Welcome to Squigly's Writing Corner! Squigly has received a number of literary
works from his friends and would like to share them with you. You can submit your writing too. Look for new postings March 1, 2012!
Back in Gimoshtomp, in the days of my youth, I dreamed of one day becoming a ballerina. My mom moved away from my house when I was nine. It's been another nine yeas since then. Today, she's coming home after almost a decade. I have so many questions to ask her, like where did she go,? Why did she leave?
She explained that she was the Queen of Tasina, and she left to fulfill her destiny after her mother passed away. I didn't believe her for one second. Until she took me to Tasina in a carriage and told me that I would become the princess, and the Queen, when she passed away. So now, I went from aspiring to be a ballerina to a princess ballerina. I also have a pet dragon named Smokey, who always wins hide and go seek, and someday, I will be the Queen of my very own country!
Alea, age 13, Canada
Melissa woke up . Where am I? She wailed kicking her dad. She slept with her parents even though she was nine. She was a horrid girl. "Open the blind, Daddy!" She shouted. She went downstairs and slapped her brother, John, for no reason. She screamed at her little sister, Miranda, "Get off that chair!" Everyone hated her.
Anandhi, age 7, South Africa
Once upon a time there was a person named Drew. He lived in The United States. He was trying to find Cato but when he found him, something BAD happened! Drew died and Cato won the Banana Power!
Drew, age 9, USA
"No!" yelled the fourth graders. Their teacher had just assigned the week's homework and they could hardly believe their ears. How could she possibly expect them to read three Harry Potter novels, write six book reports, finish 87 math pages and study for a spelling test with 107 words in just one week??!!
Clearly, she had lost her mind. The students huddled on the playground at recess to discuss the matter. "Maybe she's nuts," suggested Tyler.
"Maybe she has been switched with an alien," offered Lucy.
"I think," said Jack, "that she had WAAAYY too much coffee this morning." No matter what, the kids were in a bad spot. After recess, they decided to discuss the matter with her. One brave student, Martin started the tough conversation. "Uh, Ms. Holben," he began, "we were thinking that maybe you gave us just a teensy bit too much homework this week."
"Really?" she replied. "I thought you guys LOVED homework." "Not so much," Erin told her. "OK then," their teacher said. "Never mind." The kids didn't know whether to laugh or fall over from relief. In the end, they decided to dismiss themselves in a hurry before she changed her mind. The moral of the story: It never hurts to ask.
Ms. Holben, age 44, USA
One day a crazy old man was shuffling around the house when he heard someone knocking on the door. "Who could that be this early in the day?" he thought to his crazy old self. You are probably wandering why he's crazy, well here's the reason why: because it was seven in the morning! He opened the door, it was the mean landlord. "PAY your rent, Merlen!" Shouted the landlord.
"Never, Bub," yelled Merlen.
"Okay, but look behind you. You have nothing! My movers took your stuff and now I'm moving you to a retirement home."
And that is the end of him.
Jaliyah, age 10, America
Bad Minnie
Minnie was a mean girl. Everyone at school hated her. She hit kids for no reason. "She stole my homework and said it was hers!" Said the clever triplet Becky Star. She is horrible agreed Tom. People didn't go near her. She moved house and the school was very happy but there was a horrid surprise for another school: Bad Minnie!
Anandhi, age 7, South Africa
Once upon a time there was a dashing prince named Evan. His parents, the King and Queen, wanted him to wed. The woman they wanted him to marry was ugly. She looked like a toad that had been hit by a frying pan. Evan was not happy with their decision, so he decided to run away through the kingdom on his horse. He found himself in the Gloomy Forest. This forest was said to be home to many evil creatures, and so it was a good thing that Evan had prepared and taken a sword with him. At first he was scared and entered the forest carefully. Then he heard a woman scream! He rushed towards where he heard the scream. When he got there, he saw the most beautiful woman he had ever seen being attacked by strange, hairy, creatures. The ones he had only read about inside the palace walls. Evan charged in to save the lady. He battled the creatures for hours using his sword and shield. After a while, he was getting tired, and one of the creatures managed to take away his sword. What was he to do?!
Using only his hands, he was able to pry away the sword from the one eyed monster. After that, the monsters ran away and Evan was left in the clearing but the beautiful maiden had disappeared! Evan was distraught. He searched everywhere for her. He looked high and low, left and right, under every rock and in every nook and cranny. Eventually he found a pearl earring. Could this belong to the fair maiden? Evan had to find out, for this was the woman of his dreams. Evan kept travelling through the forest until he reached a small village of Nottingmuss. Evan asked everyone in the village who the owner of this earring could be but no one knew. Finally, he came to a small hut on the very edge of the village. He knocked on the door, and an old man answered. "Hello?" the old man asked quietly, for he was frail.
"Good sir, I am trying to find the owner of this pearl earring," Evan said.
The old man said "I wish I could help you, but my eyes have grown feeble with age. Perhaps my
daughter will be able to help you." The old man welcomed Evan
into the living room and called for his daughter.
Down the stairs came the very woman Evan had saved from the vile creatures just earlier that day! He jumped to his feet in astonishment and as the woman walked up to him, he bowed and held out the earring. "I can't believe my eyes! Earlier today I rescued the sweetest, most gorgeous woman I have ever seen. She seemed to have dropped this earring, and I have hunted for her to return it. I didn't think I would ever find her but lo and behold you are she."
The woman fell in love with her heroic saviour at the end of his beautiful speech. However, Evan was worried about whether his parents would allow him to marry this woman. So he stayed in the village for a time and helped the old man and his daughter build a bigger house and raise a small family of goats. Eventually, the time came to return home, and he asked his beloved to return with him. She agreed and they rode back through the Gloomy Forest to the palace. When they got there, the King and Queen were having tea with the toad-faced woman Evan was supposed to marry. When Evan and his love walked in the toad woman was furious and started yelling! The Queen was displeased with this behaviour and so she had the toad woman banished to the Sweaty Caves. The King and Queen could see how much Evan loved the woman he saved and so they agreed to let her become a princess. Evan and his princess lived the rest of their days happily ever after.
Evan, age 23, Canada
Hi.
Why are you here? Spat the girl.
Exploring.
Go away !
Why should I?
Because!
Leave Now!
No!
Why?
I'm exploring!
Don't come here!
I will!
OK , I give up!
I strode into the garden-thingy.
It was as big as a Jungle.
Oh no!
A gardener is on the way.
Hello Girl, She says.
Why are you here?
I'm exploring.
Well, listen.
Fairies live here!
Fairies!
I strode inside.
A girl was on a computer .
She had a very strange suit with wings sewn onto the back.
Electronic wings.
She flew into the air!
Out! She shouted.
I went.
To be continued....
Anandhi, age 7, South Africa
The Holiday
One day there was a family with two girls and three boys. They all went on a holiday to Peru but when they were out having dinner one of the children went to the toilet and got lost. So then they went and looked for him but when they went back to the apartment and they found him lying in bed sleeping.
Dara, age 10, Ireland
Emily Makes A Friend
Once there was a puppy. Her name was Emily. Emily was very lonely. One day a kitten came. Her name was Katie. Emily was too shy to ask Katie to be her friend so she didn't ask Katie if she wanted to play. The next day, Emily's owner took her to see Katie. When they got there, Emily didn't dare to speak to Katie. Just then, Katie asked Emily if she wanted to be her friend. Emily said, "Do you really want to be my friend?" Katie said, "Of course I would." So they lived happily ever after.
Beidi, age 7, Canada
Five years ago I was climbing up a mountain eating a banana. I dropped the banana and I slipped on the banana and fell down the mountain and broke every bone in my body, except my tongue. Thanks to my tongue, I fixed all my bones back together!
Drew, USA
The little girl sat on the soft pink cushion that was fitted just for her small rocking chair. She was about to sit down when she was greeted by a small knock on the door. "Now who could that be?" She asked her small Yorkshire Terrier, Tinkerbell.
Hailie, her best friend!
"Hello," Hailie said to her friend.
"Hello," the little girl said sheepishly.
"I was wondering if you had your M & M cookie recipe at hand?" Hailie said shyly.
"Yes, of course. What's the occasion, Hailie?" The little girl asked.
"My grandma's Women's Board Club is meeting at our church this afternoon, so I thought the cookies would be a good idea for a treat for the ladies." Hailie said.
"Oh, yes. Good thinking!" The girl said excitedly.
"Thank you and I hope you can come to our children's meeting. It is at 10:00 on Sunday morning." Hailie said happily as her friend handed her their very secret recipe for the cookies. "Well, I will be seeing you then?" The girl said to her best friend.
"Oh yes!"
Sarah, age 11, USA
Afro Dude
Once upon a time there was an afro, with a dude... Whoa, whoa, whoa! Let me rephrase that. Er-hem! Once upon a time there was a dude, with an afro, called Afro Dude. This... Afro Dude, was no ordinary dude that had an afro. He had super powers. Afro Dude could fly, he had x-ray vision, and super senses. Oh! I forgot about his super strength! Anyway, Afro Dude was not from Earth, unlike me, you, or that old lady over there. He was from Afro World. Afro Dude moved to Earth so he could protect the citizens of Palm Bay... Well that is all I have to say so good bye!
Kelsey, age 13, USA
Once upon a time, there was a girl named Princess. With such a name you would think she was haughty and delicate, but guess what? She wasn't but she did love to live. She lived a princess's life and a sport playing life.
Cammeya, age 12, USA
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