By Division 14
Copyright © 2017 The Writers’ Exchange This book was created by Division 14, Ms. Lee’s grade 3 class, at Strathcona Elementary in the winter of 2017. The Writers’ Exchange gets inner-city kids excited about reading and writing through mentoring and creative writing projects like this chapbook. All Writers’ Exchange programs are free for the children and families we serve, so we could not exist without the support of amazing donors, including Marily Mearns, the Waterbury Foundation, Social Venture Partners Vancouver, Megan Abbott, the City of Vancouver, Bernard MacLeod, Linda Louis, TELUS Vancouver Community Board, Leo and Florence Helzel, BPS Wealth Management, Nancy and Ted Maitland, Lynn and Gene Gerwing, the RBC Foundation and the Wolrige Foundation. Thank you.
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Introduction All the songs in this book are about legends, and many were written to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” Our Division 14 class made up our own legends, and the mentors from the Writers’ Exchange helped us.
Contents The Dragon Fight, by Nicole 1 The Packs, by Andrew 2 How My Mouse Got Red Eyes, by Samarah 3 Monkeys Love Bananas, by Esmé 4 Purple Bear, by Mell 5 Musically, by Chief 5 Gummy Bears, by Zaker 6 Fire and Ice, by Chiya 7 The Three Dogs, by Cady 8 Wolfman and the Wolf, by Faith 9 How Did Trump Turn Orange?, by Ray 10 Wendys, by Viet 11 My Dog Is Cute, by Elina 12 SpongeBob Found a Pineapple, by Naeem 13 Dogs of the City, by Sharen 14 Snow!, by Tamara 15 Cousins, by Dominic 16 When I Lie in Bed at Night, by Oasis 16 Spiderling the Sad Spider, by Kiki 16 Why Cats Love Money Trees, by Erin 17 An Undertale Story, by Samual 19 Dominic and Ari, by Dominic and Ari 19 Slender, by Ariel 19
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The Dragon Fight By Nicole
Once there was a dragon fight. It was equal with a right. They were frightening with a frown. They both had dragon breath. They travelled across the land, Searching for a fight. When the battle ended, they heard a boom, But the eruption was very big. It blew the entire world.
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The Packs By Andrew
Once there were two furry wolves, And they wanted to be in a pack. So they joined a pack, And Jack was in the pack. There were two babies in the pack, And one of the babies was named Mac.
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How My Mouse Got Red Eyes By Samarah
How did my mouse get red eyes? Because juice spilled on him. I was excited when I got him For my birthday. He was soft and sweet, And he listened very well. He is cuddly when he is sleepy. And he is awesome!
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Monkeys Love Bananas By EsmĂŠ
I like monkeys because they climb trees, And I like climbing monkey bars. And if they eat bananas then they will Get banana ears. They like to swing On trees until they are tired. And then they eat lots of bananas.
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Purple Bear By Mell Purple Bear used to be a bear. But some dragon turned her into a human. Then her parents were captured by the dragon, So she set out to the Enchanted Forest. She made some friends during her journey. She met Pink Bear. Pink Bear didn’t recognize Purple Bear, Because she was a human. Then Purple Bear talked to Pink Bear, And Pink Bear recognized Purple Bear. Then she helped Purple Bear find her parents. Now they are really happy, and I believe you are, too.
Musically By Chief Sara Startighle is an inventor and she lives in West Vancouver. She wanted to invent something that Would keep people from being bored. So she made this app that helped people Make friends and fans and followers. It was for lip-syncing to songs and choosing your favourite songs, Then someone came up with the idea of calling it Musically. Now there are over 30.2 million people on Musically, Making friends and fans.
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Gummy Bears By Zaker
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, Gummy bears are after me. One is blue, One is red, One is seeing my shoe. Now I’m running for my life Because the red one has more life. Then they had a group, And then they had some yummy soup. After they drank the soup they turned Yellow, blue and red.
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Fire and Ice By Chiya
Why is the sun hot every day? Here is what some people say. Once it was a ball of ice. Then it ate something hot, like peppers. Then its mouth was smoking, Then the sun became a ball of fire.
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The Three Dogs By Cady
One upon a time, two dogs were walking down the street and fell in oil. The oil came from a car exchange. The dogs turned black. One of the dogs was named Dacy. Dacy’s brother was named Ross. Dacy and Ross found another dog. That dog was also black. The other dog’s name was Bad Dog. Bad Dog was a girl. Bad Dog was bad. They tried to find a bath to wash off the oil. They found a bath at the pet clinic.
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Wolfman and the Wolf By Faith
Once upon a time, there was a wolf named Elena. She was lost, and she met a cat named Petey. She tried to catch the cat, but a wolf named Spike scared the cat and they became friends. Nine years later, they were still best friends, and by then they were 30, so they got married and lived happily ever after.
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How Did Trump Turn Orange? By Ray
Once there was a president, And his name was Donald Trump. He began as white as white And then he started eating stuff, Like Chinese money, eggs, oil, peaches and carrots. That’s how Donald turned bright orange.
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Wendys By Viet
Roses are red, violets are blue. Slender’s too skinny to even scare you. He has a face that’s all white, He can fly one thousand kites. He travels in rain forests. He can run super-duper fast. Slender’s black like a panther. He’s a leopard in a costume. Slender has a necktie That was dark red and a little bit of black.
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My Dog Is Cute By Elina
Why is my dog so cute? He played tag with me! And he’s so so funny! Sometime my dog turns into a peach ice cream! And we eat him . . . We play outside. We play tag! And my dog looks like Justin Bieber! My dog is cute.
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SpongeBob Found a Pineapple By Naeem
SpongeBob found a pineapple in the water. He saw it fall down to the sand. Then he thought it would be a great house, So he built a door, then he put windows in, Then he built a bed. Then he slept in with Gary, then he was in Deep, deep sleep. And then he thought about his next journey.
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Dogs of the City By Sharen
A long time ago, there were two men who wanted two dogs— one for each of them. The dogs smelled each other’s butt for some reason. One of the dogs got jealous of the other dog when the other dog got pet and he didn’t. The men found them in an animal shelter and got them leashes and ran away. They went home and got lots and lots and lots of rest, because Pete and Jasper are lazy.
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Snow! By Tamara
I love snow! We can play in the snow! We can make a snow fort. And we can make a snowman. We can make snow angels. We can also make a snow table. We can also make snow protection when we have snow fights! Snow is white and dogs pee in it. Then it is yellow. We play hide and seek. I am happy when it snows. Because we can do all of these things In the snow.
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Cousins By Dominic Holly, Joey and Dominic, too . . . We’re best cousins. We play Xbox One. We play Guitar Hero and that’s how we became a band. We are gonna play songs across the land. Now we are gonna be a real band. We’re gonna play for our families.
When I Lie in Bed at Night By Oasis I wish upon a star before I go to bed at night. I hope my wish comes true tomorrow. When it is morning I will get out Of my bed then look out my window. Then I say “yay,” because it is snowing. My wish has come true, my wish was it was going to snow. The next night I will wish It will be sunny tomorrow!
Spiderling the Sad Spider By Kiki Once there was a spider. She lived in the dark. She was sad because she had no friends, so then she went to find a friend. But she didn’t find a friend, because she was too scary. So she found a pen and paper and she started to draw a spider. Then the spider that she drew came to life and they became friends.
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Why Cats Love Money Trees By Erin
Once upon a time, Undertaker went to Money Tree Land to see if he would like it there. When he went, he made a friend, And his name was Goldberg the Money Tree. Then Undertaker stayed and made more friends. And then he told his cat friends. And then they all made friends
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With all of the money trees in Money Tree Land. They stayed in Money Tree Land all together, Because they were best friends. Then they told all the cats, In the city, and they told Count Olaf, And every single cat in the world, and they all became best friends. All over the world, all the cats played all day. They stayed together all of the time, Then all people came to Money Tree Land And stayed there and made friends forever. And they became friends for ever. They lived in Money Tree Land, Then they told all of the kittens To come to be friends with the money trees. But they went to go get all of the toys, so they could play with the money trees. Then the cats brought the kids to Money Tree Land. Then they lived there and brought their parents there. And they all made friends with the money trees in the Money Tree Land.
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An Undertale Story By Samual Frisk fell in the Underground. He met Flowey the Flower, but Toriel saved him. Frisk went out of the Ruins. He went to Snowdin Town. Papyrus was making traps for Frisk, But in the end they became friends. Frisk went underneath the waterfall to catch a Furby. In Hotland, Alphys helped Frisk go through the traps. He saw Mettaton, who is a star in Hotland. Then Frisk got out of Hotland.
Dominic and Ari A rap by Dominic and his volunteer mentor, Ari Dominic and Ari writing a song. We haven’t known each other for very long. But I know Dominic likes to play Xbox One. And I know Ari loves to eat, sleep and run. Dominic and Ari writing a rap. Now all of you are going to clap.
Slender By Ariel Slenderman is born in hell. The demons made him. Before, Slenderman was a nice guy, but one day his wife got hurt. Then he became an evil demon.
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