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Kids Speak Out
Tell Me A Story
Reynard and the eel necklace A French folktale
BY Amy Friedman Illustrated by Jillian Gilliland
If I was a turkey, I ... “If I was a turkey, I would strut my turkey feathers and gobble all over the village warning about the hunters. So when the hunters came, the entire turkey village attacked the hunters and baked the hunters. Then the turkey village had the best Turkey Thanksgiving ever in turkey history. The rest was nothing compared to history.” Selma B., 10 (WINNER) Fourth grade Crestview Elementary “If I was a turkey, I would be scared if hunters try to come after me to kill me. I would gobble and run as fast as my little feet could run. When Thanksgiving is over, I would find all my friends and celebrate and have an awesome party. I would also find my family and start to get more food ready for next Thanksgiving. That’s what I would do if I was a turkey. The end.” Catherine Myers, 10 (WINNER) Fourth grade “If I was a turkey, I would have a big house. I will work at a string bracelet store. I will make it. I will be the boss. It will be big. I would sell friendship bracelets, cloth bands and pot holders. The friendship bracelets cost 25 cents. I will decorate my store with paintings as big as the walls. I will have a library and I will live there. I will have a big movie theatre and the turkeys that come to my store can come watch a movie in my half store/ half house for $10. After I have a lot of money, I will make my half store/half house bigger and bigger and bigger!” Devin Thomas (WINNER) Second grade Bellaire Elementary “If I was a turkey, I would run around really crazy so I would not be a cooked turkey for Thanksgiving and I would try to escape the barn or sneak out.” Joey Yuen, 9 Fourth grade Crestview Elementary “If I was a turkey, I would be careful of where I go. I would make sure that no other animals would get me and eat me, and I would not want to be on your plate.” Chloe Duda, 9 Fourth grade Fishing Creek Elementary
about people.” Natalie Smith, 9 Fourth grade Carroll Elementary “If I was a turkey, I would stay in my nest. When Thanksgiving came, I wouldn’t have to be Thanksgiving dinner.” Rachel Bell, 9 Fourth grade Crestview Elementary “If I was a turkey, I would be so confused because when I wake up, I’m a turkey. I do not want people to kill me and then they will eat me for Thanksgiving.” Dayoveon Washington, 9 Fourth grade Crestview Elementary “If I was a turkey, I would fly around the world and see all the sights in the cities I stopped in. I would try all the good food in all the countries. I would make new friends and meet new people. If I were a turkey, this is what I’d do.” Kathleen O’Neill, 10 Fourth grade Crestview Elementary “If I was a turkey, I would waddle all the way to Hollywood. Mostly, because I want to be a superstar with a big, big house and a big, big car. My car would be the color green because Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles rock! I would be so rich I would buy a giraffe and name him Marlin.” Katie Robey, 10 Fourth grade Crestview Elementary “If I was a turkey I would have bright colored feathers of orange and yellow because I am a male. Male birds have more colorful feathers than the female birds. If I was turkey I would trot around the fields and play ring around the turkey with my friends. We would not want hunters to find us. We would run for our lives. We would hide in the bushes. If I was a turkey and didn’t hide well enough I would become Thanksgiving dinner. I do not want to be found or stuffed for Thanksgiving dinner.” Isaac Laverty Third grade Newville Elementary
“If I was a turkey I would try not to be Thanksgiving dinner. If I was Thanksgiving dinner I would be mad. I would try to hide behind trees so they wouldn’t kill me. I wouldn’t gobble a lot so I could be quiet. If I heard something i would get behind a tree and be very very quiet or run for my live!!! I really don’t want to be a turkey.” Emma Mell Third Grade Newville Elementary “If I was a turkey hunters could maybe eat me on Thanksgiving. i would gobble at people a lot. If someone tried to catch me I would run and find somewhere to hide. But people find me and they are hunting I might end up on their plate. Also I would be annoying because I would stand at their window and gobble. I would go on adventures. I would find a lot of friends. I would be almost like people. I would go to school and draw. I think people would think I would be crazy. I would wake everyone up at 3 in the morning. If it was Thanksgiving I would go on a vacation and never come back and run for my life. It would be scary and fun to be a turkey.” Eron Whisker Third Grade Newville Elementary “If I was a turkey I would gobble up anyone who would try to eat me. My least favorite holiday would be Thanksgiving. If I ever got hurt I would grab a flyswatter and swat the person who hurt me. That’s what I would do if I was a turkey.” Lacie Logan Third grade Newville Elementary
“If I was a turkey, I would be pecking people. If they bothered me, I would peck them. I could be my own body guard. That way if anyone tries to hurt me, they won’t be getting away with it. Looks like I will be living a long time. Nothing will happen to me. Boy, isn’t that a good thing? Uh oh! I am not going to live a long time. I forgot
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The wind began to blow hard from the north. Although he was tucked safely inside, Reynard the Fox shivered. “It will only get colder,” his wife complained, “and we are out of food. You have to find us more to eat!” Reynard’s children began to whimper. “We’re starving, Papa!” Reynard shook his head. This was a terrible inconvenience. Starvation would never do. Their starvation and tears inspired his courage. That is why, cold as it was and with a brisk wind blowing, Reynard made his way out of the warmth of the lair. He set off in search of food. Closer and closer he crept toward the village, moving stealthily -- Reynard always did that. But now he was leaving footprints in the snow, and he carefully looked this way and that, making sure he avoided the hunters. He made his way down to the river, hoping he might find a loose goose or a duck or two. But the hunters had been there before him. He sighed to discover there wasn’t a duck or goose in sight. Then suddenly he caught a whiff of something on that wild wind. His nose began to twitch with pleasure, and he turned and dashed toward that smell. Before long he reached the road, and there he saw it -- the source of that wonderful aroma. Two fishermen were driving a cart full of baskets. Reynard grinned. His whiskers quivered. “Of course, fish are plentiful in wind like this!” he whispered to himself. In that cart he saw baskets brimming with fish of every sort, fish from the lakes and fish from the rivers -- there were carp and pike, salmon and trout, herring and eels! Reynard’s mouth watered at the sight. Oh, how wonderful those fish would taste! How happy his children would be. But he had to figure out a way to trick those fishermen -- so he stopped and thought a moment. Everyone knows tricks are second nature to Reynard, so it took only a moment before he knew just what to do. As fast as he could, he ran along the edge of the road. He took care to hide himself behind snowy hedges until he was far ahead of the cart. Then he ran to the middle of the road and lay down as if he were dead. He thrust his paws into the air. He closed his eyes. He held his breath. And sure enough, when the cart reached him, it pulled to a stop. “Look at that!” one of the fishermen cried. “There’s a dead dog in the road.” “That’s no dog,” said the second fisherman. “That looks to me like a wolf.” “Don’t be silly,” said the first. “That’s not a wolf.” “Well, let’s go look closer,” said the second, and so the two men stepped down from their cart and walked over to Reynard. “That’s a fox!” said the first man. “Take a look at that fine skin! Imagine what the tanner might pay for that!” “And that fur,” said the second, “all that beautiful white fur. ... That’s worth something, isn’t it?” “Indeed it is,” the first fisherman agreed. “Let’s throw it into the cart and take it to the village. We’ll sell it and split the money.” “Agreed,” said the second, and so they lifted up the fox and tossed him into the back of their cart and set off on their way. Now Reynard had what he always loved to have -- the last laugh -- for there he was, fit as a fiddle, if a little bit sore from the toss, surrounded by all those fine fish. He was so hungry, he could not help himself -- he leaned over and began to nibble at the salmon in one of the baskets, and once he began, he could not stop himself. Chomp! Chomp! Chomp! He ate and ate until he was full -- bones and all! Before long, that basket was empty, but he knew he had to bring a store of food home for his family. So he reached into the basket of eels and saw there were a dozen or more strung altogether, gill to gill, forming what looked to be an eel necklace. “It’s beautiful!” he sighed. He pushed his paw through the wire loop, so the eels hung like a necklace around his neck. As he leaped from the cart, he cried, “Goodbye fellows! Have a safe trip home! I’ve taken a few of your eels!” The fishermen turned around, and they saw that wily fox wearing the eel necklace. They stopped their cart and leaped down. “We ought to have known that fox would try to trick us!” the first fisherman cried. “They always do!” “It’s their nature, they say,” gulped the second, but he was out of breath from running so fast. Naturally Reynard was faster, even wearing his heavy necklace. Just before he turned a corner, ready to race out of sight, Reynard couldn’t help himself. He turned and cried, “Don’t be upset with poor Reynard. I’m just taking care of business as only I can!” This infuriated the fishermen, but what could they do? Reynard was dashing through the trees, straight for his lair. Into the lair he leaped, and his wife and children began to cheer when they saw what he’d brought. His wife skinned the eels, and Reynard lit the fire, and soon they were delighting in a wonderful meal. Reynard, as usual, was congratulating himself on his quick wit, his wiles and his ways in this world.
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Curiosity on the Red Planet
*Mars is called the red planet because iron oxide, or rust, turns its soil red. Martian dust turns the sky red too.
Goal! The main goal of the Curiosity mission is to find out if Mars ever could have supported life. Most scientists think it is possible. Previous missions have found signs that Mars once had the right ingredients for life. Within two months of landing, Curiosity found the strongest evidence yet that water, the most important ingredient, once flowed on Mars. This jagged rocky area is packed with rounded stones. Experts believe they were carried there by an ancient Martian river.
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Have you been following the exciting news coming from Mars? In August, a robotic rover named Curiosity landed on the “red planet.�* It was the first of several missions to Mars planned for the next decade, or 10 years. The Mini Page talked with the lead scientist for the Mars Exploration Program, Michael A. Meyer, to learn more about this amazing feat and other recent highlights from space.
This is an artist’s vision of the Curiosity rover examining a Martian rock. Curiosity is a moving chemical lab. It has many different instruments to analyze the materials it finds on Mars.
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Most experts believe life could not exist without water. Scientists are excited because Curiosity’s images show what seems to be an ancient riverbed. Groups of rounded stones are the main signs that the pictures are showing a riverbed. The only places on Earth where there are similar stones are in riverbeds. As stones tumble around in the water, they are smoothed and rounded. Scientists believe the rounded rocks on Mars were deposited by a fastmoving river. Water could have been flowing on Mars for millions of years.
Scientists believe life on other planets would probably be based on carbon, just like it is on Earth. Carbon is a chemical that can link with other chemicals in a huge number of ways. This makes it a great building block. Curiosity is searching for carbon mixtures, or compounds, as well as for other important chemicals. If we find evidence that life once existed on Mars, we will have a second example of life in our universe. This makes it more likely that life is also on other planets or moons.
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Barrett Jones is more than a big guy. He’s one of the big reasons defending national champion Alabama’s Crimson Tide offense rolls on. A senior lineman, Jones does the “grunt� work, throwing blocks that help Tide backs pile up lots of yards and points. ,AST SEASON HE MADE !LL !MERICAN AND WON THE /UTLAND 4ROPHY GIVEN to the nation’s best interior offensive lineman. He’s done great work at guard, tackle, center — and beyond. Jones, who has contributed to two Alabama national championships, was one of 11 NCAA Division Players named to the All-State AFCA Good Works team for outstanding community service. He also is an honor student and already has a degree in accounting. Now he’s pursuing a master’s degree — and a third national title.
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The landing Have you thought about how amazing it is that we were able to send a robot to Mars, land it safely, and communicate with it from here on Earth? The landing itself required many new inventions. Earlier Martian rovers were cushioned by airbags. But the Curiosity rover weighs a ton. It is too big and heavy to land safely with airbags. Engineers designed new landing gear called a sky crane to allow Curiosity to land softly and safely. The crane worked with rockets and a parachute. The parachute opened faster than the speed of sound. Curiosity’s rocketpowered descent equipment is known as a sky crane.
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Laurie Berkner is a rock singer, guitarist and songwriter who has just released a Christmas album for kids, “A Laurie Berkner Christmas.� The album also includes a song for Hanukkah. Laurie has taught preschool music and at summer camps. She was in two adult bands, Lois Lane, an ALL FEMALE BAND AND A BAND SHE STARTED 2ED /NION She formed her own record company. She has performed in music videos on the Nick Jr. network, and in that channel’s series “Jack’s Big Music Show.� She has written two children’s books with CDs. The stories were based on her songs. Laurie grew up in Princeton, N.J. She sang in the school choir, played in the band and performed in school musical productions. She toured Europe with choirs and orchestras both in high school and college. She enjoys biking, knitting and spending time with her husband and daughter. from The Mini Page Š 2012 Universal Uclick
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Tech champ
Red rover
Curiosity is filled with the most advanced equipment ever made to examine another world. It can scoop up soil samples and drill into rocks. It has built-in X-ray equipment to analyze the samples it gathers. It can take pictures of features smaller than a human hair. This allows scientists to look at tiny details and close-ups of Mars.
Curiosity, the rover on the red planet, can travel over obstacles 29 inches high and go as fast as 295 feet per hour. It has a brand-new power source made of plutonium. It was designed to last for a Mars year, or 687 Earth days, but it could run longer. The plutonium will keep it running as long as the machinery holds up. It will test radiation hitting Mars. If humans ever visit there, they will need to protect against radiation.
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“You don’t have to know what you want to do in the future because the future is going to be different than now,� Michael Meyer said. “Find out what you’re interested in.� Michael urged kids to learn everything they can. “You never know what might be really critical in the future for understanding (your work).� His job, lead scientist for the Mars missions, wasn’t even invented when he was growing up in the S +IDS THEN DIDN T EVEN DREAM of that career. His path was not straight to -ARS 2IGHT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL HE got a job as a deckhand on a boat The Space Exploration Technologies, or for salvaging, or bringing up SpaceX, Falcon 9 rocket launches the underwater treasure. When he dove Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station on Oct. 7. underwater, he thought, “This is a whole world I’m unaware of.� Exoplanets He first studied engineering in Astronomers have discovered about college but switched to biology. He 800 exoplanets, or planets orbiting went to graduate school to study stars other than our sun. European oceanography. scientists recently discovered a But his first job after college wasn’t planet orbiting the star nearest to on the water — it was in the desert. the Earth, Alpha Centauri B. But He was studying how life existed on we’re not the little bit of water there. The Mini Page thanks Michael A. Meyer, likely to NASA hired him because they lead scientist for NASA’s Mars Exploration be visiting were looking for experts on life in Program and program scientist for it any time soon. It is about 25 Curiosity, for help with this issue. extreme environments. He ended up trillion miles from Earth. running the Mars missions. People who aren’t scientists have “You don’t know what you’ll end up Add` i]gdj\] ndjg cZlheVeZg [dg hidg^Zh MADE DISCOVERIES TOO )N /CTOBER THE doing,� he said. “If you’re interested VWdji heVXZ ZmeadgVi^dc# Planet Hunters, a group of regular in what you’re doing and doing it citizens working with scientists, well, you’re creating doors for the Next week, The Mini Page is about light found the first exoplanet in a fourfuture, some of which will open.� pollution. star system. The Mini Page Staff Betty Debnam - Founding Editor and Editor at Large Lisa Tarry - Managing Editor Lucy Lien - Associate Editor Wendy Daley - Artist
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