Students are writing well- lots of strong voices, humour, and originality. Here is a sampling of some wonderful stories by Nadia, Lauren and Andrew:
Superman!
When my parents go out they tell me to supervise
my little brother. You can guess how overwhelming he can be. Sometimes I
think he’s a little underdeveloped because he always wants me to play undercover
with him. I mean, he’s already in grade 4 and probably the most underweight
kid in his class. He loves to dress up as superman. I think superman’s
overrated. Everyone overextends their support to him, even though he’s
not real, just someone’s vision of what a superhero should be like; a
fantasy. My brother has so many fantasies. Being the next superman is at the
top of his list.
One time after watching the newest release,
he came up to me and said, “I’m going to climb the roof.”
“Knock yourself out,” I replied, not really paying him
any mind. He never follows through with anything he says.
As he fell he yelled out, “Man overboard!”,
like he was on a boat cruising the Caribbean Sea.
Next thing I knew, we were rushing him off to the local
children’s hospital. I guess I’ve always underestimated how hard you can
hit your head falling off the roof of a two story building.
-Nadia
Abby the Undercover Tabby
Far, far away, in a mysterious
undercover secret lair, there was a ninja. The head of the Army of Cats
looked at a cat with a purple mask, and nodded. This cat’s name was Abby the Undercover
Tabby. Abby was an intelligent cat that was slightly underweight, with
her ribs sticking out a bit. She had grey fur, and often wore a purple mask
that double as a whip to keep away villians. Abby was often underestimated
because she was small, but Abby was an unstoppable force. She had the best
kicks and punches, and when she was assigned to rescue 200 cats from animal
kidnappers, Abby was totally ready. The lithe cat scampered down Cambie,
dodging children wanting to pet her soft fur. She ran for about 3 minutes until
she stopped at 19th Avenue. She turned the corner, and found herself
standing in front of Ro the Crow’s house. Ro the Crow was an overrated
villian, always giving speeches about how great she was. Abby knew it was time
to strike the evil villian who had kidnapped 200 cats for soft crow coats. She
kicked the door open with a mighty kick so hard that she overwhelmed the
large crow shaking in front of her.
“I’ve been expecting you. The
crows are very proud of my efforts,” cackled Ro. He sneered at Abby.
“Oh come on. It’s not like
you’re superman or something because you kidnapped some cats! Now hand
them over, or prepare for death,” roared Abby, stomping on the ground for good
luck. She was a little superstitious.
With that, Ro let out a
thundering screech, and she released a claw on Abby, but Abby saw it coming.
With a counterattack, Abby reached forward and lunged at Ro. It would’ve been
the perfect move, but Abby had pushed too hard, causing her to overextend.
Luckily, she got back up in
time to throw a powerful swipe, and Ro the crow was blasted out of the window.
Abby had gone a little overboard, but she thought that Ro was done.
However, as she looked out the window in triumph, but realized that she hadn’t supervised
the cats that had been stolen.
She ran as she watched Ro fly
away with a servant, the poor cats stuffed in sacks.
“I’M COMING FOR YOU RO!”
screamed Abby, and with that she took off, snarling as she raced for the crows
in the sky. She knew she could catch up.
-Lauren
Jeff Goes Rogue
Jeff is the fastest runner in my
school. Often his speed is underestimated because he is underdeveloped
and underweight for his age. His nickname is superman because he
appears superficially weak and keeps his powerful speed undercover.
Jeff’s mom supervises his substantial diet of whole foods. He
thinks this diet is overrated, overwhelming and not very tasty.
Right before the last big race was to start,
Jeff went rogue! He bought seven candy bars and ate them all in seven minutes.
Jeff ran faster than ever before and finished first! However, after the race Jeff could barely walk and his
mom had to piggyback him home.
-Andrew
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