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Camping
by Wally, first grade writer

Pop! The camper hit a bump when we were driving to the campground. When we got there, I climbed a tree.

Snap! A branch broke and I almost fell, but I kept my balance.

After that we had fun camping for seven more days.

 

 

Hiking
by Ethan, second grade writer

One day I went to Honduras.

I was hiking in the forest. Crunch. Crunch. I tripped over a rock.

Aagh! I fell in a hole. I found a gold Idol. I climbed up in the place where the idol was safe, but it sunk.

A big rock was rolling towards me. I screamed, “Eeek!” and climbed as fast as I could. I used green vines to climb out.

I made it out and went home and showed everybody.

 

 

Huh! Huh! Huh!
by Mimi, third grade writer

Huh! Huh! Huh! I was riding my bike to TWIST Camp. I was so excited, wondering what fun things we were going to do today. My mind was so on camp I didn’t see where I was going, and then I whizzed down, down, down the hill.

Suddenly, a snake jumped, BOING, out of a bush and bit my tire.

CRUNCH! My bike did a wheelie and I got thrown off my bike. SCRATCH! I hurt my knee and this all happened at the speed of sound.

Then I heard my bike POP! I watched as all the air shot out of my tire. WHIZ!

I was lucky because my mom was going to the store and picked me and my bike up.

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