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Boingo, the Rabbit
by Brady, 7th grade writer

Boingo faced the great problem of how to escape the Boa Constrictor. Bo had pursued Boingo all through the rain forest, and Boingo didn’t know where to go next.

As the pursuit continued, Boingo discovered that night was approaching, for the small amount of visible sky had been tinted a light orange. Boingo panicked because he could not see in the dark. Bo, however, could easily guide his way through the dark, mossy trees with his sharp senses.

Bo heard Boingo’s soft feet pounce through the marshy ground, then silence. Bo saw Boingo slip into a hole, but he easily followed. Boingo leaped across some quicksand, but Bo used the trees. Boingo was running out of time and energy – he had to act fast! Then, Boingo saw one obstacle only he could overcome; a river. He jumped as far as he could and made it; Bo did not follow. Boingo was finally safe…for now.

(Click here to view/print Brady and two of his classmates' problem solving stories)

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