The Person and the Pig by Garrett age 4
So, once upon a time there was a pig and he was walking along and he saw a person. The person got on the pig. The person owned the pig. Then the person got off the pig.
That is the end of the story
Lincoln's "stories" are a little more research oriented. He has facts like this filling his head about several animals and often pops out with a narration. Last night we had a possum in the yard and he informed us that it really wasn't an opossum, it was a Virginia Possum... and explained why... and when I looked it up, sure enough... Anyway, here is one of his "stories"
Pronghorns by Lincoln age 6
Pronghorns are very fast mammals that are related to deer. They can run up to 60 miles an hour. Even though they can not run quite as fast as a cheetah, they can run farther without tiring out. They have little horns that stick up from their heads and give them their names. Pronghorns are very interesting animals.
And Lincoln's fiction very short story
The Dream By Lincoln Erickson
Once there was a man who had a dream. And in that dream there was a cat. The cat had some pet mice. And the cat ate those mice.
Heidi is still in the middle of her story, but here is the beginning of it
The Happy and Cuddly Puppy by Heidi 8
Once there was a puppy that had no owner. She walked through the woods. And she got thinner and thinner. Soon she was so thin that you could almost see her ribs.She was thirsty, hungry and sleepy. Soon she laid down and went to sleep.
When she woke up she was in a strange room.then she saw a little girl.
And here is one of Emily's
The Circus Horse By Emily age 10
Once there was a circus. In this circus, there were dogs, lions, tigers, monkeys, horses, and many other animals. But most famous of all was one circus horse. She was wonderful with children and gave them many rides. But she soon grew tired of giving rides and always being looked at. So she decided to run away. One night she escaped, running from the grounds. For days and days she ran. Until one night, she came to an empty barn. She ran inside and settled down for the night.
The next morning she was very very thirsty. So she looked for something to drink. Soon she came to a stream; she drank and drank until she was satisfied. Again, she started to run, but running made her hungry. So once again, she started to look. However, this time it was for food. She looked until it started to grow dark. Soon she came upon a house. Near the house, there was a barn. So she went inside and, again, settled down for the night.
She awoke from the sounds of voices. It was two little boys whispering and looking at her. But, when she looked at them, they ran away. She was lying on a pile of hay, so she began to eat. Suddenly she was startled again. The two little boys were back, with them was a man. The man was looking at her, he spoke to the little boys and they ran off. The man walked towards her. She shrank back, but the man was talking softly, so she calmed down and let him lead her to a box in the barn. Then he left.
After awhile he came back and 8 or 9 children were crowded around him. Then somebody called to the children, and all the children ran out of the barn. The man started to look up and down around her neck where her circus collar had been, before it had been torn off.
Then, in a few minutes, all the children came running back as fast as they could. They started petting her and feeding her apples. After a while, the oldest boy led her to a pasture with other horses in it. She pulled at the rope that was attached to her halter, so the boy unhooked it and let her run with the other horses. They left her there and that night led her to the barn. Then they let her live there forever after that.
The End
And the beginning of one of Charlotte's (almost 12)
There once was a farm that had quite unusually strange animals. Instead of chickens, they had ostrich. And their cows all gave cream instead of milk. One day a common cow who gave milk arrived at their farm. They knew that they would have to get rid of it at once.
But the little cow did not want to leave so it went into the woods to hide. The farmer thought it was the end of that. However, the little cow had other ideas. Every night the little cow crept into the barn and taught the cows to give milk instead of cream.
Soon the farmer (whose name was Jonathan) noticed a change in the cream. Jonathan knew that if the cows began to act like common cows they would have to sell them. So Jonathan decided to sleep in the barn that night and watch to see what happened. Soon after he went to sleep, he heard a muffled moo. He sat up quickly and looked around there he saw the Common Little Cow.
The little cow was startled and quickly ran back into the woods. Next night Jonathan was ready. When the little cow creeped in Jonathan quickly and quietly stepped forward and slipped a halter over her head. Jonathan led her to a stall and left her there for the rest night.
When morning came, Jonathan went out to the barn to look at her and to decide what to do with her. He was very much frightened when he first heard her speak. However, after the first fright he decided to talk back and see if she could understand him. Soon they had started a very lively conversion. He learned that she had been born on a big ranch but soon after her birth, her owner grew ill and died. The new owner was nice but with him came a new boy and a new barn man. The boy would throw sticks at them and call them names. So she decided to learn to speak so she could teach him a lesson.
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