Mysterious Irish Seas

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by Jonathan

It was a nice day off the coast of Ireland. The first day of whale hunting had come. The Gazelle sailed the Irish waters.

“There's a whale ahead” shouted Captain Mell.

“Get to your stations, men,” shouted first mate Coult. Everyone ran to their stations. People were lowering long boats, grabbing harpoon after harpoon. When they were all ready, they got into the long boat and started after the pod of whales.

As they chased the whale pod, they spotted a wrecked ship. The crew saw a wooden chest on the wrecked ship. On top of the chest was a hand, a rotten white fleshy hand. The hand belonged to the protector of the chest who was under water.

“Oi! You two sailors, get down there and find out who is hanging on to the chest and take the treasure aboard,” called out Captain Mell.

The sailors answered, “ But sir, the water is cold.”

“That's an order!”  shouts the Captain.

“Aye, aye,” say the sailors. Two men leapt into the water and swam to the wrecked ship. When they reached the chest, they pulled up on the hand. They could not believe their eyes, for there was Captain Red Beard, the most dangerous pirate ever. And he was as dead as his peg leg.  They all gasped in horror, "If it has killed him, it might kill us." The two sailors grabbed the treasure and got ready to call for the long boat.  

Just then a slimy tentacle grabbed the sailor and plunged him into the sea. Bubbles were leaking to the surface. Two more tentacles came out of the sea. They ripped the guy in half and tried to steal the chest of gold. Just in time, the captain grabbed a harpoon. He shot it though the tentacle and stuck it to a board. Then the tentacle dropped the chest and writhed around. Out of the blue sea burst hundreds of tentacles. They attacked the ship and its crew. They grabbed people like crazy and dragged them into the sea.

The captain hung on to the steering wheel. The captain tried to steer the ship, but the kraken was too powerful.

Crew members were running around with harpoons. They were trying to take the tentacles down. Mar McKonk was hanging from the rigging. As he aimed his harpoon, a tentacle wrapped around his face and pulled him into the water. As he was getting dragged towards the terrifying mouth of the kraken, he dropped the harpoon. The kraken ate him and burped out his toupee.

The sea boiled with tentacles.

The kraken fell away and sailors cheered. Then the Flying Dutch Man burst out of the sea and started firing it's cannons at them. “Get us out of this graveyard,” grumbled the Captain. As the Gazelle sailed for their Irish lives, Davey Jones was making more plans for guests.

“They say that the Queen was lost in the Irish seas. Oi! we found the ship,” shouted Rambler in the crow's nest. The sea began to boil and and then out of the sea came many mysterious ships. They started to fire their canons at the Gazelle. More ships started to rise up out of the sea until they were surrounded. Smoke filled the air.

Out of fog came a ship with a broken mast and splinters of wood. Everyone's blood ran cold. When the ship got closer, dead bodies appeared.

“That's the Queen of England's ship,” shouted Hekter. “The Queen's ship hasn't been seen for over 20
years.”

When they turned around, the wrecked ships blocked their way. When they looked again, there was nothing. It was like the ships were never there.  "I wonder where the ships went,"  asked one of the sailors.  but they were right under them and so was Davey Jones.

"Fire the the triple barreled cannons," shouted Davey Jones to his crews and ships that were under water.  When the canons fired, the only thing that was left was shattered wood and broken bodies.  

   

Late to School

Ring! Ring! The alarm went off. It was morning. Jared woke up and looked at his clock. It said 7:30. He felt sleepy and tired. He was not ready to get up, so he turned off the alarm and went back to sleep. His bed felt soft, comfortable and warm.

A few minutes later, his mom shouted, " Come on! You can not stay in bed now, Jared."

Jared replied with tiredness in his voice, "Do I have to get up now?”

“Yes, you do need to get up, so get up!” commanded his mom.

“Okay, okay, I am getting out of bed,” called Jared.

“And don't forget to take a shower,” added his mom.

Jared slowly rolled over in bed and stretched. He got up. And with his eyes barely open, he reached for his towel. When he got his towel, he started to the shower. He walked slowly and finally made it to the shower. He pulled back the shower curtain and stepped in. Jared turned on the water with a flick of his wrist. He felt the coolness down his back, followed with the wet warm water. He washed and enjoyed the smell of cinnamon soap. He has just washed his hair, when he heard his mother's voice.

     “Jared, are you almost done with your shower yet?” said his mom

     “What, mom?,” said Jared.

     “Jared, are you almost done with your shower yet?,” she said again.

      “Okay” said Jared. He turned off the water with gentle turn of the nob and dried off his body. When he got to his room, he got dressed. He put on his camo boxers. Next he put on a red and orange-striped sweatshirt. Then he put on his faded blue jeans with a hole in the knee. Last he put on fluffy warm socks. Next was his chores.

     When Jared tried to feed the dogs, they kept jumping and fighting over the food. He almost got knocked over . They were two very stinky dogs, but very good guard dogs. When he tried to feed his cat, there were no food left for the cat.

      “Mom, we are out of cat food,” said Jared through the open doorway.

       “Remind me to put that on the shopping list, Jared darling,” said his mother.

         The next chore was feeding the fish. When he dropped the flakes in the water, the fish started eating. It sort of looked like a feeding frenzy.

           Jared smelled eggs and toast, and got very excited. His stomach growled. His mom called him to breakfast. On his plate were two scrambled egg and toast.


        “ Thanks, Mom.”  The first bite of bread crunched in his mouth. He finished his breakfast and went back to the bathroom. He put toothpaste on his toothbrush and brushed his teeth.

      "We need to go, now!"said his mom.


       "Bye, Dad, see you after school."  shouted Jared as he ran out the door. Then they ran to the car and drove up Broke Hill.  They drove like a cheetah down that road.

       "We are probably going to make it one minute late," warned his mother.  


       "Okay, I am ready to jump out,"  said Jared.


         They got to the school and parked.  Jared raced to class.  Right as the teacher grabbed the bell,  Jared slipped right into the teacher.  Then he apologized and went to class.             

What Happened To Me?

      "Where is the man I knew and my friends?" asked the man.

     For he found himself on a beach and did not remember what had happened to him that night.  He had a couple of bruises and scratches on his back.  " If only I knew what happened last night," he asked himself.  So he lay there in pain on the beach not knowing who he was nor why was he there.

     

      Just then, a huge wave swept him in the ocean.  He was so weak that he couldn't swim and drowned.  

Earth Survival

It is some time in the year 2026. Earth is dying and so are the people.

The Earth is a desert covered with towers, trailers, and billboards. Trash is everywhere. Sand storms happen once every week. There is very little food. The rich people have left earth to live on a space ship and travel the galaxy's tourist attractions.

The poor were left here on Earth. These poor include four orphans that live together. The four kids are three cousins named Lucky, Joe and Heana, and their friend Ela. They must fight to survive. Their parents were killed in a sand storm. Lucky is lucky most of the time. Lucky has brown hair and blue eyes. Lucky is 16. He is so lucky that he can always find his favorite food. Lucky is a techie freak. Joe is the oldest of the cousins. Joe is 19. He likes to work out. He lifts weights 5 hours every day. He is very strong. He always wears short sleeves so you can see his muscles. Heana is the smartest. Heana is 17. Heana is always correcting every little detail of everything that she hears everyone say. She loves to read so she gets lots of information. She also likes to correct books. Ela is the innocent young one. Ela is not a cousin, but they found her and took her in. Ela is 3 years old. Ella is curious and funny.

The kids live in a trailer. They have technology that we do not have today. The trailer has a machine that makes their food, if they have ingredients to put in it. They have an earth detection machine that tells you what is happening to the earth. The earth detection machine is square and has a meter that shows how well the world is functioning.

Nearby, a short person with a barracuda head sits in his laboratory. His name is Hazzmat. He is blue with big eyes and has a fish bowl on his head. Hazzmat is a Sintiscet from Jupiter that wants to destroy our world. He plans to do it by using Mouzz. Mouzz is liquid metallic hydrogen from Jupiter's core. This liquid makes Jupiter's magnetic field 40 times that on Earth. The liquid also gives off powerful radio emissions. Hazzmat is trying to destroy Earth because he wants to take over as President of the Galaxy. Right now he is just a crazy maniac scientist. He plans to put Mouzz into the Earth's core. He also builds evil robots to help with his evil plans.

Hazzmat's laboratory is in a trailer near where the kids live. His laboratory is messy and smells like Jupiter gas. Hazzmat has lived in the trailer park for 16 years. Hazzmat's lab is a mess, from piles on the tables to the stuff hanging from hooks on the ceiling. Hazzmat's trailer is 30 feet long and 21 feet wide. Along the walls of his bedroom, his evil robots are charging. In the middle of the bedroom floor is a giant hole. Everywhere else is covered in dust and piles of dirt. In order to get to the earth's core, Hazzmat is using a jackdrill which is a jack hammer but instead of a hammer it is a drill. With this tool he drills to the earth's core and all of this is happening in his trailer.

As Hazzmat works, he makes noises like blink going dong bonk. Zzzzzzzzzeek. Suddenly Hazzmat says,” Ooooh. This will be great!”

Down in the hole Hazzmat is digging deeper and deeper. He is almost to the core.

Hazzmat laughs insanely. He orders an evil robot to bring him the Mouzz. The robots are snoring loudly and do not hear Hazzmat.

Hazzmat screams, “Daizsle get up!”

One of the evil robots wakes up suddenly and says, “Yes, Master. Of course master. Is it time for your evil plan, Master? Where are you, Master? ”

“I'm down here, you little scrap heap,” yells Hazzmat from the whole. “Now bring me my fluid!”

“Which fluid out of your 830,000 fluids do you want?” asks the confused robot.

“The Mouzz! THE MOUZZ! You stupid machine.” screams Hazzmat angrily.

“Oh. The Mouzz,” mutters Daizsle shakily, “Hazzmat is doing his evil plan.” Daizsel leaves the bedroom and goes into the laboratory. He looks through the shelves of fluid, saying, “ Coconut Juice, Lemonade, Muddy Water, Battery Acid, Saturn Malevolence, Coca Cola, Squid ink, Mouzz. Ah, here it is!” Daizsle walks to the dirty bedroom carrying the Mouzz.

Daizsle pours the Mouzz into a pump machine. He puts the tube from the pump into the hole where Hazzmat is still laughing insanely. Daizsle turns on the pump and starts pumping Mouzz into the Earth's core.

“You stupid junk heap. I'm still down here,” screams Hazzmat as he climbs quickly up the hole.

Hazzmat goes outside to see his results and Daizsle follows him.

Soon the planet earth is coming apart. The Earth's core is getting smaller and shriveling from all of the Mouzz. The tectonic plates are cracking apart. No one knows what to do. Some people fall into the cracks in the Earth's mantle.

Back at the kids' trailer, the earth detection machine starts wailing insanely to tell them that right now the earth is dying. The kids also have a geiger counter and it begins clicking loudly. Everyone on Earth starts running around screaming, “Help! Help us!” and praying. Only the four kids are brave.

The four kids follow the geiger counter to Hazzmat's laboratory. Joe, Heana, Lucky, and Ela sneak in to Hazzmat's trailer . Lucky hacks into Hazzmat's computer. Lucky erases Hazzmats's plans and shuts down the evil robots. Heana is correcting Hazzmat's files and changing all of his formulas. Joe is keeping watch and Ela is playing with tools and materials.

Ela looks at the wrong end of the microscope and laughs. Ella says, “This looks weird.” Then she looks through a tube in the scientist's lab. She sees the big hole through the doorway to the bedroom. She walks to the bedroom and Joe follows her.

In the bedroom, Ela heads straight for the hole. Joe catches her just in time. He sees the pump with all of the Mouzz. Lucky comes in with the geiger counter. The gieger counter's glass explodes. Lucky realizes that the Mouz is what is destroying the world. So Joe reverses the pump and sucks all of the Mouzz out of the center of the Earth. Then Joe throws the pump into the hole and covers it up with Hazzmat's bed. The kids take the Mouzz and try to go back to their trailer.

When the kids get through the laboratory and to the door to leave, Hazzmat bursts in. Hazzmat grins like an evil fish showing all of his teeth. He says, “Where do you think you are going kiddies?”

Joe asked curiously, “This is your laboratory?”

“Yeah! Why?” said Hazzmat.

“Because it really needs some cleaning up,” replied Joe.

Heana adds, “You had some mistakes in your equations.”

“Oh? Sorry! I'll get right on it,” said Hazzmat.

The kids watch as Hazzmat rushes around his trailer and starts cleaning up. Then the kids leave the trailer. Joe slams the door hard and he locks Hazzmat in.

The kids save the planet from coming apart and captured Hazzmat.

The Panther

"Help! Help!" said the poor woman, running for her life.  As she ran, the sweat ran off her face.  She ran screaming in terror.  A mountain  lion was chasing her.  She reached a dead-end, she turned.  She saw foam coming out of its mouth.  The mountain lion leaped and thrashed her to pieces.   

Don't Get Caught Driving the School Bus: Book Report 1

    

Title:  Don't Get Caught Driving the School Bus.            

                                                                                                  

Author:  Todd Strasser.                                                 

Published:  2000.

Characters:                                                

The main characters are three boys in seventh grade. They break their school rules and never get caught. Their names are Kyle, Wilson, and Dusty. Kyle is the narrator, the smart one, and the leader. Wilson is the creative one and the bad one. Dusty, aka King Calm, makes trouble and gets out of trouble. Kyle is the protagonist.  Dusty and Wilson are Kyle's friend's. Principle Chump is the antagonist. 

There are other people who ride on the school bus. Angela Nelson Gear is also known as Amazing Nature Girl and she is very nice. Melody Autumn Sunshine is very smart and the hottest girl at their school. Then there are the five Single Digits, aka the Dwarf Pod. If you have read this book, then you can't forget the dwarfs. They are Farty, Burpy, Sneezy, Sleepy, and Barfy. Farty has stinky gas because his family always eats beans. Burpy is a cute, little girl who burps a lot. Sneezy has a runny nose and often sneezes loudly. Sleepy never listens and never knows what is going on because she sleeps so much. And last of all is Barfy who carries around his own barf bags.

Their bus driver, Sarge, used to drive around a bus full of criminals. Sarge is a character that kind of gets in Kyle's way. When they get to school, their arch enemy, Principal Chum, aka Monkey Breath is there. Monkey Breath has been wanting to catch the three trouble makers for a long time.

Plot:
The story starts somewhere in modern times.  It takes place on a school bus. Kyle and his friends make trouble but never get caught.  Principal Chump, a.k.a. Monkey Breath, has been wanting revenge.  The old bus driver was Grandma. They needed a replacement because one of  Kyle's friends left a wasps' nest in the bus.  You know what happens when there is a wasps nest in the bus and someone is in there too.  Ouch!

Sarge is a character that is the replacement bus diver. Sarge was a man who drove  a prison bus. Sarge usually has a problem  with the Single Digits, so he asks Kyle, Dusty, and Wilson to help him, but they end up making trouble, as usual.  Then, they get tired of Sarge so they try to put an end to this all.  Will they succeed?

The theme of this book is sometimes doing something right can be against the rules.  Like when Sarge  
shows Kyle how to drive the bus and he saves the bus from a train by driving it.

Mr. Owl and Jr. Owl

     
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     "Go to bed, my son," said Mr Owl softly.
     "Who?" Jr. Owl asked.
     "You, that's who," answered Mr. Owl crankily.
     "I don't want to," Jr. Owl said quickly.
     Mr. Owl said, "You must go to bed.  It restores your energy."
     "I still don't want to," replied Jr. Owl.
     "Who do you think I am?"  asked Mr. Owl sarcastically.
     Jr. Owl replied, "My dad."
     "Correct! That is who I am.  And  I want you to go bed now!  It's almost getting light outside."
     Jr. Owl said tiredly, "Okay ,Dad.  I will listen to you this time."  Yawn!
     "Good night, my son," said Mr. Owl, so relieved, "I love you."

Ancient China

     China is one of the world's greatest civilizations. The first emperor of China was Qin Shi Huang. He organized China into a great civilization. He organized the country so well that the new ideas came to mind. The Chinese created some of the most important things we use today. They invented some wonderful things like the waterwheel, the decimal system, music theory, medicine, the sun dial, astronomy, the compass, and even ice cream. But they also invented gun powder which led to many deaths.  The ancient Chinese had great inventions in weapons, agriculture, and art. 

     The ancient Chinese invented many weapons that are still used today. They were the first to invent the crossbow. They also invented gun powder. This discovery led to many other inventions. They used the gun powder to make hand grenades, rockets, and flame throwers. The materials used to make these things were bamboo and gun powder. They also built rifles and cannons. One of the most popular things today that we make with gun powder is fireworks. Fireworks are mostly used for holidays such as Fourth of July, Chinese New Years, and our New Years. They also use them for celebrations at places like the State Fair and Disneyland. The ancient Chinese also invented the match with gun powder. The Chinese invented the Great Wall of China for defense against the Huns. The Great Wall of China was ordered to be built by Emperor Qin. It is 3700 miles long and took hundreds of years to build. This amazing defense system is still standing today and is so big it can be seen from space.

     Some of the first great inventions of ancient China were the hoe and shovel. Stone hoes and shovels were found in China that are from 7000 B.C. That was 9000 years ago! Some other things that Chinese invented for agriculture are the wheelbarrows and animal harnesses. The first crop that the Chinese grew was rice, starting in 5000 B.C. The ancient Chinese also grew millet, sorghum, wheat, soy beans, cucumbers, oranges, lemons, peaches, ginger and apricots. The ancient Chinese loved tea. By 3000 B.C. all the Chinese drank tea. Meat and fruit were rarely eaten by the ancient Chinese. The ancient Chinese raised Silk Worms so they could find them easier. Silk worms were very important in ancient China. They used the cocoons to make silk. The Chinese used the silk to make fabric so that they could trade for other items. Silk was special to the Chinese because no one else had silk in that time period.

     Old Chinese writing was found on turtle shells. It was carbon dated to1500 B.C. Emperor Qin made everyone learn the same writing. They stopped writing on turtle shells and started to use paper and ink after they invented them . This kind of writing is called Calligraphy. It was invented by the Chinese and done with brushes and ink on rice paper. The Chinese also used paper to invent money, folding umbrellas, kites, playing cards and wall paper.  The ancient Chinese even invented two types of printing—wood block and movable type. Around 7000 B.C., they made the pottery wheel. The ancient Chinese made lots of pottery. They made tea cups so they could drink their tea. As they got better, they invented porcelain china. They also invented lacquer paint.

     The ancient Chinese were creative.  Weapons, agriculture, and art were important in  Chinese history. Because they were important, the ancient Chinese figured out how to improve them.  For example, the invention of gun powder lead to guns, grenades, and greater weapons. The Great Wall of China  was a great defense system and went well with the crossbow.  When they invented the shovel, wheel barrow, and hoe, it improved their farming techniques.   When they raised silk worms, they learned how to make silk. In art they invented the pottery wheel, paper and ink. Their pottery was really good.  Paper and Ink lead to many inventions including printing.  Consider how many things the Chinese made. Look at how much the ancient Chinese have created.

Sources:

http://china.mrdonn.org/inventions.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_inventions

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_China

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/food/

Grant For The School

      Salmon Creek is a nice little community that has a school, farmers market, and fire department.  There is no gas station or store.  We have a dirt road. Salmon Creek is in Southern Humboldt County.  Salmon Creek School has 15 students and 6 teachers.  One of the teachers is Brad. He is our music teacher.  He only comes to our school on Thursday.  The students like Brad a lot, and music too.
       Brad would like to get some music equipment for our school.  We are a small school and we need money for the music equipment.  Our school has only 1 music stand and only a couple students have instruments.  The equipment we could use is music stands, instruments, and music books. We think Brad should be paid because he is a good teacher. If we got lots of money, it would be nice to have a stage.  Then we could do performances.  We could charge admission and pay you back.

Jonathan's Jokes

* Time flies like an arrow and fruit flies like a banana.

*Guess what the wheel said to the truck? ....I'm tired.

*How do you know the toothbrush was invented in Myers Flat?....because anywhere else they would have called it the teethbrush.

*  KNOCK KNOCK....Who's there?...Owls....Owls who?...That's right owls who.
KNOCK KNOCK....Who's there now?....Owls who....Owls who who?, weren't you just here?  You are not funny any more!  Go away and leave me alone....Who?who?...Leave me alone, that's who!

WhY??????

Why did the ancient Sumerians invent writing???  If they hadn't, I wouldn't have to write  these blasted reports!!!  Ha Ha Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cuneiform in Ancient Sumer

Introduction:

Ancient Sumer was the first true civilization. The ancient Sumerians lived in the Middle East, between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers. This was in ancient Mesopotamia. The Sumerians invented many great things such as the wheel, math, and pottery. They also had the first kings. The most interesting thing about Ancient Sumer is that they invented writing. Ancient Sumerians created writing, figured out what to write with, and wrote about many different things.

Ancient Sumerians Invented Writing:

The ancient Sumerians created writing about 7,000 years ago. Their earliest writing was pictures that meant words. These pictograms were used for recording taxes and trading. The pictograms were difficult to draw and took a long time, so the Sumerians made symbols. They were wedge shaped symbols. This first language was named cuneiform. Only the sons were taught cuneiform. They learned reading, writing, and arithmetic at a school called an edubba.

Ancient Sumerian Writing Materials:

Ancient Sumerians needed tools to write with. The one tool that they used is called a stylus. A stylus is a wedge-shaped tool that is made from a reed. These reeds grow on rivers such as the Tigris and Euphrates. The Sumerians used clay tablets to write on. When they pushed a stylus into a clay tablet, they made a wedge-shaped mark. Cuneiform means wedge-shaped. The ancient Sumerians also used cylinder seals. Cylinder seals were a carved piece of stone that is a signature. Sumerians rolled the cylinder seal across the wet clay tablet and it left an imprint. Then they would dry it in the sun or bake it in a kiln. This would make the writing last.

Ancient Sumerian Writing Topics:

The ancient Sumerians kept excellent records and lists of things. They listed the stuff in their houses, what they did, what they bought, and the taxes they paid. They even kept lists of their kings. They also wrote poems and stories. The first story of a super hero was written by the Sumerians. This story was called The Epic of Gilgamesh. It's probably the first story ever written. This may not have been a totally made up story, because Gilgamesh was the king of Uruk. However even a king couldn't cross the Sea of Death, meet the Sun, or fly on a griffin. But I think it is a good story.

Conclusion:

Writing was a big piece of Sumerian culture. It's amazing that the Sumerians created writing, figured out writing materials, and wrote about many topics. The written record of Sumer was one of the greatest archeologist finds ever. It's cool that they wrote on clay tablets so we could find them.

Sources:

KidSumer.com

WikipediaJr.com

The Journey of Gilgamesh

 

Gilgamesh  found himself on a beach with skulls and bones.  He sought immortality for the people of his kingdom and himself, too.    

Gilgamesh's girlfriend appeared to him as a bird and said, "The Sun God can help you."  Then he saw the Sun God fade into the mountain, so he climbed and climbed. He fought beasts and rescued a lion cub from two scorpions. The scorpions where impressed by how he stood up to them, so they told him where the Sun God was.  He went through the tunnel filled with monsters.  Then he found the Sun God's garden.

"I seek immortality," said Gilgamesh.  

"There's only one  man who has immortality, and that is Utnapishtin," said the Sun God.  Gilgamesh set off into the desert.   He had lost all hope, until he saw  a great palace covered with vines.  Gilgamesh was determined to finish his quest.   He knocked on the door.  The door opened. He saw a beautiful woman who served wine to the gods .

"I have come for Utnapishtin," he said.

"He's not here. You have to cross the Sea of Death if you want to see him," said the lady, and it destroys every oar it touches." So Gilgamesh got a bunch of logs and made a boat and got 120 oars and started across the Death Sea.

He rowed and rowed, but when he broke all of the oars, he was so close that he wasn't giving up yet. He made his shirt into a sail.

When he saw Utnapishtim, he told him how long of a journey it took him to get there.  Utnapishtim told him to stay six days and seven nights while listening to a story that made him immortal.  While Utnapishtim told the story, Gilgamesh fell asleep.  He failed the test.

When he woke up, he begged Utnapishtim for a second chance.

Utnapishtim told Gilgamesh, "See that light. There is a flower there.  That flower will make you young until you die."  So Gilgamesh dove into the Sea of Death and got the flower.

Then he started back to his kingdom.  On the way, he stopped for a quick nap.  Then Ishtar, a serpent ate the flower because she hated Gilgamesh.  He awoke in horror, "Ishtar, you have killed my friends and now you have killed hope."

His friend Enkidu came flying down.  Gilgamesh climbed on her back and so did the lion cub.  He came upon his city.  He knew how beautiful it was and was amazed at his own city!  There was his immortality.

Dragon

     I think I saw a dragon today. It looked like a long serpent, but it had legs and arms with shiny claws. He had sharp teeth and a steamy mouth. It was so steamy that I thought he was going to blow fire at me. He had scales as shiny as gems. Speaking of gems, it was guarding gems and gold. he was very aggressive. He had wings as big as three condors. But on the other hand, he was lonely and puppyish. I wish I could adopt the Dragon, but he had a job to do...guard the gold & gems.                                                  

James Henry Trotter

James Henry Trotter is a young boy who lived on the seaside. James had a lovely childhood until a terrible thing happen. A rhino escaped from the zoo, came and gobbled up James parents, after that James had to live with his two aunts sponge and spiker. They never gave him any toys or anything fun. They teated him like a slave

                                                                                                                                                                                   

My Three Worst Fears

    My three worst fears are going to the army, getting lost by myself, and hurricanes.  The one I am most afraid of is going to the army.  The reason I think this one is the most scary because a lot of people die in the army.  I think getting lost is also scary because I never know what might happen to me.  And last, but not least, is hurricanes.  I think hurricanes are scary because they kill many people and destroy many homes.  Going to the army, getting lost all alone, and hurricanes are all really scary.

My Power

     If I had to pick a power it would be water and ice bending.  The reason I picked this power is because it can put out fires and control ice.  I could make an ice spear.  If I had the power, and someone was shooting at me, I could make an ice wall between he and I.   I would carry water in a little container, so I always had some with me.  I could expand the water when I need more. Then I would bend water by moving my hand.  I would make the water into ice by blowing on it. I wish I had the power to bend water and ice, put out fires, control ice, make ice spears, make ice walls, and expand water.