to amaze me.

Fondly, Mrs. Nass

Short Stories – small moments, personal narratives, realistic fiction Beginning on page 9 Fairytale Twists (also known as Fractured Fairytales) Beginning on page 37

Persuasive Writing Beginning on page 61

Informational Writing Beginning on page 64 List of Writers and Artists Page 71

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Bubble Town 49: The Dancing Girls Author: Nikhil R. It was a warm summer June morning. A light wind started to blow through Bubble Town. Farmer Tim, the most famous farmer in town, was harvesting some hay for the cows. He was about to get the last pile of hay and put it in the wheelbarrow when a newspaper flew out from the fireplace. “How strange,” Tim said curiously. He read the newspaper. On the last page he saw a huge headline that said ‘A big show is in town and the dancing girls are performing at the dance festival. The show will be held at Mary’s bike wash garage tonight and the boys can dance if they like. Please remember that everyone gets to share their new dance moves and have fun! The festival lasts from 5:00 pm to 8:45 pm.’ Tim was very excited that there was a festival today. He remembered that Sara, the most fabulous chef at making cheese, was also a dancing girl in the year 2010. That was the time when Tim was in India and watched her dance on TV. Tim ran out of the barn and headed on his way to the Cheesy café, the grandest café on Earth. It has cheesy cheesecakes, tasty cheese tarts, and many more types of cheesy food. When Tim entered the café, Sara and Adam said “Here comes our favorite customer!” “Morning Sara, morning Adam!” Tim said. “I have great news! There is a dance festival tonight at the bike wash garage and since you are one of the most popular dancing girl in the history of dancing, you should perform too!” Sara was very excited to hear the good news from Tim. She was so excited that she started to plan her dance steps. Sara and Tim went to Sharma Rai Medical Clinic to tell Dr. Nikhil about the dance festival. Dr. Nikhil was working in the lobby at his desk typing the names of his patients when Sara and Tim came in. “Hello my good friends” Dr. Nikhil said in a sweet voice. “How can I help you?” Do you have a sprained ankle? Got grassy green grass in your eyes? Stomach ache because you two ate too many sweet and sugary treats like cake, candy canes, Hershey chocolate, or Kit-‐Kat? “Fortunately Doctor, we came here to tell you something exciting” Sara said. Tonight, there is dance festival to be held at the bike wash garage. She told Dr. Nikhil that the dancing girls, that is Violet and she will perform and the boys will join in. “That is incredible news!” Nikhil exclaimed. “Can my patients attend the festival as well?” Nikhil asked Tim. “Sure, I don’t see why not if it is okay with Sara” he said. “Of course Farmer Tim Krishna Borden!” Sara said. “It is a festival of course and everybody is invited!” Sara, Farmer Tim, and Dr. Nikhil went to the orchard. That’s where fruit and vegetable pickers Travis Lee and Dylan Lee pick healthy fruits and vegetables that are good for you. “Hello everybody!” Travis and Dylan said. “What brings you all here? Dr. Nikhil told them all about the dance festival. “Great news” Travis exclaimed. Would you all like to taste the refreshments we are making? “Refreshment is a fancy word for food” Dylan finished. “Yes!” everyone yelled. “Okay” Travis said. “This is a baguette, a French bread. Sometimes we add toppings like cut tomatoes and coriander leaves. Some adults add even more yummy toppings like cheese, chili peppers, and other toppings that are spicy and make a delicious bruschetta. Do you mind helping get all the food ready for dinner?” “Okay!” everybody said at once.

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Bubble Town 49: The Dancing Girls 9 (continued) Farmer Tim, Chef Sara, Dr. Nikhil, and the fruit pickers, Travis and Dylan, went to the Grand Hotel, the grandest hotel in town. That is where hotel managers Bob and his little sister, Violet, work and help new guests. “Hello guys!” Sara said in the singing voice just like when she sang beautifully when she was a dancing girl in 2010. “Hello!” Bob and Violet said together. “How can we help you all?” “We have great news for you two!” Travis said. He told them about the dance festival. “Good!” Bob said. “I’ve got everything we need.” “I have another wagon!” Tim said. “It stores supplies for the huge dance festival.” “Awesome!” Sara said, and they all went to the dance festival place. At Laura’s bike wash garage, Sara asked Dr. Nikhil and Chef Adam to put posters of her picture on the walls. “Travis and Dylan, you two will get the chairs and I will get the drinks!” Farmer Tim gave orders to everyone.” Farmer Tim then brought the drinks and mango smoothie. He looked at Sara and gave her thumbs up. Then he stared at all of the supplies in the wagons attached to his tractor. How will I get all the supplies out of the wagon in time as it is very heavy and it is already 4:30 pm? Tim thought to himself. One by one, he carried all of the supplies to the Barn. At last, the farmer put all of the supplies on the kitchen counter top. “Hello bro!” tough cowboy Bob said. Bob noticed that his brother was worn out and gave him a glass of refreshing, homemade milkshake. Tim told his big brother about the dance festival. Tim showed Bob all the supplies he gathered for the festival and wondered how he and his friends will cook everything and get it to the bike wash garage. Farmer Tim Bachu sighed. I guess it is my fault finding the newspaper that said there was a dance festival at the bike wash garage tonight. “Don’t worry Tim” Bob said. You just have to concentrate on doing one thing at a time. Do you think that will solve the problem?” “I think that will help” Tim said. “I must tell my friends what you told me.” That is a good thing a Farmer can do for a tough cowboy!” Bob said. Thanks!” Farmer Tim said and went to the bike wash garage. InBobe the bike wash garage, Dr. Nikhil and Adam were putting up posters of dancing girl Sara while Sara was busy picking how many instruments should the orchestra play in the music room while her fellow mates, Violet, Bob, and Mary. Travis and Dylan were trying to decide who will be the waiter. Tim came in and cleared his throat. He told his friends that his big brother taught him that if you concentrate on doing one thing at a time, you can finish all your work. He told everyone to put their fist in if they thought this is a good idea. Everyone put their fist in and yelled, “TEAMWORK!” Now let’s tell all the village people about the dance festival Tim suggested to his friends. “Wait for me!” Mary’s sister Victoria cried. The group went to visit Mr. Pickles at the pickle stand. Some people think Mr. Jay Pickles is a real pickle and kind of crazy. People in Bubble town think he is a human who loves wearing a pickle costume. “Hello, Mr. Pickles!” Adam said. “Hola everybody,” Mr. Pickles said, “what brings you all here?” It was Laura’s turn to talk about the dance festival. “Awesome!” Mr. Pickles said and offered to bring his pickle juice to the festival. Dr. Nikhil wondered where they would keep all of Mr. Pickles’ pickle juices. “I know where we can keep it!” Tim said and whistled for his brother Bob who was driving the tractor.

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Bubble Town 49: The Dancing Girls 9 (continued) “Did someone say another wagon?” Bob asked. “I have another wagon. Just give me what you have and I will put it in the wagon.” Farmer Tim gave the pickle juices to Bob. “Hey, Pickles,” Travis said, “you can come with us because we are going to tell some other people that the dance festival is coming soon.” “That would be muy bien!” Mr. Pickles said. “I want to come with you too!” Bob said. The thirteen townspeople went to visit Mr. Pizza. Most people think Mr. Carlo Pizza eats pizza every day. “Hello, Mr. Pizza!” Victoria exclaimed. “Ciao my-‐a-‐good friends!” Mr. Pizza replied back. He wondered why they were all there. “We have something to tell you,” Victoria said. “Tonight, there a huge dance festival to be held at the bike wash garage and there will be girls dancing even the boys can dance.” “I must scream into the world because this is-‐a-‐good news!” Mr. Pizza said in a jolly voice. I am going to cook some food but I have no-‐a-‐food ingredients. Do not worry!” Tim said. We will find some food. Victoria told Farmer Tim that he had food on his tractor. She told Mr. Pizza to make cheese ravioli with the ingredients from Farmer Tim. “Thank you so-‐a-‐much Victoria!” Carlo Pizza said. Mr. Pizza began cooking his food and the other townspeople went to others about the dance festival. Bob put the packets of grilled fish on the wagon and got ready for dinner. This was no regular dinner, it was a Bubbletown town/family reunion. Mr. Pizza brought his cheese ravioli, Dr. Nikhil made minestrone soup and other types of soup, and Tim and Bob brought lots of food and drinks for everyone. Everyone had dinner together at the bike wash garage before the dance festival began. The dance festival was a huge success. Everyone loved Sara’s dance program. After she finished, the entire town got up and danced together as music played late into the night.

The Race! Author: Zui C. I am a fast runner. I like to run 5k races. Today was my first race I have ever ran. I was scared head to toe. When I got in line, the gun fired and everyone ran a little slow. In the middle of the race, I speeded up and pretended the finish line was up ahead. I ran some more and the real finish line was up ahead. I crossed my fingers that I would win something that would be for good use. After the race was over, an announcer called my name. I was in the restroom with my Mama. Just in time, I got my trophy! Now I am not as scared when I run races. I ran three more races. I win medals. I love running!

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The Day I Went Whale Watching Author: Kavita A. We were going to San Francisco for four days and Monterey for four days for spring vacation. The day I went whale watching I was really excited. We wore double pants, a fleece and a coat because it was cold out on the water. When I went whale watching I saw whale breath. You can see its breath because it stays in the whale for 5 minutes and turns into fog. You can also smell its breath. When you see its tail come out of the water it means the whale will take a deep dive into the water. You might not see the whale for 5 minutes or more. I also saw dolphins and seals in the ocean. Seals like hanging on rocks. Dolphins might like coming and checking out the boat. Mostly I saw their fins. I really liked this trip because it was cool looking at the whales and learning more about them. I learned that on the east coast troops of whales are disappearing because people are hunting them for their food. Scientists are hoping that in the future there will be more population of whales. Short Stories

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My Gazebo Author: Zui C. I was getting a new gazebo because Hurricane Sandy knocked down the old gazebo. I would like a gazebo in my backyard. So my Mom called some wood builders to build a gazebo. It took a long time to build a gazebo! I said, ‘when are they going to come?’ Then the doorbell rang. And my Dad opened the door. It was the men! They were going to build the gazebo. They were going to start. Once they started building, it took days. So we had to make them a shed outside my spare bedroom. I never knew that we were going to do that. Then my Dad said that we were going to paint the gazebo. I said ‘yippee!’ But I didn’t know what color we were going to paint my gazebo. Red? White? Peach? My Dad said ‘after they finish.’ One day they finished! I was ready to paint. So I waited. And one day we were going to start painting! We were going to paint it peach. So we painted it for a while and it was super-‐hot. I was sweating. But we still painted. And the next day it was very cold. I said, ‘Brrrrrrrrr’. When the gazebo was done, we all admired the gazebo. My Dad said we had to let the paint dry. And the next day we even sat in the gazebo! I love my gazebo!

The Royal Murder Author: Jessica L. Once upon a time, there was a bad witch. And at that time, there lived a king and a detective named Maky Loroism, with his companion, Dr. William.One d ay, the king's maid noticed that the king wasn't in sight. The maids searched the Palace and were surprised to see the king lying dead on the floor. The maids then called Maky Loroism and Dr. William. Maky came and said, " This seems like a case for ... The Great Loroism and The Great William" Dun...Dun...Dun...!!! Maky and the Doctor now knew 1. There were guards, so the murderer knew how to fly; 2. The suspects are: evil fairy, bad witch, poison fly, bite mosquito, and sting bee. 3. It was only one person/bug who did it. There was poison, leaving evil fairy, bad witch, poison fly and sting bee. At the time sting bee and evil fairy were sleeping, so it wasn't them. Besides, poison fly made noisy sounds, so it wasn't him. Which means, it was ... the bad witch!!! Great Job! Maky and William!! They got $10,000 reward! The b ad witch was caught guilty. She is in the jail.

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Our Nation’s Capital Author: Amilia O Hi readers, this part is about the time my family and I went to Washington D.C. over the Spring Break. We went to the many restaurants, one of them was called Mandu. Mandu is a Korean word for dumpling. At the restaurant, I ate many mandu, it’s one of my favorite foods. Mandu is made with meat and vegetables inside and a crisp shell on the outside. Another place we went to was a Natural History Museum. In the museum, there were exhibits like Mummies, Mammals, Gems and Minerals, Ocean Hall, Geology, Hope Diamond, a Korean Gallery and many others. My favorite place in the museum was the gem exhibit. There were gems larger than me and also all sorts of different sizes too. My favorite part of the whole trip was riding the subway, because there was a super long escalator. The subway train moved so fast that you couldn’t even see anything outside when you were moving. We saw the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, and also the White House. But we couldn’t go inside the White House or see the president. We got to walk on the Lincoln Memorial. On the way to Washington D.C., we stopped in Baltimore and got to visit the aquarium. We got to see lots of sea creatures some of them were sharks, dolphins, jellyfish, fish, stingray, and starfish. When we went to get some water they were selling it in reusable water bottles. I think it was to protect the environment. My trip was very fun and also saw many things.

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Night at Museum Author: Aryan H. When my Dad first told me that we will be spending a night at museum.. I was excited and thrilled…. Would there be elephants/Dinosaurs running around at night! Wowwww!!! We reached Penn Museum in the evening around 6 pm and was delighted to see many more kids. The museum program started from 7 pm and was like journey through the time. We explored ancient Egypt, the mummies and yes I even touched a real mummy!! 1st time got to know that mummies are also found outside Egypt! There is natural mummy! Lots of new things. I discovered how ancient Egyptians wrote using pictures; I even wrote my name using the ancient Egypt language! As it turned darker there was Evening flashlight expedition. The lights in the museum where switched off and we were touring from one section to another with our flash lights. A thought crossed my mind What if mummy caught me from behind and was glad my Dad was around!!! Later we went to a hall and I slept in my sleeping bag hoping dinosaurs and mummies won’t run around! This museum trip will always be my favorite trip.

Spring Author: Gina S When spring comes the birds come back to where they were born. It will be warmer then winter and fall. But the best part is when the leaves and flowers come back too. Spring starts on March 25. It is not hot and not cold when spring comes. In spring it’s also mother’s day. Plus it’s my mom’s birthday in spring. Also when spring comes it’s almost summer! When spring comes I say SPRING! SPRING! SPPRING! Short Stories 15

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One of my Favorite Days Author: Shaheen B. It was like any other Saturday morning. I ate my breakfast and got ready for soccer. When we got there I came to know that we were versing the strongest team in the league. First 15 minutes neither team scored a goal. While we were close to half time we scored two goals. So at the end of half time we were leading by two goals. The spectators were enjoying the match. It was never one sided. During the second half it was going great for our team. We were defending really well. Towards the end of the match, we scored another two goals. I can't find word to express that extreme happiness. I talked about the match with my dad from soccer field to home. I felt even happier when I shared the result with my brother and mother. I was also exhausted. So went to take bath and got ready for lunch. I was hoping there would be my favorite lunch, spaghetti. There it was, spaghetti and meat ball. While we were having lunch, my dad surprised us by announcing that we all are going to six-‐flag. In six-‐flag I have several favorite rides but I started with the best, buccaneer ride. There was a long queue but we were busy convincing my brother to take the ride along with us, as he was a little scared. All of us enjoyed at the end. Next, we went for my another favorite ride, cup ride. In the cup ride there is a driving wheel in the center of the cup. When we spun the wheel, the cup spun too. We tried our best to spun it really fast but the blue and red cups were faster. At the end of cup ride I felt my head was still spinning. Our last ride was car racing ride. We were driving and bumping into each others car. All the other cars got stuck but mine, as I was at at the front. It was a lot of fun. It felt like I have won a race car competition. It is getting late. So we came out of the park. When we were coming out, people were distributing different types of snacks. I was a little bit hungry and wanted to eat some tasty fries. I proposed french fries from burger king. This snack made me feel happy and energetic again. French fries was delicious. On our way back, I asked my parents about our dinner. My preference was Papa Johns pizza with olive and pineapple as toppings. When me and my brother both suggested pizza, dad agreed. We picked up our pizza and went home. We all enjoyed a great testing pizza. I love playing UNO with my family. After dinner we played one round of UNO. My brother won that round. It was time to go to bed. My dad told us a fiction story on space. I think I went into deep sleep within next ten minutes. I wish all weekends are like this one. However I will be happy even if I get such a fun filled weekend once in a while.

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The Best Bird Friend Forever Author: Steven C.

One summer afternoon, me and my friend were playing tic-‐tac-‐ toe in front of his house. " I sang-‐-‐-‐I won-‐-‐-‐". I rocked and he laughed. " Squawk! Squawk!" we looked up the direction of the sound and found lots of birds swarming on the roof of my friend's house. His mom came out and screamed:" Ah! it's terrifying! " followed by my friend's brother, who shouted:" Mom! are you that afraid of birds?" We started to play with the birds. One landed on my hand, another landed on my friend's shoulder. They were really funny but some just flew away when we tried to catch them. Then me and my friend got a great idea for those birds to stay with us. We decided to set up a birdfeeder. It was really successful with his parents' help and later more birds came over to stay until winter. Another day me and my friend played with the birds again and we tried to use the nets to catch them. suddenly, I screamed: stop! I see an egg in a nest!" " What! that's impossible." my friends replied. "Then come to look!" " Whoa! there really is an egg!" "yeah! Yeah!" both of us were so excited to shout. Okay, if you have water in your month now, I suggest that you somehow get rid of it. Because this is going to make you spit it out. My friend actually named the egg Cash! I mean what kind of name was that? I mean you can't spend birds! But, anyway, my friend can be crazy sometimes. We checked the egg once a while to make sure it's safe. A few weeks later, Cash transformed from an egg to a very cute baby bird. But one day, Cash flew away and never came back again. My friend kept whining until my ear hurt. We missed Cash very much and even added Cash to our BBFF list!

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The Maple Street Assignment Author: Eesha S. It was a windy fall day at Stonebrook High. The college students were at their homeroom. Professor Milani Keesha was just explaining her students' homework assignment. "Find out about what makes maple street special", said the professor. "You will be working in groups. Amy, Ana and Amilia -‐ you will work on the north side of maple street." "Hmm, hmm", thought Amy, Ana and Amilia. They met up after school to think of something for their project. "I got it!", said Amy. "We will tell how maple street is so important to us". "How do you think we are supposed to do that?", asked Amilia. "Simple! We will just collect the things that make maple street special.", said Amy. So they worked all day, and finally, just finally they had a list. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Bee's hive: To get honey to eat Flowers: To pick and smell Herbs: To heal our injuries Hawk's feather: To decorate our hair Trees: To give us shade and oxygen

They all came back to their homeroom the very next day to hand in their reports. "Lovely! Lovely!" The professor said when she took a look at her students reports. "Amy, Ana, Amilia, Your reports are so nice that I want to hang your pictures up on the wall of fame!" The girls were very excited and wanted to have a celebration in honor of maple street. But, that is a story for another time!

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Pumkin and his friends Author: Shreya D. One day when Little Pumkin was playing with his friends they said,"Let's go to the beach tomorrow" and Pumkin wanted to go too. So he asked "Can I come too?" But his friends said ,"No!You are too little to come" to Little Pumkin. Little Pumkin sadly walked away wondering how much fun his friends would have and also thinking about what he would do when his friends were gone. The next day as Pumkin's friends were preparing to leave, Pumkin thought ,"If they could go and have fun why can't I have some fun too?" And off he went to the farm!! And when he got there he realized it was milking time! So he got somebody to take a picture of him milking the cows and he happily went home with his picture. When his friends returned home they got really jealous of Pumkin and learned -‐ Never leave a close friend behind and size doesn't matter.

The Bully Author: Eliana H. One day after school a little girl was getting bullied. She didn’t tell her teacher because she was too afraid. And she had a good reason to be afraid because no one would stand up for her. And, since no one would stand up for her, she just kept on getting bullied. Then, a new kid moved into the school. So they bullied him. The girl didn’t like that so…she stood up for him and said, “Hey! Pick on somebody your own size! You picked on me and now you pick on him? Why, you should be standing in shame right now as we are speaking!” So, she went and told the teacher about the bully. And, as for the bullies…they are in the principals’ office! And the boy and the girl made friends and lived happily ever after.

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The old woman and the lazy cat Author: Eesha S. Once upon a time there was an old woman. She lived in a cozy little cottage. One day a cat came to the door. He knocked on the door and said. “Old woman! Open up. Old woman! Let me sup.” The old woman let the cat in. The old woman asked, “Why did you come this evening?” “Your house is the closest house to my little house. So I have come here this evening,” said the cat. Again and again, the cat started to come to the old woman’s house for nearly a year. The old woman decided that she needed to teach the cat a lesson as she was getting quite tired. That evening the cat knocked on the door and said, “Old woman! Open up. Old woman! Let me sup.” The old woman opened the door, as usual! The old woman said to the cat, “Didn’t you know…the fish tastes better when you catch it yourself from the river!” “Really!” exclaimed the cat. Then, “I will do that next time”, the cat said. “But there is a problem”, said the old woman. Anxiously the cat asked, “What is it?” The old woman said, “The problem is….the fish only stay good for today. They will go bad tomorrow.” The cat said, “Oh! Then I must get going right away. Thank you for your kindness. I will come to visit you whenever I get some time.” The next evening, the old woman was happy because she got rid of the cat at last! As for the cat, he was enjoying fresh fish from the river everyday! Moral: Don’t be lazy or you would miss good things in life.

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The Lion and the Jackal Author: Akshath S. Once there was a Lion and he said he was ill. The Tiger, Wolf, Boar, Bear and all the other animals except Jackal went to visit lions cave. Lion didn’t know why Jackal hadn’t come. Jackal being very clear thought “I saw 100,000,000 tracks leading into Lion’s cave and none leading out of Lion’s cave. Moral: Learn from others mistakes

The Mole Who Saw Beyond the Forest Author: Ankit S. One day Mole thought to himself, “I have to see what’s beyond the forest! I made my decision and off I go”. Everything was calm but an Owl was hiding in a tree and waiting to sweep through the air and capture some prey. The owl spotted the Mole and was so hungry the he couldn’t wait to eat it. Moles happened to be his favorite food! Quick as a blink, Mole made a narrow escape but he left a little bit of his tail in the Owl’s mouth. Further on, Mole got attacked by raccoons, skunks, snakes and shrews. He was bruised, scratched, and cut all over his body. But he saw the most beautiful sight he had ever seen and he truly loved it from his heart. It was a sparkling river that reflected the beauty of nature as sunlight poured down. “I wish that I could live in this moment forever” thought Mole, as he started his journey back home.

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The Lucky Coin Author: Anjali S. Once there was a little girl named Sofia. Sofia was 7 years old and she lived in the suburbs with her parents. Sofia was not a happy girl because she never had any luck in anything she did. If she played a game that needed luck, like Money Bingo, she would never win. If there was a raffle, her name would never get called. When she went to the ice-‐cream store, they were always out of her favorite flavor – mint! One day Sofia was walking to school with her head drooping down. It happened again. Sofia had made it to the bus just in time but there were no seats left for her. So she had to walk to school instead. Suddenly, she saw something glinting on the road. She wondered it was and she walked to it to get a better view. When she got closer she saw that it was a tiny, shiny gold coin. Sofia had never seen anything like this before. Since there was no one around, she thought no one was going to pick it up, so she decided to pick it up. Just as she was about to pick it up, the bus came around and the driver said, “There was a space after all. Climb on!” Sofia put a leg on the bus but took it off immediately. She looked back at the coin glinting in the sunlight. She thought maybe the coin was lucky and it caused the bus to come around with a spot for her. She said “Just a second,” and she ran and picked up the coin before getting on the bus. When she got to her seat, she put it in her back pocket and patted it twice for a bit of luck. And for the first time in a long time, she smiled J. In school, when the teacher called her for a conference, she skipped there happily and the teacher told her she was doing a great job in class, and that made her happier. When it was Math time they played Money Bingo again. Typically she would have lost, but this time she won and got a little prize! She was even happier.

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The Lucky Coin (continued) For the next few days, this kept on happening. She got picked for line leader and assistant in class. At a birthday party, there was a piñata. When it was her turn to break the piñata, she broke it on the first try! Sofia couldn’t believe how much her luck had changed and she thought it was all because of her lucky coin. One day, when Sofia was picking up the newspaper for her Dad, she saw a little notice about an auction in town. Sofia loved auctions and wanted to go there. Her parents had enough money to buy tickets for the auction so they bought three tickets. On the day of the auction, before they left, Sofia looked around for her lucky coin. But she couldn’t find it anywhere. She asked, “Mom? Dad? Have you seen a shiny gold coin?” “No,” her parents said. Sofia checked again but she couldn’t find her lucky coin. She got upset and started to cry. Her parents noticed this and they felt sorry for her. They went up to her and asked what was wrong. Sofia said, “My lucky coin is lost! And I can’t find it anywhere. Without the coin, I will never have any luck!” Her parents said, “That was not a lucky coin. It is just a regular old coin.” Sofia asked, “Then how was I getting lucky?” Her parents smiled and said, “You were happy and that’s what made you lucky. So if you are always happy you will always be lucky.” Sofia considered it for a moment and then she went off with her parents to the auction. At the auction, there were many things that were pretty but the prettiest thing that she saw was a beautiful flower vase. She asked her parents to bid on it but she was sure she wouldn’t win the bid. But to her surprise she won! After the auction, Sofia carried it home with pride. Now she understood what her parents had said. When she was happy she was lucky. From that day forward she was always happy with whatever she did and she always was lucky!

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The Golden Feather Author: Hana M.

~*O*~nce long ago, there were eagles fling all around the town of N.J. But then there I saw was the king of them all! Just then he lifted his head with a beautiful crown! It was sparkly with beautiful gold red rubies! He was a beautiful bird. One thing I loved about him was on his tail; he had 16 golden feathers. As he was flying one of his golden feathers fell of his tail! Could it be? NO!?! It was the KING`S golden feather!!!! Should I pick it up? Or should I not? What could I ever do with it? I decided to take the feather to the National History of bird’s museum. When I finally got there the professor asked me some questions. As I was answering, the professor started to look at me suspiciously. He studded at the feather for a wile. Then he broke the silence and said, ”Are you sure you didn't paint it gold? “Yes I'm sure!” I said confidently. Do you want to put it in a bucket of water to see if I'm right? He took a pail of water and put the feather inside.Then he took the feather out. The feather was still gold! “I don't believe it!” said the professor. He was so surprised that he showed it to the manager of the bird feather exhibits. The manager immediately ordered a glassware box for the exhibit. He interviewed me and offered me the job! The first thing I did at my job was that I took the Golden feather and dumped water on it so people would believe us. I was so glad that there was a new species on this planet.

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The Dragon Tiles Author: Isabella F.

Once upon a time, there was a dragon slayer who shot dragon shadows in the sky. One day she decided to show some kids a real life dragon. She did it that night. But at the tour there weren’t just kids there were two baby dragons. There was a fire dragon named Alex and a baby water dragon named Derr.the slayer showed them a little dragon fly in front of the portal .she said that inside portal there was a land full of dragons.derr was inspired by the portal .he told alex that he wanted to live in the portal.but I,ll never see you said alex don’t worry I go and visit you sometime. So Derr went in to the portal.When he got there he became an adult, he met a friendly nature dragon. The nature dragon greeted him. Then Derr noticed a giant dragon statue. The nature dragon’s name was Mart. Derr asked Mart about the dragon statue; mart said it was the statue of the great dragon. She also said that there was a tour to see the dragon tiles. She asked him if he wanted to go and Derr said yes. A few hours later he Mart and some other dragons and some kind of colorful swimming dragon. The leeders of the tour was a lightning dragon and a snow monster. They walked through a cave they came to two tiles. But only one tile was glowing . Then the snow monster said they were not glowing. The lightning dragon said maybe it was because the dragon slayer was shooting to much dragon shadows. Then Derr peeked out of the portal and he saw the dragon slayer shooting dragon shadows. Derr knew this had to stop. So, he invited all of the dragons in the land to help him kill the dragon slayer. So, they all helped each other to kill the dragon slayer. And the dragons won! When they were done the dragon statue came to life. It was the great dragon! Then the colorful swimming dragon came up to him; her name was lump. She whispered in Derr’s ear and they bonded and lump laid two eggs. A few years later the eggs hatched and Lump and Derr had babies.

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Two Lockets Full of Dust Author : Maya-‐Alexandra T. Ones upon a time there lived a fairy king and queen. They lived in a place called Fairyland (which is in the sky) and they lived in a big palace. They had many different fairy daughters. The fairy king and queen were named king Oberon and Queen Titania. Queen Titania had a human friend. His was name Joe. Joe and Queen Titania loved to write letters to each other. Queen Titania thought that Joe was nice, kind and helpful. But he was not. He was mean. Queen Titania really wanted to see what Joe looked like, and in the next letter she wrote: “Dear Joe, I really want to meet you. Maybe we can get together early in the morning at sunrise by the fountain of wishing luck. Love, Queen Titania” When Joe got the letter he immediately wrote back. He wrote: “Dear queen Titania, yes!!! I will meet you there! Love, Joe.” When Queen Titania got Joe’s letter she was so excited that she did a cartwheel in the air. The fairy King and all the fairies did not know about Joe at all. When the fairy Queen remembered that the fairy King and the fairies did not know about Joe she went to tell them right away. The King and the fairies were happy for the fairy Queen, but they were not sure if Joe was nice, kind and helpful. The next morning Queen Titania woke up before sunrise. She flew to the human world and sat on the golden rock near the fountain. When Joe came outside he was holding a box, and he said to Queen Titania: “This box has something special for you inside.” When Queen Titania opened the box she saw there was actually nothing in it, but before she could say anything Joe put the box over her head and she was trapped inside. Joe grabbed the box and went straight to the science lab, where he wanted to learn more about fairies. Three hours went by since Queen Titania disappeared and the fairies in the fairyland and the King started to worry. The King gathered some of the very special fairies and their Godmother and went to the Human world to look for Queen Titania. They finally found her in the science lab when Joe was getting ready to put some Gelato ice-‐cream on top of her wings so they can get heavy and frozen and she could not be able to escape. They hid behind a desk that belonged to two second grade girls who were helping at the lab and did not know that Joe is so mean. Their names were Kirsty and Rachel. Few minutes later the girls walked into the lab, but did not see the fairies at first, and when they got closer to their desk they were very excited to see real fairies hiding behind their desk. The fairies explained to the two girls they were trying to rescue the Queen fairy Titania who was captured in the box by Joe. The girls immediately agreed to help the fairies and they became good friends. They decided to make a little statue that looked exactly as the fairy Queen and left it in the box to trick Joe. After that they called the police and Joe was sent to jail. The fairies took Kirsty and Rachel to fairyland and had a huge party. Before it was time for the girls to go back to the Human world the fairies gave Kirsty and Rachel special necklaces filled with fairy dust for the girls to go visit fairyland any time they want.

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How I Became Good at Basketball Author: Neil C. Once I was really bad at basketball. It took me 20 seconds to make a shot! So one day my dad said, “Neil do you want to play at the Mercer county park?” Because there was a league starting for basketball. I said “yes”. When we got there I shot lots of shots. Each took me 20 seconds. Then my shots shortened 20 to 15 to 10 to 5 seconds! Then after that it took me 1. 5 days later came the practice league. I was so nervous my brain almost froze! There was one more person in the line. When it was his turn I saw what you needed to do. It was so easy! All you had to do was dribble and shoot! Later that day I saw my report card. I got an O! O as in outstanding! They let me play in the league. The kids sure played hard but I played even better!* !

*P.S. The secret to playing is to work hard

Zombierella by Idan Bromberg Once upon a time, there was a gross Zombie named Zombierella who lived in a cottage with her mean zombie stepsisters. Her stepsisters made her dirty the house every day. On the day of the Zombie ball they did not let her go. Than a zombie fairy came and made Zombierella a disgusting torn and blood stained gown and black blood stained high heels. The fairy warned that at midnight they will disappear. At the Zombie ball Zombierella met the double gross zombie prince and they danced all night. At midnight, while running home she lost a high heel. The zombie prince found the high heel and went looking for the zombie who had ate his brain. The lost high heel fit on Zombierella and they lived badly ever after. Short Stories

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The Golden Feather Author: Prabhav V. Once upon a time there lived a Golden Bird. Every year the bird's feathers fell on May 18.There were always people that caught the feathers of the bird. Legend says if you catch a golden feather, and write what you wish with the feather, the wish will come true! The wish works only for one full year. That is why people like May 18 more than Christmas Day. One year, the Golden Bird flew across the sky and a few feathers fell down. A little boy caught a feather, and he wrote “I wish could fly.” Suddenly, he started to float and fly! The very same day, a girl caught a feather and wished to have a princess dress. She was very excited when a beautiful dress appeared. Then a grown-‐up caught a feather and he wished to be the president, and it happened. Soon, everyone in the city had caught a magical golden feather that granted wishes. But, one bad person named Mr. Guy who stole things from children, didn't get a feather. His son did, and gave his feather to him. Then another feather flew and Mr. Guy's son caught it and soon everyone in the whole world had a feather. Everything was peaceful for a year. But then next year every one fought over the feathers, because everyone wanted more wishes. There was chaos every May 18th, every year. Only the leaders around the world didn't want a feather because they already had all they needed. So all of the leaders around the world decided to make a speech. "You shouldn't wish for something unless you really need it. Look at all of you! You have everything you need, but you keep fighting over the silly golden feathers. They have caused a lot of trouble. Everyone should stop fighting over the feathers," the presidents said. All the people realized the mistake they had made. They stopped looking for the feathers every year, unless they really needed them. Everyone lived happily ever after.

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The Lonely Pumpkin Author: Suhina M.

Once upon a time there was a farm in the beautiful countryside in Illinois. It is surrounded by lots of tall and big trees and miles of corn fields. The farm is full of apple trees, blue berry bushes, cherry trees, vegetable patches, and barn full of animals. In the corner of the farm, there was a big pumpkin patch with lots of pumpkins. During fall season, lots of people visit to that beautiful farm to pick up pumpkins for Halloween decoration and pumpkin pies. School children also come for field trip during the fall time to pick up pumpkins and apples. One year, there was one pumpkin, not picked by anyone for the entire season. It was there past Halloween. He was always saying “please take me please take me” but nobody took him. Once the last pumpkin was sold, he was the only one left behind. When the farmer found the only pumpkin in the patch after Halloween, he thought the only pumpkin left behind is no use for him. He picked that lonely pumpkin and threw in a trash can. Then the next day the pumpkin found himself in the dump. He yelled “help” but no one helped him. He was sad and lonely and felt like he is of no use. That day, a guy visited to the farm looking for a ripe pumpkin to collect seeds for next year. While he zoomed passed the trash can, heard the lonely pumpkin’s cry for help and thought “what’s that voice from trash can”? He stopped and came back to see what’s that noise? He bent over the trash can to find out and saw the over ripe pumpkin he is looking for. He got happy and picked up the lonely pumpkin. The pumpkin was saved! And felt proud that he is not wasted and useful for someone.

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Three Clever Dogs Author: Saanvi K. Once upon a time there lived three clever dogs Snowy, Sunshine, and Super and one cat Scratch. The three dogs are called the three S’s. Their mom went out to get grocery and pulled their dad to come to! They had nothing to do so, they began building houses. Snowy and Sunshine get steel. They did as they were told. They got it from K.C. the kangaroo. They started to build and done! Just then Scratch came and demolished the house the three S’s wanted to howl at him so, they did Ruff Ruff! Super and Sunshine get bricks so, they did as told they got bricks from the fair market. They started building and done! There was Scratch with a hammer and… CRASH. The three S’s pretended it never happened. Super and Snowy get three feathers. They plucked feathers off a bird. TICKLE instead Snowy went his own path he pulled Scratch’s pants down! Scratch’s weakness is laughter the three S’s had no idea it was laughter! They had one question . Why was Scratch being so mean? He replied I don’t have any friends. The three S’s were going to change that by… being friends! They were all best friends forever! The End!

Anjali’s Garden Author: Sahana C. Once upon a time there was a litle girl named Anjali, who lived in a little house with her mother and father on top of a small hill. One day Anjali wanted a flower garden of her, own but her parents said that she is too young to take care of a garden and they are very busy with their work , so they told her she can have her own garden when she can take care of it by herself. But Anjali wanted that garden and she made a plan. she started making a seed collection. she collected seed from friends, neighbours and cousins from her village and she bought some seed with her pocket money from the village shop. Then she cleaned out her backyard and planted her seeds. she built a fence with small twigs and stones. she watered everyday without fail. soon small plants grew and she had a beautiful flower garden of her own. Her parents were very surprised and they realised their mistake and they helped Anjali to take care of her garden and was very proud of her effort.

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The Poorest Family Author: Shreya D. Once upon a time, there was a whole village full of poor people. There was only one rich family. They lived in a huge mansion. But they were really greedy. They just wanted more. They didn’t care about the poor. One day, the poorest girl in one of the families promised her mom she would go into the mansion and ask for money. So she went to the mansion. And then she knocked on the door. A lady answered. She told the girl her name was Mele. She said she wouldn’t give any money and then the girl felt very sad. They were very poor so the girl went to another house. But it was not a nice mansion. The girl felt like crying. She knocked on the door. A lady answered. And then she said her name was Melissa. She said she didn’t have much but she could still let the girl in. She gave her some food and some water to take home. And then the girl revealed herself to be a rich person. The girl gave Melissa a sack of rice. And Melissa’s family was very grateful even though it was a teeny tiny sack of rice. But then the girl told Melissa her name was Kelly and she said when Melissa’s family eats all the rice in the sack, then more rice will grow in the bag. She invited Melissa’s family to her house. She gave them lots of rice and lots of bread and many other things. She invited them to stay over for their whole life. Not so soon after Mele knocked on Kelly’s door. She let Mele in and said “I would like you to meet this poor family who I have invited to live in my mansion forever.” Mele said “Sorry for not letting you in my house” and then they all lived happily ever after.

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The Giant Golden Feather Author: Sam L. One afternoon in a city called Shnydville, Tom was walking down the street. He saw a little golden feather on the ground. Then the city got dark! Tom looked up and saw a huge golden feather! Soon the feather fell on the city. It covered everything. Nobody knew what it was or why it was there. Tom thinks a plane crashed into the bird and the feathers fell onto 10 different continents. Then Tom sparked an idea. He realized a bird dropped a huge golden feather and little feathers came off the big feather. And, that is why he found little golden feathers on the ground. Then the bird couldn’t fly so he fell onto Shnydville. Then a huge winds comes and blows the feathers into space!

The Day at the Pumpkin Patch Author: Shreya D. It was a sunny morning at the pumpkin patch. Linda and her sister Lilly were taking a walk in the pumpkin patch. Linda saw a fine juicy pumpkin and Halloween was coming soon. So Linda took the pumpkin home and started making a Jack-‐o-‐ Lantern. Then after a few days it was Halloween. Linda and Lilly lit the Jack-‐o-‐ Lantern and then they went to the pumpkin patch and to their surprise , there were 5 more pumpkins. So they sold the pumpkins and earned a lot of money. They bought a pet bunny with their money and named it Sunny. Sunny loved to hop in the garden and eat carrots. When it was Sunny’s birthday, Lilly went and bought a huge cake and Linda decorated the house. Then when Sunny woke up in the morning, the 2 sisters shouted Happy Birthday. It was the best day ever for Sunny and he got a pumpkin that was bigger than him as his birthday gift.

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Golden Duck Author: Visalakshi R. Once upon a time, there lived a poor farmer with his wife. He lived in a small cottage. He had to work very hard every day to have food on his table and a roof on top of his head. There was fairy who was watching him every day. One day the fairy came to the farmer and said “oh farmer, you are a very hard working man. I would like to give you a duck that lays one golden egg every day.” The farmer said “Thank you so much.” He took the duck home and he took care of the duck very well. Like the fairy said the duck laid one golden egg a day. The farmer and his wife lived very happily and got a lot of luxurious things for them. The wife started to get very greedy. She wanted to be very rich very soon. She told the farmer to cut the belly of the duck and take all the eggs in one day. The duck was hearing all of this. As the farmer loved his wife he did as she told. He took a big knife and got it ready. On seeing this the duck said “You have become greedy and mean so I am going back to my fairy” and disappeared. The farmer and the wife realized their mistake. And the duck went back to the fairy and lived happily ever after. Greed will always defeat you in the end. .

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The Mystery of the Mouse Author: Eashaan S. It was a sunny day. I was riding my scooter with my friend. Suddenly, something on the ground caught my attention. I stopped to take a closer look. It was a mouse! “Eww! Eww!”. I yelled and went to my garage with an annoyed face. I went as fast as I could. There I took a rest. “What happened?” my friend asked. “I saw a mouse”. I told him. Suddenly, we got an idea. ”Let’s try to trap him. Then we went where the mouse was. When we went there, we saw him again. It was lying still and there was something coming out of him which was red. We looked closer and saw blood! We got a stick and grass to do something to him, maybe poke him or move him. We both were a little scared. So we got the supplies and got ready for some action. I covered him with grass and my friend poked him with the stick and even more blood came out of him. When I looked at my shoe, there was blood on it. I was so disgusted, I stomped on the ground. After a few minutes, the trash truck came by and the trash guy came out. We told him to watch out for the mouse. He told us why are you standing here? “What do you think we are lazy people”, we both thought aloud. As the trash man left, the mouse opened his eye. He quickly jumped up and ran away. We got so stunned and we jumped out with a fright, the mouse that we were thinking was probably dead, was actually alive and might have bitten us while we were toying with it.

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A Farmer and His Wife Author: Tanusuri K Once in a long time there lived a lovely couple in India. They lived high among the mountains and forests. It was a chilly day when the farmer suddenly heard a soft cry. His wife woke up and asked “What was that?” The farmer just ignored her and set off into the woods .His wife followed him until he suddenly stopped. The farmer bent down and saw a little puppy .He realized that it was lost .He went back home to show his wife .She was so happy that she ran all the way back to the village to show everyone. They all admired the cute puppy .She and her husband got many puppies and made their own pet shop .Many villagers bought a puppy and the couple made lots of money. They were very rich and lived happily ever after.

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The Three Little Mice and the Big Bad Cat Author: Amilia O. Long ago there were three mice children. They lived with their Mother Mouse, Father Mouse and Baby Mouse named Ollie. One day Mother Mouse and Father Mouse were up late because Ollie was crying all night. They were so tired they finally fell asleep. Mother Mouse dreamt of their children living on their own. So the next day, she told Father Mouse about her dream and they both agreed. They sadly told the three older mice, “Go and have your own life, good bye!” The three mice was scared and little excited. They responded “We will come and visit soon.” The first mouse saw a mountain near their home, which went past a farm where a big bad cat lived. The mouse thought, “When I come for a visit, I will have a short run”, not even thinking about the big cat. So he went to his room to get his stuff. Now he was ready to set off to have his own life just like Mother Mouse and Father Mouse had said. Now he was walking towards the mountain and when the mouse past the farm, the cat saw the mouse and watched him. When the mouse arrived at the mountain, he dug a hole and went inside. The cat crept up on the mouse and said “I’ll dig and dig and I’ll make your hole bigger and eat you up.” At that very moment the mouse got away really quickly before the cat could eat him. The second mouse saw an even closer place to live from the hole. He wasn’t thinking about the cat like his brother. So he set off to the tree with a ladder to help him climb the tree. He was thinking about a way to get out of the hole now. He found a long stick and made a slide to get out of his new home and went inside when he was done. The cat saw the mouse climbing the ladder, so the cat leaped out the window and said, “I’ll scratch and scratch and I’ll make your hole bigger.” The cat did what he said. When the cat finished making the hole bigger, he leaped inside. But luckily mouse got away at that very moment on his slide really quickly.

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The Three Little Mice and the Big Bad Cat (continued) The third mouse found his two brothers standing right next to him before he tried to go to a new hole at the farm house. He asked “Why are you standing next to me? Didn’t you make your own holes already?” They replied, “Yes, but a cat made the hole so big, anything could get us.” “Oh!” said the third mouse. “See that hole in the farm. Let’s go live there together”, he told them. So the three brothers agreed. So all three mice quickly moved from one hole to another. But the cat still saw the mice creeping and ran from the tree towards the mice. The mice made it just in time safely to the new hole to watch the cat running some distance away. The cat ended up smacking his head straight into the wall because his head was too big for the hole. The mice were safe and sound from the crash. But for the cat, he got a time-out from the farmer, not getting a single mouse, not even a touch. Everyone lived happily ever after, but the cat.

Willy Author: Kaia G. Once upon a time, there lived a happy little ghost family. They had a son. A sneaky son. One Halloween, he snuck out to steal candy. His name was Willy. His parents didn’t know that he had done this. Now, it was Easter. He was just about to go out to steal candy from all the eggs… when his parents came down! ”Willy, what are you doing?!” shouted his parents. So Willy had to explain to his parents, and he never snuck out again.

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Merpunzle Author: Chloe S. Once upon a time there lived a king and a queen. They were very rich. They lived next door to a wicked witch. She had a garden full of clams, sea carrots, and sea cabbage. Everyone loved living under the sea. You could hear the clapping of the crab’s claws and the swishing of the dolphins diving in and out of the water. The sea was a beautiful place. Even with the wicked witch. The wicked witch was mean and rude and she never shared her food. One day the king and queen wanted to have some food from the wicked witch’s garden. The queen was very hungry because she was about the have a daughter. Food was hard to get because you had to catch it right from the ocean. The king was not a very good fisherman. The king jumped over the gate of the garden and started to get some sea cabbage and sea carrots. Just as he was about to get a sea clam, the witch came out. “Who told you that you could take some food from my garden?” yelled the witch. The king told the witch that his wife was going to have a baby girl and she was very hungry. So the witch said, “When you have your 1st child you shall give it to me or else I shall cast a spell on you!” The king quickly agreed and set off to bring the food to the queen. He told the queen the story, she was very scared. She quickly agreed as well. That week, they had the child. But the witch came over and grabbed the child from the king and queen. The baby started to cry, “Wahhhhh!” as the witch ran off. Merpunzel grew older, and her hair grew longer. Every afternoon, the witch called out “Merpunzle, Merpunzle, let down your hair.” Every day Merpunzle let her up the tower using her hair. One day while the witch was in the forest a beautiful young prince heard Merpunzle singing an amazing song. The prince was shocked, he loved her singing. So the prince followed the amazing song.

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Merpunzle (continued) The song led to an enchanted coral tower. The prince yelled what he had heard before, “Merpunzle, Merpunzle, let down your long hair!” Merpunzle rolled her eyes…Ugggg! She dropped her hair and to her surprise, the prince climbed up! She was very scared. “I was enchanted by your singing, so I had to come up,” said the prince. Merpunzle was surprised. So, she kept listening to the amazing stories the prince had to tell. He told her all about the Coral Castle and the Fountain of Crystals. Every day the prince came up when the witch left. One day, the witch saw the prince climbing up the tower. She ran as fast as she could. Then she sparked an idea. The witch thought, “I shall cast a spell on Merpunzle and send her into the forest!” That evening, the prince got to the top of the tower. Merpunzle told the prince how she had figured out that the witch was going to cast a spell on her and send her into the forest forever. Merpunzle waited until the witched wanted to cast the spell. To the witch’s surprise, Merpunzle held up a mirror and the spell was cast back onto the witch! The witch was sent off into the forest to live forever. The prince was happy that the spell was not on Merpunzle and the witch was gone forever.

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The True Story of Rapunzel Author: Madeline K. Once upon a time there lived a king and a queen. They really wanted a baby girl. Soon the wife learned that she was going to have a baby. She became sick and there was only one thing that could make her feel better. She told the king, “go get me some salad from the secret garden.” The queen ate the salad and she felt better. Then she had the baby! She named her Rapunzel and Rapunzel had very long, golden hair for a baby. As she grew up, the king and queen treated Rapunzel very poorly. They made her do all the work in the castle and she never got to play. When Rapunzel was about 10 years old, a witch was walking by the castle one night and saw a light on in a room. The witch saw that a girl with very long hair was washing the dishes. The witch called to Rapunzel, “Can you please let down your hair so I can climb up?” Rapunzel said, “Why?” The witch answered, “because your parents are treating you poorly, and I will take you to a tower where you will be safe.” Rapunzel said, “okay,” but Rapunzel didn’t want to use her hair because she thought it was not strong. Rapunzel thought of a plan. “I know how to sew so I should make a rope,” Rapunzel thought. Rapunzel made a loop on the window and the witch climbed up the rope. They both slid down to the ground. The witch took Rapunzel to a very, very tall tower. Rapunzel was a little scared at first but then she got used to the tower. Rapunzel lived with the witch for a couple of years. One day a prince heard the legend of Rapunzel and found her. He said, “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!” Rapunzel let the rope down and the prince climbed up. Rapunzel and the prince fell in love and moved away. As for the witch, she was lonely in her tower. About a week passed and the witch used some magical steps to get down to the ground. She walked into the woods and soon she came upon a little cottage. She knocked on the door but all she heard was, “You may not come in!” The witch started to cry and ran away in the woods and got lost. On the third day the witch came upon a castle. She knocked on the door and it magically opened. She went inside and saw a prince. The witch fell in love with the prince and got married to him, and they all lived happily ever after.

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The Three Dinosaurs and the Penguin Author: Saanvi K. Once upon a time there lived four rich dinosaurs. Bree, Riley, K.C, and Marrisa. Don’t forget our pet artic wolf. Oh Riley said K.C go give Turkish delight to grandma and grandpa for a feast and don’t go in the Artic area.There is penguins! So off she went. She met a penguin along the way that penguin is Maya. They started talking. Maya told Riley to come to the Artic area Riley went to the Artic area! Maya said while you’re here get the most magnificent ice sculptures! She decided to buy one for grandma and grandpa. She reached her grandparent’s house. Maya quickly ran inside the house and gobbled grandma! There rapidly Maya hurried to pretend to be grandma. There Riley came in and said grandma what soft fur you have and your belly is very big. She recognized that fur anywhere it was Maya! Riley quickly called the cops and scared Maya so bad she threw up grandma! There was it a disgusting the end!

Red Head and the Three Dizzy Bears Author: Gehrig H. Once upon a time there were three dizzy bears sitting down for porridge. “I’m dying!” said the Baby Bear who poured his ultra-‐hot porridge down his pants. “Boy! I know!” said the Papa Bear. “What do you know?” said the Mama Bear. “I know not him” said the Papa Bear. “No! I mean what’s your plan! You have that lightbulb over your head again!” said the Mama Bear. “Oh, yeah! I forgot. We should take a nap!” said the Papa Bear. “Finally! Somebody has a good plan”, said Mama Bear. So they got upstairs and went to bed. While they were sleeping, Red Head came in and turned the place upside down! Red Head was tuckered out, so he took a little snooze in the recliner. Then, the bears work up and saw him. He woke up and ran as fast as he could out of the house. “Who was that little boy?” asked Baby Bear. “I don’t know, but he was smarter than us.”

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The Jealous Princess Author: Anushka G. Once a upon a time in a land with the prettiest flowers you have ever seen, the grass was green with a little pond there a lived a king and a queen with two daughters. They were really twins. But they did not look the same. They were named Maya and Anushka, they loved each other so much .But time passed, they were small girls but now they are beautiful young women especially Maya. The villagers would talk day and night about her.Anushka was getting jealous day after day. Then one day she said “She said I’m going to run away from this family! And I mean it!” But she was not going anywhere ...she was going to a dangerous forest far away from the land. So pack her bag in a rush. Really in a big rush. Then Maya said in confident voice” I’m going after Anushka.And one more thing I’m going ALONE!!!!!” So she did the same as her sister. Anushka found a nice cave to live in. Maya packed rose petals because she needed to find the path to get back home with Anushka. Anushka found nut and berries for dinner. When she was eating she found a bear next to her. She screamed “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH”!!! The bear said “Clam down! I’m not going to hurt you! Said the bear. Now let’s start again. My name is Luke. The bear said in calmer voice. My name is Anushka she said in the same voice. Maya was also eating. In the same cave. Their was two ways to enter. One day when they went to explore the cave they bumped right into each other. Hey! They both yelled at the same time. “What are you doing”?! Said Anushka. I’m here to look for to come to the land because everyone misses you. I’ll never return! Yelled Anushka. And of she when to find Luke. Luke was in the forest picking strawberries .Maya tried to her and she did… Maya saw Anushka with Luke. She was surprised that she was tailing to a bear. She tried not to cry. Then when Maya was gone to find a talking bear Luke said’’ Go on and find your sister. I’ll come too. Meanwhile Maya finds Sohan the same thing as Luke. I found you a voice said. Anushka!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maya screamed. I’m sorry I acted like FOOL .Will you forgive me? Yes I will! And the girls walked back. And they live happily ever after.

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The Three Little Fish Author: Eashaan S. Once upon a time, there lived a Mama fish with her three little fish. Her kids became old enough to live on their own, explore the world and to build their own houses. She was sad as her children left her house and she wished them good luck. She warned them about the big bad shark that loved to eat little fish. The first little fish wandered around looking for some material to build the house. He found some seaweeds floating near the shore. The first little pig made his house out of seaweeds. ”This is going to make a perfect house”, He thought. As he settled down, the evil shark had already arrived. ”I am going to trick him” the shark thought. The shark talked mimicking the little fish’s mom. “Little fish, little fish, I am mama fish and I’m here to meet you. “Come right in” replies the little fish. But as soon as shark came in, he gobbled up the little fish. Then he tore apart the the house and grinned wickedly. The second litte fish made his house out of shells. “This will make a fine and steady house”, he thought. Right, when he settled down, the same shark came by. “Little fish, little fish, let me come in, I am mama fish” said shark repeating the same trick. “You can come right in”, said the little pig happily. As soon as the shark entered in, he gobbled up the little pig. Then he destroyed the house and laughed cunningly. The third little pig was more foresighted, he made his house out of rocks.” This will make a great and strong house”, he thought. He took his time because he remembered about that evil shark. When he settled down, the shark knocked on the door and said, “little fish, little fish, let me come in, I am mama fish”. “You don’t sound like my mom, you’re the shark” responded the little fish. The shark got furious and tried to break the house and get in to kill to the fish. But all his efforts were waste, as the house was too strong. The fish thought of an idea to kill the big bad shark. He called his electrifying eel friends over; he told them that the big bad shark was out side his house. They had a long conversation about the plan, and they finally got it! “I am sorry, I should let you in, you have been very polite to me and I think that not letting you in the house was very rude. Would you like to come inside?” The third fish asked. “Of course, thank you so much.” The big bad shark said smirking. He swam inside the fish’s house, but when he stepped in he felt a tingle on his back, those tingles started to get stronger, there were eels attacking him and then the shark got electrocuted. He fell to the floor unconscious, and the fishes carried him out. They all jumped on his stomach like a trampoline until the other two fishes popped out. That day on the shark was never seen again, and the fishes and the rest of the sea world lived happily ever after.

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The True Western Story of Cinderella Author: Eliana H. Once upon a time in a faraway kingdom…. ”Wait, this is my story here, O.K.? Yea and I mean it’s only the 1950’s not that long ago!” “Oh, hey there! So are you interested in our story? The true story of Cinderella? Well, here’s how it starts…” It all started in Possum Kingdom, Texas. Cinderella (my cray, cray step-‐sister) was always bragging about herself because she knows I know she is better at riding bulls than me. So my Mom decided to put her to work for a week. As you noticed, she exaggerated a-‐l-‐o-‐t! Now, it’s a week before the rodeo and she’s really excited. Then, for no reason what so ever, she starts hitting and kicking me. H-‐A-‐R-‐D! My Mom, seeing me hurt made her furious so she said, “Cinderella, you are not going to the rodeo!” She completely lost it! Then, right before I left, I saw Cinderella with that nasty ghost from ghost town. The ghost said, “I’ll get you in!” With a smirk on her face, then, Cinderella said, “Great $20 bucks?” The ghost spoke cleverly, “No, $50”. “Ok, fine.” said Cinderella. At that moment the most beautiful girl entered the rodeo. She had gold earrings, black boots, and a beautiful silver dress. Since she was smart and beautiful, the Prince asked “Want to square dance?” And, of course, she said yes…and they both danced the night away. But, when it struck twelve, she ran away. The next day, I saw the Prince in a fancy new wagon. That’s when I noticed the girl at the rodeo was Cinderella. When he got to our house, he saw Cinderella. She tried on the boot. It fit! I can’t believe the Prince chose the wrong girl! I hope they live unhappily ever after!

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Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot

Author: Matthew G. Once upon a time, there were three little aliens lived on Mars. One day their mother said "We have a lot of people in this house. Can you go out to find your own house?" The first little alien looked around and found a big planet with two brown rings. His mother said this is our neighbour called Jupiter. The first little aliens said "I like it. I'll make it my new home." So he went to Jupiter. He built a house that is made out of solar panels. The second little alien looked around and found a planet with a big ring. His mother told him "That place is a little far away. It's called Saturn". The second little aliens said "I like it. I'll make it my new home". So he went to Saturn. He made a house out of ice and rocks. The third little alien looked around and found a beautiful blue planet. His mother said, "This is our cousin. It's called Earth". The third little alien said, "I love it. I'll make it my new home." So he went to Earth. He made a house out of wood. Then a big bad robot came to Jupiter. He found the first little alien's house. "You, the little alien, let me in!" said the robot, "If you don't, I'll smash your house into to crumbs." "No!" said the first little alien, "you are too big to get in." The big bad robot punched the house into the crumbs. The first little alien ran out of the house just in time. He fled to his brother's house in Saturn. The big bad robot followed him to Saturn. "Little aliens, little aliens, let me in. If you don't, I'll kick your house into crumbs." said the robot.

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The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot (continued) "You can't come in, you are too fat to fit in.", said the second little alien. The big bad robot hit out the house into crumbs. The two little aliens ran out of the house before the big robot’s feet stepped onto their house. They screamed "Help! Help! Help!" while they ran to Earth. The third little alien let them in. The big bad robot landed in front of the third little alien's house. "Little aliens, little aliens, let me in NOW! If you don't, I'll break your house into pieces." said the big bad robot. The three little aliens had a quick meeting and came up a plan. They tired a stretch rope between two poles at the door. Then they said, "Oh no, you are so strong. We are not going to fight with you. Please come in!" The big bad robot kicked at the door. While he moved his first step, he was trapped by the rope. The rope bounced him back all the way to the space! Since then the big bad robot never came back. The three little aliens lived on Earth happily ever after.

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The Three Little Deer By Michael C. Once upon a time there were three deer. The three little deer lived in the Mayor of New Jersey’s backyard. The three little deer all had a dream of living in a house. One they would love, so they built their dream in real life. The first deer said “I want a house made of sticks,’’ so he built it. The second built a house made out of straw, the first deer shouted “straw is delicate!” , “who cares?’’, said the second deer. The third deer graduated from Harvard and got a job as a doctor, and saved his money to buy a house made out of wood for the floor and brick for the walls. A wolf lived by the deer, and he was very hungry! He came along to a house smelling of food to eat, it was the first deer’s house the hungry wolf shouted “LET ME IN, LET ME IN!!!!!!!” said the wolf. The first deer said “Not by the hair of my ears, ears, ears!” so the wolf huffed and puffed and blew the house down. The first deer ran away to the second deer’s house and the wolf said “LET ME IN, LET ME IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Even louder the first and second shouted “Not by the hair of our ears, ears, ears!” so the wolf huffed and puffed and blew the house down. Now the first and second deer ran to the third deer’s house. The bad wolf came and shouted “LET MET IN, LET ME IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” All the deer yelled, “Not by the hair of our ears, ears, ears!” This time the wolf huffed and puffed and did not blow the house down. Bu then he tried again and again and failed so the big bad wolf could not blow the house down. So he decided to climb the chimney and then the deer put on the fireplace and the wolf fell in and turned into burnt toast. The deer lived together happily ever after.

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Dragons vs. Hyena Author: Ronit K. Once upon a time, there lived three adorable Fire-‐Breathing Dragons in small town called Dragonville. Three fearless dragons were called Super, Pepper & Stinker. They always listened to their mom but got in a lot of trouble for creating a mess. Their mom was a happy lady and loved her boys. Their Mom said they all should be good boys and go to explore the mysterious world of Magic. Okay!! Shouted the excited dragons and packed their belongings for a long journey ahead. On their way, they met a small baby bull. He whispered to them if they would like some bricks to build a house? Sure replied Pepper and they started to build the house. Outside the new house, they were playing shuffleboard but then the baby bull ran away when he saw a big bad Hyena. Super saw the Hyena first & ran with his brothers inside their house. The Hyena comes near the house & says “Let me in” “Let me in”. “No” “No” “No” “Not of the hair of our chinny chin chin and the leaves in our china teapot” said the dragons. “Then I will blow your house down” said the Hyena

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Dragons vs. Hyena (continued) “Here I go” said the Hyena but he could not blow the house down. He wasn’t called Big Bad Hyena for nothing. So he took sledgehammer from nowhere and smacked the house down. But accidently hit himself in the head and flew down, He wasn’t dead. The adorable dragons ran away and saw a little sheep. He had small metal parts with him to build a house. Stinker asked for the metal parts and Sheep gave it to him. Pepper, Stinker & Super made a house with a Tennis court. They loved to play Tennis. Hyena woke up and followed the dragon’s footprints to their new house. The Hyena comes near the house & says “Let me in” “Let me in”. “No” “No” “No” “Not of the hair of our chinny chin chin and the leaves in our china teapot” said the dragons. “Then I will blow your house down” said the Hyena. Hyena could not blow the metal house. He brought a drill with him to make a hole in the house. He couldn’t control the drill which was moving too fast. He bumped into the wall and fell down again. The three dragons escaped but they soon returned as they remembered they were Fire Breathing Dragons. They blew hot hot fire on the Hyena and cooked him for dinner. It was really yummy and they lived happily ever after.

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The Three Little Turtles and the Big Bad Shark Author: Ruth K. Once upon a time, in a magical pond full of lush and beautiful lily pads there lived three little turtles. One morning their mom said to their dad, “We simply don’t have enough money to feed our sons and us as well.” So, that same morning she told the three little turtles that they had to move out. The three sons were shocked but they agreed. The first turtle went about looking for something to build his house out of. Soon he found some driftwood. He took it and said, “My, my, I have found a wonderful material to build my house out of.” So, he set to work and any time he needed more he swam over to the big pile. Mean while the second turtle went to build his house out of mud and lily pads. He finished his house fast and sat down with a cup of tea, not scared about a thing. He did not know what would happen next. The third little turtle made his house out of stones. They took a long time to build with but soon he had a nice little cave. “Hmm….needs’ something more,” he said. He made a tiny flag with a lily pad and a stick. He took a twig from the bottom of the pond, dipped in mud and wrote “TURTLE’S CAVE” and placed in on top of his stone and mud cave. “Home sweet home,” he thought. Soon a very large greedy shark came upon the first turtle’s house. The shark said “Little turtle, little turtle let me come in.” The turtle said “not by the pattern on my shelly shell shell.” The shark used its’ tail to hit the house and the turtle swam to his brother’s house. The same thing happened to the second turtle’s house. Soon the two brothers got safely into Turtle’s Cave. The third little turtle asked the shark “Why are you chasing my bothers?” The shark said “because when we went to school together they were always teasing me because I got scared a lot and don’t chase fish.” The turtle glared at his brothers and said “We’ll let you stay with us if you promise not to hurt us.” “Sure,” said the shark , and they all lived happily ever after.

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Goldylocks and the Three Penguins Author: Shaurya D. Once upon a time there was a girl name Goldilocks. She loved sneaking in other people houses. La la la la la la la la la la la la la Goldylocks was in the woods she saw a house she went in… It was the polar bears house but the bears weren’t there. Goldylocks got a little tired so she wanted to sit down on a chair. She tried papa polar bear chair it was to hard. So she tried mama polar bears chair it was to soft. Then she tried baby polar bears chair it was just right. After that Goldylocks got really hungry. She wanted some nice soup lucky there was some on the table. There was three bowls Goldylocks decided to drink all of them. Goldylocks Drank papa polar bear soup first it was to hot. Then Goldylocks drank mama polar bear soupit was to cold. Then she tried baby polar bear soup it was just right. After that Goldylocks got tiered so she wanted to sleep so she went up stairs. Goldylocks tried papa polar bear bed this bed is to hard. So he tried mama polar bear bed it was to soft. Then she tried baby polar bear bed it was just right. When Goldylocks wakes up the three polar bears are home mad for what Goldylocks has done baby polar bear someone has been sitting in my seat. When the three bears went up stairs the saw Goldylocks she jumped out the window and ran away, and they never saw them again.

The Princess and the Croakers Author: Genevieve N. Once upon a time there was a frog. One day he went to the pond and lost his ball. He saw a princess playing. He asked her to help him. The princess was greedy so she said, “Only if you let me in your house.” “I, I, I can’t do that,” the frog murmured. “Yes you can,” the princess said. “The frogs would be mad at me,” the frog said; but he agreed. So the princess got the ball and jumped in the water. She was a good swimmer, so she swam the whole way. When they got there, the frogs weren’t mad. They asked, “Who’s the guest?” “Her name is Bella,” the frog said. In two weeks they all became friends and they lived happily ever after.

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The True Story about Me…the Witch Author: Sheila K. Long, LONG ago when I was a young grown-‐up witch I had a story in my small leaf house in a small town on a lily pad, my hometown. You know the witch in Rapunzel is mean, well…I’m that witch, but don’t be scared. I am really nice. I wanted a child more than anything in the world. So I tried to make trades, but it never worked because, I’m a witch. Soon there was a new baby. The parents couldn’t get her to school so they pleaded, “Please, Miss Witch will you teach our daughter?” Of course I said yes, I knew it would be wonderful to teach the sweet child. So every day I took her – Rapunzel-‐ home to teach her. I have a list of what she wanted to learn: “The list: science, math, space, sorcery, reading, writing, homework.” I taught her everything. I would use my wand and make bell noises “Ring. Ring.” for the new class. Rapunzel would laugh. She loved it! I didn’t teach her on Saturday and Sunday so Rapunzel could spend time with her family. Soon people would see me out with Rapunzel and they realized I was not her real mom. They thought I stole her. They would scream for everyone to hear, “The witch stole the child!” They kept doing that till it was in the paper: “ Witch stole child!” on the front page. One day while we were out, the people were chasing us shouting “Let go of the child!” “Help,” whispered Rapunzel. “Chirp, Chirp Chestnut come help us in the Town Pool,” I sang in a whispering voice to my broom, Chestnut. Suddenly you could see a splash of gold, blue, and magenta sparkles as out flew an acorn patterned broom with gold handle bars and straps plus silver sparkles on the end of the tail bristles. “Chestnut has come,” I said with delight. When we met at that moment a gust of wind with no chill fetched us up in Chestnut’s stick and then strapped us on. Oh, I forgot, Rapunzel’s long and golden hair had swept out of reach. That was close, I thought. I told Chestnut to take Rapunzel home. “ See you tomorrow,” said Rapunzel sweetly. As soon as Rapunzel came in the next day there was a paper that said: “Wicked witch!” Yes, I was framed. After I was framed there was a new baby boy. When Rapunzel was 18 she told me she loved Ziggy Whitel (say it ,White-‐L). Ziggy said the same thing, at age 14, about Rapunzel. Soon enough they got married. Them and only them and their family knew I was nice. They knew the true story about me….the Witch.

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Jack and the Sidewalk Author: Sonia I. Once upon a time a little boy named Jack lived with his mom and dad. One morning Jack was eating his breakfast when his dad said “Jack, here is a letter for you!” Jack gasped “Who is it from?” “There’s no name” said his dad. Jack opened the envelope and found a map. “Can I go follow the map?” asked Jack. “Sure. Just be back for supper”, said his dad. So Jack left. First he went right, then left, then left, then straight. He found himself standing near a loooooong sidewalk. Jack was a curious fellow, so he followed the long sidewalk and saw a BIG hut with big gems on it. There was a ladder to get to the biggest gem on the top so he climbed it. He pulled the gem with all his might that it came off! But the house shook! Jack climbed down the ladder and saw a giant coming! “Ahhhhh” yelled Jack! “WHO STOLE MY GEM?” yelled the giant. Meanwhile Jack was almost at the end of the sidewalk but the giant was near him. “AAAAAH” yelled Jack. Jack was very scared! He lifted the gem and smacked it on the sidewalk and there was a big hole. The giant ran toward Jack and fell down, down, down in the hole! And from then on the giant was never seen again. Jack, still scared, ran home the way he came and smelled “mmmmmmm potatoes!” he said. When Jack came back in the house he ate his dinner but didn’t say anything. “Is everything okay?” asked his mom. “Yup”, Jack said. From that day on he always looked for more gems and sold them but there was no giant to scare him. So he lived happily ever after!

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Paddylocks and the Three Hunters Author: Sophie V. Once upon a time there lived three hunters. Daddy Hunter, Mommy Hunter and Baby Hunter. They lived in a cottage in the deep dark woods. Once day the hunters made porridge, it was too hot so they went for a walk so it would cool down. The trees were blowing and the wind was howling. A girl named Pandylocks was walking in the woods. She saw the hunters house and because she was very hungry, she knocked on the door. No one answered so she walked right in. There were three bowls of porridge on the table, “porridge, yum” exclaimed Pandylocks. She tried the first bowl, but it was too hot. “Oww, it is too hot” said Pandylocks. She tired the second bowl, “Yeesh, it is too cold.” Then she tried the third bowl, “Oh perfect” she said, it was just right!! She went into the living room, there were three chairs. She sat on the first one, it was too hard. The second chair was too soft. The third chair was just right. She felt sleepy and decided to go upstairs. There were three beds. She knew the first two would be no good, so she laid down on the third, perfect bed, and went to sleep. The hunters came home and saw that their porridge had been eaten. They went into the living room and saw that their chairs had been sat on. Then they went upstairs. Baby Hunter saw Pandylocks, “hey some girl is lying in my bed” he said. The hunters woke up Pandylocks and said “why are you in our house.” Pandylocks screamed when she saw the hunters and ran out of the house back to the zoo where she had come from.

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Three Mermaids and the Great White Shark Author: Tanusri K.

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Down down the deep blue sea lived 3 magical mermaids. Each one of them had magical powers which only worked when they were in big trouble. One day they were exploring the ocean when suddenly out of nowhere came a… GREAT WHITE SHARK!!The girls freaked out and screamed for help. Just then they realized that they could use their powers. They tried to but couldn’t do it. They screamed even louder this time. Their father came and tried to defeat it by cutting its head of. The shark’s head cut of but multiplied 3 heads now!!!!!! He tried once more but grew 5 heads !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He saw three passageways in the mouths. He told his daughters to go in there and told them that all 3 passages led them to the same place. The passages led them to the place their mother was trapped. They discussed the places all three could go. They all split up and started to search. There were three caves that had one animal to live in. They tried to go through the cave and eventually came to an exit. This place looked just a little bit creepier. They swam all around the place till they found a grave that carved their mother’s name: Ronita. They found out that their mom wasn’t trapped. She was dead. They lifted the grave and carried it the way that they had come through. They showed their dad. They showed everyone in the ocean. They had a huge party. The mermaids all thought about their mom. All had had a very good and bad day. They were very happy from that day onwards till they all 4 died. \

THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER

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Elephants and the Six Flies Author: Vyshakh T. In the year of 7271, 6 little mechanical robot flies were sent out from a brilliant scientist (their creator) out to the world. They soon found a man who was selling iron. These flies were amazing architects. So, they bought the iron and built a house. After a few days the super mean elephant came along. Now as you know readers elephants always like to eat fruits and peanuts. Frogs eat flies. But this particular elephant had the personality of a frog so it ate flies plus Mr. Big Fat Meany Head Elephant ate anything else. So let’s continue with the story, shall we? Okay! When Mr. Big Fat Meany Head Elephant reached the flies’ house, he heard them buzzing around the kitchen. He yelled to them “little flies, little flies let me come in! I would like to taste your lovely dinner!” The flies were smart to know that elephant didn’t mean it. The elephant got his trunk stuck in the front door. The flies flew out the back door. Soon the flies came to a man selling metal. They bought the metal and built a house. Mr. Big Fat Meany Head Elephant came to their house again and yelled the same thing. “Little flies! Little Flies! Let me taste your lovely dinner!” This time the flies said zzzz get “OUTTA HERE!!. The elephant hated being insulted but he thought if he did the same thing he did before his trunk would get stuck on the wall again. So he called his best friend the bull. When the bull got to him Mr. Big Fat Meany Head Elephant told him to charge down the flies house. The bull tried and tried when finally he got his horns stuck in the back door so the bull shook the house. Since the back door was guarded by the bull, the flies flew out the front door. The Elephant was so mad at himself that he hung his head on a rock until he broke the rock in half and he sent the bull to detention for the rest of the month. The flies didn’t really have any money left so they got jobs and worked there for years. After they were done they had over $1,000,000,000,000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(1 trillion dollars). They went to Builders Co and built moat and a portal moat and all. Also the portals in the moat sent anything that went in it to the mind changer room where everyone’s mind changed. After a few weeks, Mr. Big Fat Meany Head Elephant came along and said “You pesky little flies! I will crush your house!!” The mechanical robot flies said “Play with us!”. Mr. Big Fat Meany Head Elephant thought he was right in front of the bridge which he was not, walked and fell down into the portal and landed in the mind changer cage where his mind changed and the flies and the elephant became best friends. When Mr. Big Fat Meany Head Elephant’s mother and father heard the news they stomped to the flies’ house and screamed “WE WILL GET OUR REVENGE!!!!!!”. The flies said “Just please! Don’t do that! We want the world to be peaceful! We’ll give you something else to eat. “How about Meat?” The elephants said “Okay!” So the elephants ate dinner with the flies and they made Mr. and Mrs. Elephant best friends with them. So they lived happily ever after.

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Foxly and the Magical Earrings Author: Lisandi D. It was a day before Christmas and a girl named Foxsly was out in the store to buy a present for her mom, dad, and her baby sister. She was 25 so she had a car. She already got a present for a baby sister and her dad, but she cannot find a present for her mom. But then an idea popped in to her head: Earrings! She looked up and down but she could not find the jewelry store anywhere. She went walking outside when she found a pair of earrings. There were two tags near it. When Foxsly saw the earrings, she thought there was something strange about these earrings. On one tag, it said, “Beware, Beware,” she read the tag. She was so frightened, but the earrings were so beautiful that she couldn’t just leave it there. So she looked at the other tag and it said the price was $3.00. Foxsly got three dollars out of her purse and put the three dollars on the floor where the earrings were. Then, she went home and wrapped the present. She put the present under the Christmas tree. “Mom will be so happy when she opens the present,” Foxsly thought to herself feeling relieved. The next day her mom took the present and opened it. “These are so beautiful,” she cried. Foxsly said, “Make a wish,” so she did. Suddenly she ran out the house with her winter coat and boots. When she came outside she flew! Foxsly was so surprised that her mom was actually flying and that the wish came true! Now, she really wanted to have those earrings!

How Brown Bears Became Polar Bears Author: Lucas W. Once upon a time, there was a baby bear, his name was Teddy. Teddy loved to play in the snow. On one winter day, he wondered away from his mother and went off in the snow. He got lost and couldn’t find his mother. So he played in the snow to calm himself down. He jumped into snow and rolled in snow again and again. Two months later, he found his way home. When his mother saw him, she was startled by his look. It turned out that Teddy rolled in the snow for too long and his fur became white. Later, Teddy got married and had five cubs, and they all had white fur just like him. Teddy’s family became the first Polar bears, they lived happily after. The true story of how brown bears became polar bears. One day, a few brown bears got stuck in Artic. They started hunting seals for food. But it was very hard because they could be seen by seals easily, so seals could escape. But one bear was born with lighter color fur, and he had better luck on hunting. So bears with lighter fur survived in Artic. And more and more lighter color fur were born and survived. At last, a new specie with white fur named polar bears were born.

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Persuasive Review: Elephants Author: Eesha S. Do you like animals who are kind and peaceful? Then, you will like Elephants! One reason you should like elephants is because they are really intelligent. They have a really good memory and can remember their path of travel very well. Did you know that baby elephants can hear their mother's vibration from the ground. Isn't that cool? Another reason that you should like elephants is that they are really friendly. Once when I was in India, I saw an elephant and I got a chance to touch her trunk. I was a little scared, but the elephant was very friendly. Did you know that baby elephants sleep for 4 hours? But not 4 hours in a row! Another cool thing about elephants is that when they walk you cannot hear any sound. Isn't that amazing? My final reason that you should like elephants is that the moms are really protective of their babies and they really care for each other. I hope I have persuaded you to like and enjoy elephants!

Persuasive Review: Dragon Mania Legends Author: Agriya B. Do you like dragons? If so, I think you should play dragon mania legends. It is a game all about dragon and it’s fun! I play every week so it’s fun for me. One reason you should play it because you learn new species of dragons. For example: faun dragon. Another reason you should play it because you fight other dragons and Vikings dragons. My final reason should play it because you can do upgrades in your buildings and help retrieve a world. After reading this review I hope you are dying to download this game. I hope you will! We will meet! If you have hard time spelling the game spell this dragon mania legends.

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Book Review: Cold as Ice is HOT! Author: Ruth K. I think readers of all ages would enjoy the book called “Whatever After * Cold as Ice” by Sarah Mlynowski. Here’s why…. This is an awesome book both boys and girls would like to read. Siblings might enjoy reading this book together because they can work together and help each other out with tricky words. The story includes magic, adventure, animals, friendship and so much more. This book is about a dog named Prince who jumps into a magic mirror. Soon he freezes! Will his owners escape from the robbers that just trapped them? Will they ever see their dog again or will the dog be frozen forever? Read this book and find out. I think all kids will enjoy this book. Even parents might like to read it to their kids (or to themselves).

Book Review: Call of the Wild Author: Akshath S. “The Call of the Wild” by Jack London is a book about a mixed breed; huge dog named Buck (protagonist) and the terrible journeys he faces when he gets taken away and sold to be sled dog. Buck is forced to learn “The Law of Club and Fang” that the man or the beast that is stronger gets his will. Buck has to test his strength by battling another dog, Spitz, who is his rival and arch enemy. Buck has to survive unbelievable obstacles, but he starts to learn his true nature. The book was great and also kind of sad because it showed what it means to be treated kindly and horribly. It also showed the power of love. I would recommend this book to any of the third grader and up for a great second grade read aloud.

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Persuasive Review: Bollywood Dance Author: Saahiti G. Do you know the best Sport and Martial Arts? It’s…BOLLYWOOD DANCE! Some of the reasons why it's the best are because of the friendly teachers, the great feelings you get while you are there, and the awesome new friends you'll meet there! When you enroll the teachers greet you with a smile. When you start dancing it feels very graceful. The teachers give you beautiful ribbons and props to use during the dance for example: Once, I won a dance competition because of our props. We used rainbow colored gymnastic ribbons. When you start dance you will make a lot of new friends. When I first started I only knew 6 friends their names are: Arnav Talupur, Romeela Anand, Kavya Kapoor, Priti Kote, Shreya Mogulothu, and Ayan Patel. After I began my lessons, I now have 8 friends. I really enjoy spending time with them while dancing. If you are a girl you will get a lot of makeup. If you are a boy you get a mowhak with hair dye, and gel in it. So what are you waiting for? Get ready to be on stage!

Restaurant Review: Asian Bistro Author: Kiran M. This review is about a restaurant that I really like which is called ASIAN BISTRO. It is a unique location, right near the train tracks which lead to the Princeton Junction train station. It is not very big , but it is very clean. There is seating when you come in, and downstairs and outside. They serve asian food there, like Korean, Thai, Japanese, and Chinese. One of the things I like to order is called “Two-‐Halves”. “Two-‐Halves” is where you pick two things such as fried rice or General Tso’s chicken and it will come with a spring roll or a dumpling and salad. I like that it comes in a large black tray! I think the prices are not too expensive but reasonable. The Two-‐Halves I like to order costs $11.99. It is a lot of food that I always can’t finish, but I pack it up and take it home. Also, if you or your family have a monthly ticket, then you will get a 10% discount. It is also a family-‐friendly restaurant and I see a lot of families there.

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Siberian Husky Author: Aditya D. Siberian Huskies are really strong dogs with a close resemblance to wolves. Siberian Husky means a puffed dog from Siberia. They are medium sized dogs that are friendly, loyal, mischievous and outgoing. They were recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1930. They have an active outlook and hence need regular exercise. Few Siberian huskies are known to have saved a lot of Alaskan people as they were used as sled dogs. Siberian huskies were specifically bred in order to help people to pull heavy loads long distances through difficult conditions. They are referred as working dogs. Few facts about Siberian huskies are that they can be bi-‐eyed which means each of their eyes can have different color such as blue and brown. Siberian huskies can live under extreme temperatures ranging from -‐58 degrees F to -‐76 degrees F. There is a bronze statue of a famous Siberian husky called Balto in Central Park New York City. Balto helped deliver a medicine being a sled dog for a 91 mile long distance which saved lives of hundreds of people in Nome. Siberian Huskies is not just a friendly pet but also a dog which has helped accomplish many difficult jobs in the coldest regions of the world. Siberian Husky is a dog with indomitable spirit.

Golden Retrievers Author: Kushagra S. Golden Retrievers are perfect pets. They are full of joy and loyalty. They are called Golden Retriever because of their golden fur and because they are really awesome at recovering stuff. The breed started in early nineteen hundreds in Scotland. They used to be hunting dogs at that time but later they moved to being circus dogs as well as favorite family pets. They are classified as large sized dogs that can be 20 to 24 inches tall and can weigh 60 to 75 pounds. Females are a bit smaller than males. Golden retrievers should exercise a lot so that they do not put on excess weight. Like all other dogs, Golden Retriever puppies should be trained so that they learn discipline and other family manners. They are very pleasant and smart dogs but tend to get naughty in presence of smaller children. They love food and playing around. Few fun facts about Golden retrievers are that they first appeared in England and were listed as flat golden coats, they are the first dogs to achieve American Kennel Club champion titles, they appeared in TV shows like ‘Air Bud ‘with the name ‘Buddy ‘and they are the most popular dogs in the United States of America. Golden Retrievers are the fourth smartest dog breeds in the world. They need regular checkups like all pets and can develop hip and joint related sicknesses. Some famous Golden Retrievers were Liberty, the presidential pet of President Gerald R. Ford and Victory, the presidential pet of Ronald Reagan. Golden Retrievers are great at all that they do. They are excellent at hunting, serving as guide dogs, search and rescue dogs and being very silly and playful. They say a Golden Retriever is a dog without an unkind bone in its body.

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Healthy Eating Author: Bhuvanthi C. We all start the day with breakfast. Choosing healthy breakfast helps us to be active all day. Eggs are high in protein which is good idea to choose for breakfast. Fruits too give good boost to our body to be active all day. Adding Milk with Cereals gives good dairy to our body. Never skip breakfast, it is always a good idea to eat nice and healthy breakfast. Fat food will increase cholesterol in your body which is not good for health. You should eat more protein food and less fat food.Best thing is to eat veggie food. Even if you don’t like Brussels sprout is very good for health . Let me tell you more about veggie food. It is very Healthy to eat 1 cup of Veggie per day. Beans are high in protein and good for health. If you add green leaf like spinach to your meal it is good in fiber. Eating Carrots is good for your eyes. Eating fresh fruits is also very good to your body and health. Eating one apple per day is very good for health. Bananas helps to build your bones strong. Grapes are good for heart. Adding 1 cup of fruits in your meal per day is a healthy choice. Always choose the food containers or packets which contains high in Nutrition fact and less in fat. You can check the Nutrition fact on any of the bottles,cans or packets you are buying. It will be written how much calories,protein and fat it contains. Don't pick the item if the protein is less than the total fat. Forgot to say drink as much water as you can all day.I am sure you want to be healthy and strong. All I want to tell is eat Healthy and stay Healthy. Have a healthy food day!

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Let’s Save the Earth Author: Sheila K. Introduction This book is about pollution. A lot of different things cause pollution. We do it in our everyday life without even knowing we are polluting. Most of the time in our everyday lives we use electricity like lights, computer, TV, video games and many more. This can pollute many places on earth, which can change it and make earth unhealthy. But, how can we stop polluting earth and use the things we have to save earth? If you want to know more, save earth, its’ resources, and try to keep earth from pollution then read my book. Enjoy! What is pollution? Pollution is when people put bad things in the air, water and land. We use many things that pollute the earth like smoking cigars and cigarettes and using gasoline in cars, trucks, planes and trains. These all pollute the air. Oil spills can pollute the water and trash can pollute the land. Sometimes you add to pollution by using water when you don’t need it. This can be a problem because wasting water can mean that when oil spills happen they will pollute more water that we could have used for drinking or cooking. There are many types of pollution, so try to use things wisely to help save earth from pollution. Different types of pollution Pollution can be caused in many different ways. There is air pollution, where bad things are released into the air, like from our cars. Water pollution is when there are bad things like oil and trash in the water. Land pollution is when we put trash on the earth or dig up the ground to put trash in. If we are not good with limiting trash a lot of earth will have to be dug up.

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Let’s Save the Earth (continued) How is pollution caused? Pollution is caused by using cigarettes, cigars and gasoline that make our air bad(air pollution). Another way we cause pollution is getting oil and trash into the water (water pollution). The last way is digging up the earth to put in trash and littering (land pollution). If we don’t try to keep these things from being caused earth will become unhealthy. How can we stop polluting earth as much? If we don’t stop polluting as much it will be harder for everyone and everything to live. Here are some ways we won’t pollute as much: 1. Turn off lights when we don’t need them. 2. Limit your TV, Video games, and computer time. Turn them off when not in use. 3. Don’t use much gasoline – walk or ride a bike when you can. 4. Don’t smoke. 5. Don’t litter or throw trash on the ground. 6. Try to plant trees. They will take in carbon dioxide (CO2) that is put into the air from gasoline which helps clean up the air. 7. Use solar panels. Keep earth clean!

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All About Ballet Author: Sophie N. I dedicate this book to my ballet teacher Miss Cara because she taught me all the stuff I know. Thank you Miss Cara! Table of Contents

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Introduction Back Stage What you wear How to pack for ballet class Glossary

Introduction Are you a ballerina? Because this book will help you learn about that! This book will tell you what you wear, what it is like to be back stage, and how to get ready for class. I hope you enjoy my book. Back Stage Back stage is as busy as a crowded mall! There are chairs and bags all over the place. The room is mainly for practicing. Sometimes you might feel nervous. You might want to practice some more and it might make you feel confident. People get dressed back stage too. They do that because when you get there you have to wait a little or a long time. What you wear Do you know what a ballerina needs to wear? A tutu. A ballerina wears a tutu when she does a show like the Sugar Plum Fairy. The tutu part makes your outfit stand out. A tutu can be puffy or droopy. There are different kinds of tutus. Some tutus have different colors on them. Sometimes you don’t have the tutu part on. It is separate. Lots of times in shows they have decorations on them.

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All About Ballet (continued)

How to pack for ballet class Step 1: You need your water bottle, a ballet bag, and ballet shoes. You might wear a uniform. Step 2: Fold your outfit and fill up your water bottle. Step 3: Then put the water bottle in your bag and your uniform. Step 4: If you want, you can wrap your ballet shoes together with a rubber band. Step 5: Get going!

Glossary Ballerina: A ballerina is a good ballet dancer Class: A class is where there is a teacher and he/she teaches you something. Enjoy: Enjoy means happy or is someone says something like “I hope you enjoy the cake! Stage: A stage is something that you stand on in s show so everyone can see you.

Conclusion Thank you for reading this book. I hope you liked it. Please read some of my other books. Thanks for reading my hard work.

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All About Power Author: Suvas A. Muscle power is from our muscles, when we use them they work. Muscle power is good because it doesn’t pollute we can use it any time. The bad news is it can’t power up cars, houses, buses, or airplanes. Muscle power is used to help us run, walk, jog, and sprint. Fossil fuels come from decayed plants, and animals that get converted into coal, oil, and natural gas. Fossil fuels are used to power up vehicles, and heat up houses. The bad news is that it pollutes, and it will run out. Fossil fuels cause Global Warming. Global Warming is when we pollute the air, the greenhouse gas gets too thick and the sun comes in but it can’t come out, so the earth gets warmer. Solar power comes from the sun. Solar power can be used to power up homes with light and we use panels same with fields same with cars. Another type is glass tubes to heat up houses only. It’s used to heat, and light up homes and power up cars. The good news is that it’s clean and renewable it’s free almost everywhere on the earth. The bad news is it won’t work in nighttime and when it’s cloudy. Wind power is provided by windmills to help the earth be nice and cool from the sun. The good news is it is clean and renewable it’s free almost everywhere around the earth. The bad news is that when no wind is blowing, no wind power can be made. Water power comes from the ocean. It’s used to power stuff up, to make energy. The good news is it is clean and renewable 70% of earth is covered with water. The bad news is the dams can destroy the habitats and can be harmful to all sea creatures, and the less water the less power made. Geothermal power comes from earth’s heat, geo=earth thermal=heat. It is used to heat up houses and the lower you dig the warmer it gets. The good news is that it makes ton of heat. The bad news is that the ground where the soil grows we take that space so it is harmful to plants.

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All About the Solar System Author: Dylan F. In this chapter you will learn how long ago the solar system formed. The story of how the solar system was made 5 million years ago. It all started with something called the center of the solar Nebula , which was the perfect place . I hope you all learned about the solar nebula and when the solar system began. Fun Facts about Planets and Galaxies • Planets are made of gas and dust but mercury appears to be a huge ball of iron covered with a thin layer of rock. • Mars is home of Olympus Mons the largest volcano found in space. It stands about 27 kilometers wide. • In January 2005 astronomers in the united states discovered a new body which is • Another word for planets orbiting the sun in our solar system. They named this planetoid Eris after the Greek goddess of strife. More Fun Facts about Planets • Saturn is the second biggest planet. It is also the lightest planet in the solar system and if there was a bathtub big enough to fit Saturn in it full of water it would float. • Jupiter is the largest planet. Jupiter spins very quickly on its axis. A day on Jupiter last only 9 hours and 55 minutes! • Pluto’s orbit sometimes brings it closer to the sun than Neptune. It jumped ahead of Neptune 1989 and remand there till 1999 it went back to being the farthest planet.

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Writers and Artists of the 2015 Golden Feather

Aditya D., page 61

Gina S., page 15

Ronit K., page 48

Agriya B., page 58

Hana M., page 24

Ruth K., page 59

Aksahath, pages 21 & 59

Idan B., page 27

Saahiti G., page 60

Amilia O., pages 14 & 36

Jessica L., page 13

Saanvi K., page 30 & 41

Anjali S., page 22

Kaia G., page 37

Sahana C., page 30

Ankit S., page 21

Kavita A., page 12

Sam L., page 32

Anushka G., page 42

Kiran M., page 60

Shaheen B., page 16

Aryan H., page 15

Kushagra S., page 61

Shaurya D., page 51

Bhuvanthi C., page 62

Lisandi D., page 57

Sheila K., pages 52 & 63

Chloe S., page 38

Lucas W., page 57

Shreya D., pages 19,31,32

Dylan F., page 68

Madeline K., page 40

Sonia I., page 53

Eashaan S., pages 34 & 43

Matthew G., page 45

Sophie N., page 65

Eesha S., pages 18, 20 & 58

Maya T., page 26

Sophie V., page 54

Eliana H., pages 19 & 44

Michael C., page 47

Steven C., page 17

Isabella F., page 25

Neil C., page 27

Suhina M., page 29

Gehrig H., page 41

Nikhil R., page 9

Suvas A., page 67

Genevieve N., page 51

Prabhav V., page 28

Tanusuri K., page 35 & 55

Visalakshi R., page 33

Vyshakh T., page 56 Zui C., page 11 2014-‐2015 Second Graders

GOLDEN FEATHER LITERACY MAGAZINE

JUNE 2015

Thank you to all of the second grade writers and artists who submitted their work to this year’s issue of the Golden Feather.

Thank you to the teachers who inspired their students to become writers through their guidance and support.

Thank you to the parents who helped students to submit their work electronically and for encouraging your children to share their work with others.