Glimpses of Magic
Emily Truong Age 9
The Toys That Came Alive Once upon a time, there was a girl named Maya. She dreamed about her toys being alive. One day, all of her toys in her house became alive. She played all day, and she didn’t notice the toys that came alive. Her parents decided to move to a different place, like Japan. She was sad about it . . . that her friends would stay there, and she would move. Her toys had to figure out how to cheer her up. The toys revealed that they’re alive! She was shocked about it. She was scared and then ran out to tell her mom. The toys asked her to be quiet because it was a secret. Then, she understood why, but after they tried to cheer her up, she still kept crying. Her parents tried to cheer her up too. On the day that she was moving out, she said goodbye to her friends and family. She moved out to a different place. Her toys tried to cheer her up again, but she got even sadder. Her parents and Maya looked around the apartment, and she looked kind of mad about it. Her parents told her, “You should go to your room.” She picked a room that is very tiny and placed her toys beside her bed. At night time, she ate dinner, took a bath, brushed her teeth, and then went to sleep. The toys began to hug her, and she was crying tears about moving out. The next day, her parents signed her up for a different school. She saw so many people. Some of the people made fun of her and her dress. She was sad about everything, moving out, and people making fun of her. After class, she went home crying to her parents. She talked to her toys about everything that she had to go through. Then, after that, she slept. Maya’s toy cheered her up. Maya felt good. After that, she had an idea. She could make a wish on her birthday for five months. The next day, she woke up and was shocked that her parents had to move out again. Maya said, “Why?!” Her mom said, “We had to because your dad got a new job in California.” “So what?” Maya said as she was mad. “Well . . . I’ll let you go to your aunt’s home for maybe . . . ten or nine weeks in New York. OK?” After the flight, she saw her aunt. Maya was very happy to see her aunt Kate. “Hi, Maya,” said Aunt Kate when she saw her.
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