One day a farmer wanted to grow a pumpkin for Halloween. So he bought some pumpkin seeds. But he did not read the cover which said, WARNING: Do not plant these seeds unless you have eaten a slug! If you plant these seeds without eating a slug, something unpredictable will happen! Only too bad for him, because he had already planted the seeds!
As soon as he began to walk to his house, the farmer heard rumbling and tumbling and the earth began to shake! He looked behind him and let out a loud scream! There, right behind him, was a gigantic Jack-o-lantern! It was circling the farmer like a wolf and his prey. The farmer had no idea how to defend himself. He knew Jack-o-lanterns were harmless. BUT NOT THIS KIND!
It was getting dark...the sun had just set...it was pitch black right now, no stars and no moon to light his way. For this night it was very cloudy and covered up the moon and the stars so he could not see.
"Ouch!" he felt something sharp on his back. He quickly picked up the sharp object and noticed it was a shovel. Then, with all his might, he cut the roots of the Jack-o-lantern and it started to shrink until it was a mini-pumpkin. The farmer sighed and took the pumpkin and carved it and then all went right.
The End.
Originally written on October 12, 2011, age 7.
So the moral of the story is to either eat a slug before planting pumpkin seeds or keep a shovel handy? I love it!
ReplyDeleteI guess so!
DeleteI love your warning label--if only everything came with such interesting and accurate warning labels.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it should!
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