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TITLE (EDIT)
Give Up The Grub |
DESCRIPTION
A story about a turkey who doesn't want to be eaten on Christmas.
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AUTHOR
Cairo Malet |
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
Cairo is an 11 year old girl who likes reading, writing, swimming, netball and the Harry Potter series. She lives in Perth, Western Australia with her mum, dad,brother and her 2 cats, Max and Arthur.
[April 2000] |
AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (1)
Max's Adventure (Children) A story about a cat that is sold. He doesn't like his new home so he tries to find his way home. [639 words]
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Give Up The Grub
Cairo Malet
Give up the Grub
Hi, my name is Tina the Turkey and I'm going to tell you about something that happened last year. It was about October the 31st when I met Nutkin. She was collecting acorns for winter when she came into my pen. She sat on the fence and politely said to me, "Excuse me, I'm sorry to bother you, miss but do you have any acorns?." I said no but we started to talk and before long we were great friends. Then she said the words that changed my life, "You know, it's almost Christmas." I started to think of all the food the people eat. Salads, roast vegetables, quiche, fish, potatoes and roast turkey. The words echoed in my head. TURKEY, TURKEY, TURKEY. I was horrified. I said to Nutkin, "You gotta help me or I'll become a dead bird sitting on the table."
Nutkin said she'd help me so we made a plan. Until Christmas I would slowly break down my food intake until I was eating less than half the food I'm eating. I also have to run around my pen 10 times everyday. Then the day before Christmas I'll be so thin I can run like the wind. Nutkin said she'd get her friend Wally the Woodpecker to try and make a hole big enough for me to get through. She also said she'd get her other friends Max and Maizy mice to undo the screw so the fence would just fall over. I was so excited and grateful to Nutkin I decided to run my laps of the pen now while I have so much energy. By November the 31st, one month exactly I was almost half the size I used to be. I weighed about 50kgs. I was ecstatic. Later that day I decided to reward my self with an extra mouthful of dessert. I kept to my diet and exercise program until December 24th. That morning I said to myself, "Today is THE day. I have been waiting for this day for months and now it has finally arrived." Late that afternoon Wally, Maizy and Max arrived at my pen. First I thanked them for what they were doing for me and then I let them get to work. First Wally started making a hole in the fencing but he couldn't get it big enough so Max and Maizy attacked the screws, bolts, nails and nuts but they were two tight to undo. "Oh No," I thought in my head, " I'll never get out and I be eaten tomorrow." My master's daughter came walking over to the pen with my dinner. She saw I was crying and said, "What's wrong Tina? Why are you crying?" I told her everything about how I met Nutkin and my diet and how the whole plan was ruined right at the end. At the end of all my blubbering she said, "Don't worry Tina, I'll save you." So she grabbed a stool, stood on it and lifted me out of the pen. I smiled gratefully at her and said, "Thankyou Tasha, I promise I'll never forget that you saved my life." I promised her I'd come and visit often and that I would always be near by. Well that’s the end of my story about how a turkey like me was saved by a kind heart. Oh I almost forgot something. After Tasha told her father what happened her whole family became vegetarians. As my closing statement I would like to say, " I said I'd never forget how Tasha saved my life, and I never have."
The End
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"I hope you like my story!" -- Cairo, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
"was a cute story that made me laugh. Cairo, when your characters speak it’s called dialogue. When you write dialogue each character must be given her own line. For example; “How are you,” asked John. “I’m fine,” said Janet “Walk with me,” said John. “Well, I don’t know. Okay,” said Janet shyly as she got off her bike. Also Cairo thoughts are not put in quotes. For example, Oh no, I thought. I'll never get out, and I be eaten tomorrow. You’ll notice I removed the words ’in my head’ They are not needed because ‘thought’ says that the words are in your head without having to say it. Some writers also put the characters' thoughts in italics. " -- Allister, AZ, USA.
"Well I tried to post it so you can see what I maen but it wrapped around anyway. I'll try again ang put a space betweew each chracter. Cairo, when your characters speak it’s called dialogue. When you write dialogue each character must be given her own line. For example; “How are you,” asked John. “I’m fine,” said Janet. “Walk with me,” said John. “Well, I don’t know. Okay,” said Janet shyly as she got off her bike. Also Cairo thoughts are not put in quotes. For example, Oh no, I thought. I'll never get out, and I be eaten tomorrow. You’ll notice I removed the words ’in my head’ They are not needed because ‘thought’ says that the words are in your head without having to say it. Some writers also put the characters thoughts in italics. " -- Allister, AZ, USA.
"Didn't work. Just look at how it's done in novels. Good luck." -- Allister, USA.
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STORYMANIA PUBLICATION DATE
April 2000 |
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