Jessica's "Pokeepsie's Midnight Disapointment"

In this story, is "Pokeepsie's House",

is "Super Dooper New Year's Eve Clock",

is "Pokeepsie",

is "bed", and

is "confetti".

was a little white mouse who lived in the sanctuary of a church in a little mouse hole. He liked to be called Poke for short because

was such a strange name.

It was new year's eve and

was adding the final touches to his

would ring and make a wonderful noise and shoot up on the stroke of midnight!

While

was waiting for that glorius moment when midnight came, he would visit some friends in the church kitchen and celebrate new year's eve. During the party, poke and his friends watched Cheddar Mouse's Rockin' Eve. Cheedar was a famous mouse comedian, actor, and singer. During the show Cheddar was hosting the mice would see magicians jump on mouse traps without getting trapped, but the reason they were watching Cheddar Mouse's Rockin' eve was because Elaina Squeakaset was singing her #1 hit song, 3 Cheeses on a Bagel, but some people just called it, bagel bites. The mice also ate squirty cheddar cheese, crackers, melons, bread, turkey, cranberries, cheese and crackers, and so much more.

Poke was getting a little full from all the full, and since it was only 10:00 he decided he would take a small nap before midnight.

went to his house and slipped into his

2 hours later,

awake to the sound of pots and pans and party horns, the tune of Auld Lange Sine, and sadly, his

. He missed the moment that 1999 came.

Oh well. There were many more ! years to come.

The End

Story by: Jessica, age 11, USA

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