LUXURY GUINEA PIGS

QUAGGA PHOTO

Paige Roinas Grade 4, Boise

Man dressed fancy. Quagga walking, Happy like my cat King. Bigger than a zebra. Stripes like a Tasmanian tiger. Coat as sot as a horse’s. Red as the spot of Jupiter. Sounds like a frightened bird. Makes me sad because it Didn’t have a chance at life.

THE AMAZING CONDOR

Nikolai Schwartsman Grade 4, Boise

Its wings are loud as thunder. It is as still as a statute. Its face is red as a tomato. Its feathers are black as the night sky. It is as smelly as rotten ish. Its feet are white as snow. The condor is an awesome bird Because it is a big bird.

THE HAWK KING

Aubrey Yang Grade 3, Boise

If I were a hawk, I would dive into rabbitbrush, and a bunny would run out. If I were a hawk, I would eat the bunny. If I were a hawk, I would rule the desert loyally and stomp on scorpions. If I were a hawk, I would ride on llamas proudly like a king, then eat the llamas. I wish I were a hawk.

Agam Pushkin Huang Grade 3, Boise

California condors have a head as red as an apple, wings as big as an airplane, white stripes on black wings like a zebra, red eyes like a devil, a hairy collar like a lion, and talons as sharp as knives. They are as smart as a genius, as curious as a cat. Condors are an awesome species of bird.

A HAWK LIFE

Madison Hassoldt Grade 3, Meridian

If I were a hawk, I’d loudly screech like a hoarse whinnying to make the brown hare living in the dark green rabbitbrush timid.

If I were a hawk, I’d chase it as it quickly ran away, wind sotly pounding my wings.

If I were a hawk, when the brown hare was tired and panting, I’d swoop down, grab it in my giant yellow talons, and eat it, tasting a juicy and tender lavor.

If I were a hawk, I’d ly to a large light green sagebrush and rest peacefully.

If I were a hawk, I’d dream of a world of giant fat mice that grow on trees for me to eat with my hawk family.

If I were a hawk, I’d wake up happy to start the day cycle again.

Albert Hsu Grade 4, Boise

Zap! Little Duck blasted an apple with his wand. It turned into a banana. Wizard Duck sighed, “Little Duck, I told you to turn that apple into some grapes!” But then a voice shouted, “The pigeons are coming!” When they went outside, there were pigeons, squirrels, and geese! Ater a while they saw King Pigeon, the leader of the pigeons. He was running away with the Duck Gem! The duck guards tried to stop him but he was too fast. All the enemies ran away. “King Pigeon has teamed up with the geese and the squirrels,” said Wizard Duck. The next day, Little Duck, Ducky (Little Duck’s best friend), and Wizard Duck joined three duck guards called Big Duck, Tall Duck, and Small Duck to set out on a quest to retrieve the Duck Gem. The next day while they were walking through a forest of blue pine trees, Little Duck heard a rustling sound. “What’s that?” asked Little Duck.

THE OWL AND THE KESTREL

Yam Pushkin Huang Grade 5, Boise

In a country of diferent biomes, hot and cold, there lived a kestrel and an owl. Owl stayed up for the day. “I bet I can catch a mouse,” Kestrel bragged to Owl. So, he swooped down and returned with a mouse. “You try!” he yelled to Owl. Owl dove straight at a mouse, but the sun caught in Owl’s eyes. He lipped over and landed in the tall grass. “Owl!” Kestrel yelled. Kestrel dove down and landed right next to Owl. “Told you that you couldn’t catch mice,” he said. “I can!” protested Owl. “Just in the night.” The next day, they met in the night. “Catch a mouse!” Owl told Kestrel. They dived at the same time. Owl came up with a juicy, tender mouse, but Kestrel could not see and returned empty-handed. “Don’t blame me,” Owl said. “I can’t catch a mouse in the day, and you can’t in the night.”

Yewon Kang Grade 4, Boise

One day, the great horned owl woke up and saw all the trees were cut in half and that he was the size of a sparrow. All the other birds were the size of a man! “What happened?” asked the great horned owl. The other birds said, “What do you mean what happened? It’s just a normal day!” The great horned owl didn’t know what to do, so he just went back to sleep. In the morning, everything was normal. The owl said, “That was a nightmare!” But there were some humans under the tree holding guns, sticks, and ire, and they shouted, “We must kill the great horned owls. We must kill them.” “Ahh!” screamed the great horned owl. “Am I still in a nightmare? Maybe if I go to sleep again it might be ine.” So, he went to sleep. When he woke up, the nightmare was done. And if you are wondering what happened to the people who were holding guns, sticks, and ire — they disappeared.

GREAT HORNED OWL’S DREAM

Chaewon Kang Grade 3, Boise

One day, a great horned owl was dreaming of catching a song sparrow. In his dream, he was hunting in the night. He was watching the song sparrow, and the song sparrow was feeding its babies. While the song sparrow was feeding its babies, the great horned owl went sweep, catching the song sparrow. The great horned owl went to his home and ate the sparrow. All of a sudden, an alligator appeared, and ate the great horned owl, and the great horned owl disappeared. Then the owl woke up and said, “Oh, I’ll never ever eat a sparrow!”

Abby Jacquot Grade 5, Eagle

I lay asleep in my nest waiting for the morning to arrive. It seemed like no time, but I woke up the next morning, and got up. “Hey Lexi!” Mom said. “Good morning!” I said. I went to the table only to hear my brother’s screams. “NO! I NO EAT!” He yelled. “Oh, yes you will!” My aunt said in an annoyed tone. She was trying to make him eat his food. He was just throwing it back at her. I went outside for some peace and quiet. Unfortunately, my brother’s friends were waiting for him in our backyard. I just wanted some peace! Is it that hard to ask??? The rest of the day lew by, including more little kid talk I didn’t understand. I went to my friend’s house to play, and gave my pet stink bug a bath. At dinner time, my dad barbecued some rats. Yum! Ater dinner, I went to sleep, waiting for the next morning to arrive.

MICE

Theo Hess Grade 5, Boise

My mice live in a cage that is very big and fun. They like to eat and sleep. They also like a very clean cage. They also like editing their cage however they want to so it is fun to watch their cage change. Mice can learn their names, so if you call them they will come out to you. There are many things to buy for mice that they enjoy. If you make them a maze, they love puzzles with snacks inside them for a reward. They are very trainable, so you can also teach them to do things like turn of the light switch. They love to get a new cage every six months. Also, make sure the bars on the cage are small enough they cannot escape. Don’t learn the hard way. It is not fun to chase them around your house for a long time. Another thing: do not pick them up by the tail. Just let them crawl in your hand if they want to. Don’t force a mouse to be picked up, you might get bit.

Aiden Slavick Grade 4, Boise

One day on the Planet Pig, guinea pigs were lowing through the streets on their hogs to get to the beach. In a factory ive minutes away from town, they were testing a new recipe for a cookie. They used Life 2.0. The cookies came to life and spread to the town. They immediately turned of the Life 2.0. The guinea pigs had to eat the cookies to free the Planet Pig. Once they realized they tasted really good, the cookies were running for their lives.

WHERE IS PIG ISLAND?

Fynn Van Dommelen Grade 5, Boise

A world of hatred, a world of life, a world of adventure. There once was an island called Pig. There were pigs everywhere. Pig Island is for luxury guinea pigs. They need a lot of money to go to Pig Island. Pig Island is Hawaii on Planet Pig. Planet Pig is in trouble! There are gasses that turn cookies to life, so everyone is lying Pig Island. But only so many are allowed on Pig Island because it is very expensive. It doesn’t have very much room. Joe Pig got kicked of Pig Island for storage reasons. It is also so expensive you can buy a sandwich for $200!

THERE GO THE LIZARDS

Katy Brewton Grade 5, Boise

There goes the lizards from the pink candy land where the grass is light blue and the trees are purple. There go the lizards, their tails colored with blood climbing up and down pink hills. There go the lizards, their teeth are white and shiny. There go the lizards running away from the darkness.

Neil Prashant Grade 3, Boise

Chapter 2: Training The next day, it was time to train the dogs. Charlie opened the cages and let the dogs run for a few minutes. He got a ball and played a small game of fetch. Suddenly, Charlie heard a beeping sound. It was his mom calling him. Charlie picked up the phone. His mom said, “Remember, you’re supposed to train the dogs, not play.” Charlie’s eyes opened wide. He rushed to the closet and grabbed the bag of treats. He put treats in his hand. He raised his hand high. The dogs started jumping at irst, but then they sat down quietly. “Good boy,” Charlie said, and gave them the treats. He trained the dogs to do many other things too. In the evening, Charlie took the dogs for a walk. He noticed they walked too far and got lost.

Chapter 3: The Plan It was getting very dark. Charlie and the three puppies all got very agitated. Charlie shoved his hand in his pocket. He pulled out a dusty notebook. He blew all the dust of. He read the title: Guide to Puppy Training. He sat down against a tree and lipped to a random page. It mentored him about getting lost with your dog. It said the solution was to make them snif and ind your house. Charlie looked at the sky. He saw the lightning crackle. Then he looked back down at the puppies. He gave a wax jar for a reference smell. He knew his mom had another one. The pups irst snifed the candle wax, then started sniing the loor. The pups led Charlie to a pile of sticks. He looked at the lightning boom. “Oh no,” he said a second later. He heard a yanking sound. He looked at the pile of sticks. He saw the pups pulling out a Post-It note. The dogs dropped it at Charlie’s feet. He picked it up, held it to his face, and started reading. It said: Charlie, where are you? We are going to the city. Sincerely, Mom and Dad. The Post-It note had fallen under the house when the note was on the wall. Then, lightning struck the house, and the note got buried under sticks.

Saba Musila Grade 5, Boise

There once was an old man that lived up in a tree. He was pretty old, about 73. He has lived in that tree for 50 years; since his father died which brought him great tears. His house in that tree was made from litter and trash. He lives near a pond and there he would slash. He will live in that tree until the day that he dies. One day he will fall asleep and he will stay there forever to lie.