Thursday, April 19, 2012

Grandma's Aquatic Voyage

On a first-rate afternoon, a fat old grandma sailed peacefully in the water. She

was accompanied by her young grandson. He was fishing. Surprisingly, the boat,

which was old and rusty, did not have paddles. Grandma and grandson were happy

because they were on a clear sunny pond. Waiting patiently for a bite, the boy baited

his hook. When he felt a tug on his rod, he instantly reeled it in. He was excited! He

was nervous. He was amazed!

The boy was happy. The fish, which was the first fish he had ever caught, was

wiggly because he didn’t like being on a hook. Suddenly, the Herculean string broke

and the fish fell as fast as a crashing jet to the bottom of the boat. Grandma and the

boy heard a significant sound. “Hey! What’s up? It’s a splendid day, isn’t it?,” asked the

fish. When the fish said this, the boy looked down and noticed the fish. The fish talked!

Grandma screamed. The boy shuddered in disbelief. Talking, the fish said, “What?! I

am only a fish that speaks British!” Until now, the boy had never heard of a talking fish.

The boy, hearing a loud crack, suddenly fell into the water with his fat grandma

and the British speaking fish! “HELP! Help! I can’t sw-sw-iimmm!,” yelped the grandma.

Excitedly, the boy swam toward his enormous grandma because he wanted to save her

just like they do on Super Hero Marathon. He admired superheroes. When he reached

his grandma, she cried, “Seriously, wait, hold on a second.....I’m FLOATING!” For once,

the grandma was pleased that she was as large as a whale. Swimming fast, the boy

drug his grandma beside him like a tugboat. Grandma and her tired grandson, who

looked back and waved to the British speaking fish, cruised peacefully back to shore

and spent the rest of their afternoon by the water.


***By Pryce

9 years old


Pryce has participated in a writing class this year called IEW or Institute for Excellence in Writing. The coursework is amazing and his teacher is more than amazing! (A friend, not me!) This has truly been my favorite part about homeschooling Pryce this year - writing. He LOVES it! He gets so excited when he is developing his stories and he just laughs at the content...and the more he can add to a paper, such as alliteration or similes or short sentences, the better! It is challenging and I love seeing that he is up for the challenge! So proud of this big guy!


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