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Snowman Attack! Chosen by Squigly.

I GOT BACK FROM SCHOOL AND I SAW... a tree on the pavement at Sater Street; next to it was a bin. Because I’d been eating apples I opened the bin and threw the cores away. I saw something moving at the bottom. Without thinking I put my hand inside and felt a huge pincer grab it … By boum32 __________________________________________________________________________________ I GOT BACK FROM SCHOOL AND I SAW... I was walking back from school on a sunny afternoon, thinking of all the good things I could do when I’m home. Few minutes later, I stand in the middle of my street staring at a thing that I could have never thought of… My ripped teddy on the floor. By Squigly __________________________________________________________________________________ I GOT BACK FROM SCHOOL AND I SAW... my mother yelling at me, she looked really angry. Oh no, mom must have found out about that fight! It happened this morning at recess. Does she know I already have a warning? Does sh...

Happy New Year from all the writers here at Elf. We've written lots of fun mini-sagas for you on this theme, but can you guess which one is a true story? On a chilly Christmas morning I woke up to see a guitar-shaped present on the end of my bed. I exclaimed with joy, “I've been wanting this all year!” I ripped open the paper and saw a Fender guitar box but little did I know… Inside was nothing at all. By asus ________________________________________________________________________ I was so excited to open all the gifts! Suddenly I heard dad say it’s time to open the presents! The first one was for my sister, the second was for my brother and finally it was mine. I opened mine - it was a karate kimono… but I do judo. By Lolipop ________________________________________________________________________ I’m running down the staircase seconds after I remember that it’s Christmas day and find a massive present under the decorated Christmas tree with my nam...

I CAME BACK FROM SCHOOL AND I SAW...

Somali pirates are poor people who try to be rich by attacking boats of tourists demanding a big ransom. The Americans are doing the most to stop them. American marines stop the Somali pirates by scaring them with their guns. Sometimes they chase them and always catch them. Now there are less Somali pirates and it's not a big problem for tourists or shipping any more. By coco2000