Stories

The Princess and the Jouster

Once upon a time there was a great King, named John Ryan. King John Ryan was celebrating the birth of his first son, Ryan. He loved spending time with his first born, and especially loved to show off his birthmark. The King thought the birthmark on his leg, looked like one of the family’s crown jewels.
King John Ryan was happy and sad at the same time. He was worried about his son’s safety, as he had many enemies. He turned to his most trusted magician, Tuck. The King asked Tuck to always protect Ryan, and Tuck agreed. Little did they know how soon Tuck would have to follow the King’s wishes. The King was well known for his jousting skills and enjoyed playing in tournaments. During one, something went terribly wrong, and the King was killed. Tuck followed the King’s instructions to protect baby Ryan.
Years passed and Ryan was known as Sir Ryan. He had grown up in Arthur, and was raised by Tuck’s sister and husband. Ryan was quite skilled in jousting. He enjoyed playing in tournaments. One day Sir William, Sir James and Ryan were traveling to a tournament in Balmorgineas. They were on a cobble-stone path when they noticed a maiden.
Princess Alexandria was enjoying the beautiful fall day. It was warm and sunny. As she walked down the cobble path, she took pleasure in the colors of the leaves. She especially loved the orange-yellow color surrounding her. She acted as if she was alone, but she was not. Half of her father’s court was behind her, watching her. Princess Alexandria did not always like being a princess. She sometimes wanted to be an ordinary maiden, without a court behind her.
Ryan stopped to talk to the maiden. He learned she was Princess Alexandria. She learned he was Sir Ryan De Arthur, and he was on his way to the jousting tournament. Princess Alexandria knew she could not continue to talk to Ryan. She politely excused herself. Ryan watched the court follow the maiden, and realized she was royalty.
Princess Alexandria and her court traveled to Balmorgineas to watch Ryan joust. Ryan noticed the beautiful maiden in the royal box. He heard the trumpets blast, which meant the tournament was beginning. After watching his friends joust, it was his turn. Ryan won his tournament. When he turned to the royal box, he saw that Princess Alexandria was gone.
A week later Ryan was in another tournament. Again, Princess Alexandria was in the royal box. Ryan approached the box to talk with the Princess. Hearing the trumpets sound, Ryan rushed off to joust. Once again, Ryan won his tournament. Ryan knew he could not win the princess, because she was royalty and he was not. They continued to dream about each other.
Ryan won most of his jousting tournaments. Each time he played, Princess Alexandria was in the royal box. After winning another tournament, Ryan declared Princess Alexandria the Queen of Beauty and Love. Alexandria was pleased that Ryan gave her the title. His friends teased Ryan about the maiden. However, Ryan knew that because he was not royalty, he could never be part of her life.
Ryan’s family held a feast after he had won the final tournament. Ryan’s Uncle Tuck was at the feast. Uncle Tuck was Ryan’s favorite uncle. Ryan spoke of Princess Alexandria. Uncle Tuck pulled Ryan into the garden.
The royal Archbishop was there too. Tuck told Ryan it was time he knew the truth. He told Ryan that he was the son of King John Ryan. Ryan was in disbelief. Was he of royal blood?
Tuck and the Archbishop talked about the great and noble King John Ryan. Tuck told of his promise to his father. He explained the King wanted to protect Ryan. The Archbishop agreed with everything that Tuck said. Yet Ryan still wondered if this could be true.
Tuck and the Archbishop took Ryan to the castle of King John Ryan’s family. The steward remembered Tuck as the King’s trusted magician. Tuck asked the man about the King’s son’s birthmark. The man told of the birthmark on his leg that looked like a crown jewel. Ryan knew he had such a birthmark on his leg, and realized that he was a member of the King’s family. He was royalty!
Ryan hurried to the castle of Princess Alexandria’s family. He asked her father for her hand in marriage. Her father laughed at first. Then Ryan told her father that he was King John Ryan’s son. Tuck and the Archbishop told the father it was true. Meanwhile Princess Alexandria had come downstairs. She looked at Ryan. Ryan was also looking at Alexandria. Her father could see the love in their eyes. Finally he agreed that she could marry King Ryan! Their wedding was the biggest, and the most beautiful wedding that England had ever seen.
Then they lived happily ever after with their 3 sons and 3 daughters.

A Pirate Finds A Friends

Once upon a time King Charles, his wife Sarah, and their six children departed on a voyage. Their oldest daughter, Alexandria, was just about to turn 18 years old. After her birthday, Alexandria would marry Todd. This would be their last family adventure before her marriage.
The family was off the coast of Spain, when a loud, “Boom!” was heard. A cannonball blew past their ship. “Boom! Boom!” They could hear the sound of more cannonballs heading for their ship. King Charles and his family were being attacked by a pirate ship!
A pirate came aboard the King’s ship. His name was Captain Black Beard.
“Ahoy,” said Captain Black Beard.
Captain Black Beard approached the King.
“Give me all your booty.”
Booty? What was booty? The King looked puzzled.
“He wants our valuables Dad,” said Alexandria.
The King looked Black Beard straight in his eye.
“I don’t have any booty,” the King said to Black Beard.
“Arrgh! You must have something,” insisted Black Beard. “What about her?” Black Beard was pointing to Alexandria. “I’ll take the lass.”
Alexandria could not believe what was happening! Their family was just on a voyage, and now a pirate was going to take her away. Before Alexandria could do anything, she heard the King say, “Listen you buccaneer! You cannot take my daughter, Alexandria. I will fight you, and your crew. I will do whatever I have to, but I will protect my daughter.”
“Shiver me timbers!” thought Black Beard. The King was tougher then he thought. “Do you have anything you can give me?”
“No,” said the King.
“Blimey!” said Black Beard.
The King took a minute to look around. Something was missing. “Where is your crew?”
Black Beard looked down at the floor of the ship. He looked embarrassed. “Well, arr, me hearties aren’t with me anymore. It’s just me and me ship,” said Black Beard sadly.
Alexandria asked, “Where are they? What happened to your crew?”
Soon Black Beard and the King were sitting down together. Black Beard told how he and his crew parted. It seemed Black Beard was no longer having fun being a pirate.
“For years me and me hearties sailed the seas. We pillaged far and wide for gold, jewels, and lots of treasures. Me and me hearties were rich! Those scallywags jumped ship until there was no one left, but me. “
“It was fun being with me buckos,” said Black Beard. “I wish I had a bucko again.”
“Dad, you can be Black Beard’s bucko,” said Alexandria.
“Bucko? What’s a bucko?” thought the King.
“I think he wants to be your friend Dad,” said Alexandria.
“Oh! Yes, we can be friends, or buckos Black Beard,” said the King.
Soon the two ships sailed off, and went back to the King’s island. Alexandria got married. Black Beard gave his ship to Alexandria, and her husband as a wedding present. And everyone lived happily ever after.

Myth

A long time ago there was a farmer named Quassmar.
Quassmar's family had farmed for many years, but it was a hard life. After Quassmar’s father's death, he took over the farm. It was a big farm, but he wanted more land.
Quassmar began to buy up land, and pressured other farmers to give up farming. He became the most powerful farmer in the region. But the water demand for his crops could not be supported by the wells, and the small creek that ran near by. Quassmar came up with the idea of changing the course of the main river, so that it ran next to his farm, and he could then keep all his crops watered. He put his plan into action, and began to take more and more water from the river. The townsfolk downstream noticed the river was shrinking. They worried that there was not enough water for them, their crops, or their animals.
When Quassmar came into town with a full cart of crops, the townsfolk asked him how he could do this when the river was so low. He said, “With the river water of course.” The townsfolk sent their best scholar to the sea to find Poseidon’s temple near Aegae. The scholar told Poseidon about the river being so low. He added that the townsfolk believed Quassmar had something to do with the river. The scholar begged Poseidon to help his townsfolk, so they can survive the drought. Poseidon heard his words, and was astonished that these good people did not enough water from the mighty river that he provided for them. Poseidon answered him with a promise to make sure that they would have the water they needed.
The next day, Poseidon went to the town. He explored the river. He found a spot where a dam had been built. Poseidon followed the diverted river. It led him right to Quassmar's farm.
Poseidon went back to Mount Olympus. He wanted to talk to the river Gods about what he saw, and what he should do. The river Gods, Inachus, Cephissus, and Asterion, were disappointed, and offended. They had always made sure that everyone had the water they needed. The Gods came up with a plan.
Quassmar was surprised when a God, Poseidon, came to his farm. Poseidon asked Quassmar about the dam in the river. Quassmar denied knowing about the dam. Poseidon told Quassmar he could not leave the dam the way it was, because the other townsfolk did not have enough water. Quassmar shouted, "Leave my dam alone." At that moment, Poseidon knew Quassmar had built the dam.
Poseidon knew what he had to do. He and the river Gods had talked about a plan to punish Quassmar for his selfish behavior. Poseidon was also the God of earthquakes. He raised his three speared trident, then struck it into the ground. This caused a tremendous earthquake that changed the river back to its original course. It also destroyed Quassmar’s farm, yet spared the townsfolk, and their farms.
Earthquakes happen when you anger Poseidon.

Red Wolves

It was second hour when I met her. She was shy at first, especially when Mrs. Green said that we were going to be paired up for our new science project.
“Mr. Kirby who would you like to be paired up with?” asked Mrs. Green.
“I’ll go with the new girl,” I said.
Wait a minute I almost forgot to introduce myself. I am Dustin Tyler Kirby, a science loving kind of guy from North Carolina. This is a story about how I met Vanessa Megan Barefoot, and how she changed my life forever.
“Is that alright with you, Miss. ……. Barefoot?” asked Mrs. Green.
“Ah sure,” said Vanessa, who was very red in the face.
By the end of the hour Vanessa and I had become friends. I was not going to talk to her in school, except during science. It would not be cool hanging out with the new kid, and I was trying be cool. Our homework was to come up with a product that was friendly to the environment. Vanessa and I came up with a bag that be can melt down, cleaned, and made into another one (like groceries bags, sandwich bags, or any type of plastic bag). That way there would be no more bags that could suffocate animals.
After school I was walking to the beach with my long time friend Nick, who everyone thinks is cool. He thinks I should try being cool.
“Hey did you see that new girl today?” asked Nick.
“Vanessa? Yes I met her.” I replied.
“She is really weird, who would have a last name like Barefoot?” asked Nick.
“Hey don’t say anything bad about her. You haven't even met her!” I said.
“Ok, Ok. Looks like someone likes her,” teased Nick.
“I don’t like her. Well she is really nice, but still you should not judge someone before you really get to know them,” I said.
By this time we were at the beach when we both noticed a huge sign that read, “Coming January 22, 2011, Seven Flags.”
“Coo!” screamed Nick.
“Oh, no,” someone said behinds us. It was Vanessa‼
“No! This is where the endangered red wolves live,” she said.
“Who cares about silly red wolves?” asked Nick .
“I do. There are only fifty to eighty red wolves left in the wild,” she exclaimed.
“Who cares about what you care about?” asked Nick.
“He does. Don’t you Dustin?” she asks me.
“Ah, no. No I don’t,” I said
“But...but I thought you cared about the environment, like me,” Vanessa said. She was starting to cry.
“Only science,” I replied. Vanessa turned and ran off.
“Come on, let’s go home,” said Nick. He had put a hand on my shoulder when I started to run after her.
When I got home I found out that Vanessa was our new neighbor. My mom had invited Vanessa’s family over for dinner. The whole time she was glaring at me, plus my mom made me sit next to her. After dinner, my mother wanted me to show Vanessa my room.
“Ok, here it is,” I said.
“Wow!” said Vanessa.
My room was all science stuff. What I really like about science is the Earth, and its animals. The only thing is, the Earth and animals are not cool! Whenever the cool kids come over, I cover all that stuff up beforehand. Unfortunately I didn’t have time to cover everything up. Everything Vanessa was looking at, was the stuff I didn’t want her to see.
“So you do like the environment?” she asked.
“Yes, but I try to hide that,” I replied.
“Why? That is a part of you, and your personality,” Vanessa said.
“I want to be cool, and the environment is not cool to talk about,” I replied.
“You can be cool while doing the things you love to do,” Vanessa explained.
Vanessa and I kept talking until she had to go. By that time we decided we were going to start an Environment Club. We were going to meet at the tree house in the park. It could be rented from 5pm to 7pm. The only problem was that the cool kids hung around the park at that time. After two or three meetings they sent a kid over to see what we were doing. That's how Lindsay joined the club.
“Hey guys. I 'm wondering if I could join your club?” she asked.
“Ah….sure. I'm sorry, but can I ask why?” I asked
“Because I want to show people who I really am,” Lindsay said.
“Ok,” Vanessa said.
We did not know until then that Connor from science class and Max from my gym class overheard us talking. They both love red wolves, and came over to ask if we were planning to help save the red wolves. We told them yes, and they joined right into the club. About three weeks later a rumor was going around the school about the club and we were doing. This girl named Jessie asked Max about our club. After Max explained she wanted to help.
During one of our meetings, we realized we needed to educate people in order to help save animals. Vanessa came up with a great idea that we should have a blog. The blog would help us get people involved in our events. We could also explain how and why we save animals. The blog really made us popular! Our club was growing as more and more people were interested in helping. It seemed that we needed a governing body to keep our club organized. Jessie suggested we have an election with all the club members voting. In the end Vanessa was the President, I was Vice President, Cody was Treasurer, Jessie the Event Organizer, Lindsay was Secretary, Max was Marketing, and Connor was the Historian.
“I finished the blog last night. Here is the e-mail address. I am going to invite everyone in the school to look at the blog,” Max told us.
“Can I have the password so I can put the events that are coming up on the blog?” Jessie asked.
“Sure, here it is. I almost forgot to give it to you guys. Thanks for reminding me Jessie,” Max said.
“No problem Max,” Jessie replied.
It was the middle of October when Lindsay came running over to me.
“They just changed the date for when they are breaking ground to start building Seven Flags. They are starting next week Monday! What are we going to do, Dustin?” Lindsay asked.
“Call an emergency meeting. Email everyone that we need as many helpers to stop the machines,” I told her.
“Ok,” Lindsay replied. Later that day.
“Alright this meeting is now in session. We called this meeting, because the construction of Seven Flags is now scheduled to begin next week Monday. We need to how many of you can volunteer to help save the red wolves that live in the area where they are going to build Seven Flags?” I asked. Everyone’s hand went up!!!!
“Ok we are going to split you into groups. Each group has a different responsibilities, and the work must be done by noon on Monday. Ok? Good. Let’s get to work,” I said.
Monday afternoon arrived, and everything was ready at the construction site. I looked around for other members of the club, but no one was there. The worst part was that they were going to break ground in 10 minutes. What are we going to do?
“Where is everyone?” Lindsay asked me.
“I don’t know,” Vanessa replied.
Thankfully they were getting even more people to help, like their families and friends. I think we had almost 500 people show up to stop the workers from digging!!! The man who owned the land came over with his son. Guess what? It was Mr. Vermon and Nick!!! Nick was glaring at me, but his expression was of surprise.
"What is the meaning of this?" Mr. Vermon asked.
"You're trying to tear down the habit of the endangered red wolves," I told him.
"What red wolves? I had this place checked for endangered animals before I brought this land," Mr. Vermon told us.
"Did you go with the people to check if there was red wolves?" Max asked
"No," Mr. Vermon replied.
"Then how do you know there are no wolves?" Lindsay asked him.
"Because I have been around this area multiple times, and I haven't see any wolves," Mr. Vermon answered.
"Then what is this red wolf pup doing here?" Vanessa asked.
Everyone looked to where Vanessa was standing. She was holding a very sick looking red wolf pup wrapped up in her sweatshirt. I had not know that Vanessa went wondering around on her own. I was extremely surprise to see her with the wolf.
"This proves that there are red wolves living here, and we need to protect them for people who don't care about the environment," Vanessa said.
"Little girl put that wolf down. You don't know if it has diseases," someone shouted.
"Then someone drive me and the pup to the animal shelter ASAP," Vanessa screamed.
"I'll do it. Let's go Vanessa," offered my father Jeff. He and Vanessa quickly ran to our car.
"Hurry!" Jessie yelled after them.
"Okay can we please get back to business?" Mr. Vermon asked.
"Sure. We will not move until you say that you won't hurt the wolves habitat," Cody said.
"Give me three good reasons why I should give this land to you people to turn into an animal refuge," Mr. Vermon asked.
" One; there are only about fifty to eighty red wolves left in the wild. You would be doing a good thing, and finally you would be helping us show people that nature needs our help," I said.
"You know that I am just kidding around with you guys. Of course I am going to give you the land to make into a refuge for animals."
"Dad! What are you doing?' yelled Nick.
"Nick, stop! You know how I feel about animals. I cannot build on this land, especially if the endangered red wolf lives here. It's not right. The money isn't worth it. I have other land that can be used for Seven Flags. Before we build on other land I'm going to make sure there aren't any endangered animals living there." Mr. Vermon said.
It's been over two years since we stopped the construction of Seven Flags on Mr. Vermon's land. We now have over 2,000 members in our Environment Club.

The Case of the Missing Groundhog

It was Groundhog Day and everyone was waiting for Gabriella Groundhog. Gabriella’s owner, Sylvester whistled for her to come up from her hole, but she did not come. He whistled again and she still did not come. Sylvester went to look in the hole. “Gabriella,” he called into the hole. He looked inside and did not see Gabriella. Where was she? Gabriella was missing!

Paige, Ally, and Brianna, Sylvester’s friends, went to look for clues. They found paw prints in the snow. The girls followed the paw prints to the mall. Without the snow, the girls lost Gabriella’s trail. They tried to think like a groundhog. Paige, Ally, and Brianna thought Gabriella wanted the perfect outfit for Groundhog’s Day. They went to Limited II. There they found Gabriella trying on a beautiful skirt.

“Gabriella! Everyone is looking for you. It’s time for you to see if you see a shadow,” Paige said. Gabriella wanted to buy her outfit first. Paige, Ally, Brianna, and Gabriella raced back to Gabriella’s hole. Sylvester was so happy to see her. Gabriella climbed into her hole and put on her new outfit. This time when Sylvester called, Gabriella came out of her hole. She saw her shadow! That means 6 more weeks of winter fun.

Prehistoric Park

Prehistoric Park is for dinosaurs, but the problem is they are extinct. So we are going to go back 3,000,000 years and bring them to Prehistoric Park. We can give the dinosaurs another chance to live.

Our first mission is to go get all types of dinosaurs. The team leaders are Nigel, Bob, Susan, Paige, Maddie and Ally. Nigel catches the dinosaurs. Bob runs the park. Susan is the vet. Paige is Nigel’s partner. Maddie is Bob’s partner. Ally is Susan’s partner.

The team is ready to go back in time. We set the time portal for 3,000,000 years ago. Back the team goes in time. It is very different from where they are used to living.

Half the team goes to get the water dinosaurs. Paige will lead that team. Nigel will lead the other half to get the land dinosaurs. Eight hours later Paige’s group is done catching the water dinosaurs. They make camp while waiting for Nigel’s group. At midnight Nigel’s group arrives at camp. In the morning we back through the time portal to Prehistoric Park. We put the dinosaurs in their pens and begin to take care of them.

The end.

Diary From Jamestown

Jamestown
11/13/1607


Dear Diary,

We finally arrived at our new home, Jamestown. It has been a long journey. I hope it will be a good home where we will be safe from the Spanish ships.
My dad had us settle near a river. Our group decided to call it the James River, in honor of King James I. This land offers us many new opportunities, and I can’t wait to explore them.
Winter is coming and we must get ready. Since we have never been here before, we don’t know how hard it may be. I want to plan for the worst, but hope for the best. Our food supplies are low from our journey. I hope we are able to find enough food before winter comes. I’m not even sure what food we will find here.
I am tired from long days of moving supplies from the ship to the fort. I must go to bed now.

Until tomorrow,

The Wizard's Hat

It all started when the old Wizard died, but his magic didn’t go away. His house was dark and spooky. No one lived there or wanted to. No one went into the house, even on a dare. One day a boy named Jack, moved into the neighborhood. He went on a walk to explore and came to the Wizard’s house. Something about the house called to Jack. He went to the front door and found it unlocked. Slowly, he opened the door. “Hello! Is anyone home?” Jack called out. Jack went into the house. He walked down the hall and turned to the right, and soon came to a door. He opened the door, and went in the room. There he found a Wizard’s hat. Jack tried it on. Suddenly, a Wizard’s jacket flew onto to him, and a wand appeared in his hand. Everything in the room began to fly in a circle around him.
The Wizard himself appeared right in front of Jack! He looked really old, and so skinny you could see his bones. The Wizard started to speak, “Jack, you are now the Wizard of this house. You will have to fight the darkness. If you don’t, the world will be destroyed.” Jack asked the Wizard, “How…how do you know my name, and why do I have to be the Wizard?” “I know everything,” said the Wizard. He continued, “You put on the hat, and so you are now the Wizard.” “I don’t want to be the Wizard. I won’t do it,” said Jack. “Then die! “said the Wizard. The Wizard chased Jack around the house and trapped him. He was about to grab him. That’s when Jack woke up! He was just having a nightmare…or was he?

The Magic Gumball Machine

One day a sweet girl named Paige was at Mayfair Mall. She wanted some gum, so she put a quarter into the powerful gumball machine. Out came one big colorful gumball. Little did she know her life was about to change. As she chewed the gum, it gave her neat powers. These powers allowed her to change anything electrical into a robot.

When Paige learned she had these powers, she wanted to help clean up the Earth. She had an idea to clean the world’s oceans. Her next idea was to teach the robots how to plant trees. This will save the forests and also clean up the air.

Paige became famous for all her work and scientists came to her asking for help with other important projects. She helped them. Thanks to her, the world was much cleaner and healthier then every before.

Letter to Jason

Dear Jason,

It's me Paige . How are you? How are your brothers? How is your brother's sawmill doing? Have you made new friends? Has Charlie come back yet? Has Jamie come back? Have you gone back to Settle?
I now know what it feels like to lose a pet. My guinea pig, Cookie Dough, died on February 16, 2009. She was about 6 years old. I know she is not alone , because I found out that one of her brothers, Reese Pieces , died about three weeks before Cookie Dough . I will miss her forever, but I know she will always be in my heart. Just like you miss King, and will always have him in your heart.
I am in a Girl Scout Troop. Recently I went to a woodworking class to earn a badge. I learned to saw, drill, and how to hold a hammer correctly. I made a tic-tac-toe board, and a plant holder. At my school there is a class called Tech Ed. I also learned about woodworking in that class too. I made a tic-tac-toe board in Tech Ed , so now I have two! Do you go to school?
I hope you are having fun in Dawson City. Say, "Hi!" to your brothers for me, I hope you can write back soon.

Your Friend,
Paige A. Mertens


Toothbrush

Why do you guys always put me in your mouth? Do you know how many germs are in there? Plus each time you stick me in there, you put my face in all this old food and this gross, mushy stuff. Yuck!!! Then you never give me a shower. You just put me in this dark drawer. Meanwhile you’re outside playing in the sun. Another thing; my best friend is toothpaste. Each day you take a piece of her away, then make me mush that part of her in your mouth. Another thing; that floss you used two days ago. That was my boyfriend!!! He went into your mouth perfectly fine. He came out all bent, and was covered in slime. Then you just threw him away!!! It was for me to decide when he got thrown away. My little brother is mouthwash. He is scared of the dark. You think nothing of throwing him into your mouth, swooshing around, and spitting him out. Do I treat your brother that way? Listen, I don’t ask for much in life. Just treat me and my family with a little respect. A bath or shower once in awhile would be nice. You treat me nice and I’ll help you keep those pearly whites clean. Wait. No! No! I said a shower. Don’t throw me awayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

Rubygold

Hello! My name is Ally Space. Ever since I was little, I liked to look at the stars in the sky. There was a special star that always caught my eye. To me it was a beautiful, sparkling, red star, but I could only see it around my birthday. My birthday is on July 13.

When I grew up, I became an astronomer. I went on many missions before I was able to travel in space by myself. On April 15, 2000, I went on my first solo mission. I took off to go explore my beautiful, red star.

I was about 165,600,000 kilometers away from the Sun and I was getting closer to the star. As I got closer, it seemed too big to be a star. Could it be another planet? It did not seem as big as Earth. I saw an area where I thought I could land. When I got out of my spaceship, I was greeted by people. They told me they were called the Rubies, and that I had landed on the planet Rubygold.

Rubygold had oxygen, so that meant the planet had an atmosphere. Humans, animals, and plants lived on it, just like on Earth. There were other things that reminded me of Earth. I learned there were trees, lakes, rivers, oceans, and more! I had landed near a lake, and I was thirsty. The Rubies took me over to the lake and offered me golden water. It was so good!

The sun started to set on Rubygold, yet there was still some light out. The light was coming from their moons. Rubygold has 6 moons. They are called Opal, Ametrine, Tourmaline, Pearl, Coral, and Sapphire.

I noticed the women of Rubygold all had beautiful jewelry on. I asked about it. They told me that Rubygold was a planet filled with gems. That must be why Rubygold sparkled when I saw it from Earth.

It was time for me to return to Earth. I got back into my spaceship after saying goodbye to the Rubies. One of them brought me a ruby necklace. The Rubies wanted me to have something to remember them by.

Off I went back to Earth. Now I know when I look into the sky, the beautiful, sparkling, and red is not a star, but the planet Rubygold. I can’t wait to return to see my friends again. Until then I know that each year on my birthday, I can see the planet I discovered.

I Have A Dream

I have a dream that I will be able to work at H.A.W.S. which is Humane Aniaml Welfare Society. I would like to volunteer my time, but I have to 13 years old to start volunteering there. I want to do this work with animals that don't have homes. I would give the animals love and happiness. I would write about them so that people would know about the animals. My goal is to have a career with animals, and I think this will help me start it.

My Constellation

Apollo, the God of light, insulted Eros, the God of love. In revenge Eros took away Apollo’s first love, Daphne. Hundreds of years pass. Eros married a mortal woman named Psyche. Eros approaches Zeus and begs for him to turn Psyche into a God. Zeus grants Eros his request.
Eros and Psyche were playing in the forest when the sad and depressed Apollo walked by.
“Hi Apollo. How are you in this fine day?” asked Psyche.
“Great. Perfectly fine,” replied Apollo sarcastically.
Apollo continued to walk on with a look of longing on his face. When he was out of sight Psyche turned to Eros.
“Poor Apollo. He looks so sad,” said Psyche.
“That is what he deserves. Apollo insulted me, and so he will never have a true love,” vowed Eros.
“I think you have punished him enough. He has had several loves, but has never found a wife. Apollo has no one to share his life with,” insisted Psyche.
Eros asked, “Why are you so concerned about Apollo?”
“I think it’s sad, that a God like he should be alone for eternity,” Psyche said sadly. She continued, “I find such comfort having you in my life, through good times, and bad. I think a married God is a stronger God; happier too!”
Later that day, Eros walks to the water, and sits on the sand. He thinks about the conversation he had earlier in the say with Psyche. Eros realizes that she is right, as he as been much stronger since meeting her.
Eros goes to the bay where Daphne lives in the form of a tree. He approaches her father, Peneus. Eros talks to him and asks him to change his daughter back into human form. Peneus too wants his daughter back. He has always feared that his daughter would be alone, and unloved in life. Now that he knows there is someone waiting for Daphne, he agrees to turn her back into human form.
Eros and Peneus agree to change Daphne the following day. Eros goes to Apollo to convince him to come with him to the bay. They travel together back to the bay. At first, Apollo is unsure about what is going to happen. He sees Eros with a silver arrow. He remembers many years ago, that Eros used a lead arrow to shoot Daphne, causing her to despise love. He had been shot with a gold arrow, which made him fall in love with Daphne. Since she despised love, she ran away from him, leaving Apollo heartbroken.
“Apollo, I brought you here today to right a wrong. It is time to bring love back into your life,” states Eros.
As Eros picks up a silver arrow, he signals Peneus to reverse the spell on Daphne. As Daphne returns to a human form, Eros releases the arrow and shoots her in the heart with the silver arrow. Picking up the gold arrow, he waits until Daphne is looking at Apollo. When they see each other, Eros draws back quickly, and fires again at Daphne. The gold arrow has the same affect on Daphne as it did on Apollo; love at first sight.
Daphne and Apollo run toward each other, realizing their lives are meant to be together. Psyche, comes out free behind the trees, and congratulates the new couple. She turns to her husband and says, “Well done!”
Apollo goes up to Eros and says, “Thank you for letting me have a second chance. From this day forward, your bow and arrow shall be in the stars showing they are superior to mine.”
From that day on, you could see the gold arrow and trusty bow as a constellation on stars in the nighttime sky.