Sarah's "3...2...1.... school's BACK!"

In this story,

is "calendar",

is "acorns",

is "strange creature",

is "back pack", and

is "white picket fence".

I woke up one morning and checked my

. Only four more days until the first day of school. I was so excited! I loved school. I already bought all my back-to-school stuff like pencils, erasers, and my brand new red

The reason why I was so excited was because I was going to a brand new school and I get to walk through the woods to get there. I thought this was cool because I love nature!

So the next I checked my

again and only three days were left. The next day two days. Then one. And finally the day came when I got to go to my new school.

I grabbed my

, kissed my mom and dad goodbye, and ran out the door of my house. I ran past trees, hills, and a

. Then I reached the woods. I founds tons of

on the ground. I also say a very

. It was blue and pink and it had a long black tail. It looked something like a giant blue rat! I thought this creature was really interesting. I never saw anything like it before! ! So, I decided to put it in my

and take it to school to show everyone.

I got to school, and everyone was starring at me in a funny way just because my

looked alive! When I got to class I showed my "creature" to everyone and they thought it was really neat.

I made so many friends that day. It was great!

The End

Story by: Sarah, age 12, Canada

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