Colorful Wax (Limerick)
We are stuck inside the tiniest box
Mr. Red-Writer has the chicken pox
The germs pierce me like a spear
Help! We need a nurse in here!
How much time is left on the ticking clocks?
Hatchet Next Step
In “Hatchet,” so far Brian has survived a plane crash. The pilot had a heart attack and died on the spot. Brian took control over the plane even though he doesn’t know how to fly one. He landed near a lake. Although surviving, he did suffer painful bruises and mosquito bites all over his body. I don’t know what Brian is going to do next, but this is what I would do:
If I was in the same situation, I would try to build a shelter for myself. I would use the hatchet and cut down a few small trees or branches to use for wood. If the hatchet had sunk in the lake, I would try to dive for it, but probably be unsuccessful. For food I would (try) to kill some fish, because I know they’re plentiful in the lake. Also, I would create a fire to keep away insects and to keep warm.
Being a Leaf in Autumn
I never had thought ahead to the future. My life of a leaf may as well be over now. Autumn has turned the corner and all my friends and I have turned different colors. Soon we will fall off the maple tree we call home, onto the dirt ground. It will happen any minute now, today is a very depressing day.
Just as I had guessed, we started falling off the tree, one by one. Soon it was my turn. I repeated my one and only wish, “May this tree never get chopped down by the mean old lumber workers!”
My stem came loose and I got picked up by the swirling wind. I fell unconscious. This is the end.
The leaf had fallen into the Johnson’s yard. Little Darla joyfully skipped outside with Mr. Johnson trying to keep up with her. Mr. Johnson was holding a rake and started to scrape up the fallen leaves. Once every single leaf was in a huge pile he let Darla take a running start and jump in. This is what happens to leaves after they fall off their tree. Little kids want to squash them for fun! This current state of mind is horrid.