By Charles Yeh, 5 Yellow
Yu-Tsai ABC My Family’s Christmas Wishes 1 Zhi Instructed by Teacher Tina
My mom wants a watch and sunglasses. My mom wants a lovely baby. My dad wants a GPS locator. My dad wants a long vacation. My brother wants a computer. My grandpa wants me to sing a My grandma wants a purse. song. My grandpa wants a ball. My grandma wants poinsettias. I want a toy car. I want lots of Legos. - Written by Simon Hsiao - Written by Curtis Liu
My mom wants to go to a steak house. My dad wants an I-Phone. My dad wants to go camping. My mom wants to travel. I want no homework. My sister wants to lose weight. But we didn’t get our wishes. I want Legos. Only Dad got his wish. My dad is happy. - Written by Kyle Ho I feel happy today. - Written by Sky Cheng
Instructed by Teacher Tina
My mom is under the slide at the park. My mom feels very hot. So my mom eats the ice cream. The sun is too hot. – by Ryan Chen
My family and I are at the park. My mom is in the pond. My brother is under the tree. My dad is by the swing. My grandma is in the tree. My grandpa is by the pond. My grandpa sees my mom in the tree. It’s very fun. – by Sunny Hung
My friends and I are at the park. Yoyo is on the slide. Curtis is on the chair. Curtis’ kite is in the tree. Yu-an is in the tree. The ant is big. This ant is red. Yoyo says, “Oh! No!” -- by Andrew Sun
My family and I are at the park. Today is Saturday. My dad is on the slide. My mom likes ponds. My younger brother is under the seesaw. I am by the pond. The bird is flying in the sky. Oops! The kite is in the tree. Today is a happy day. -- by Charlotte Wang
Dear Santa, Instructed by Teacher Chris My name is Lion and I live in Taiwan. I am looking forward to Christmas. This year, I would really like walkie talkies. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas. Thank you very much. This is the best day of my life. I love you Santa Claus. I wish you could be happy every day. You are the best person. I have ever seen. Christmas wishes for Santa! From, Lion Liao Dear Santa, My name is Benson and I am from Taiwan. I always look forward to Christmas. I would really like a little Apple Phone or a Yo-Kai Watch or an I-Phone and Legos this year. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas. Thank you very much and I love you. From, Benson Chang
Dear Santa, I am Jana Hsu and I live in Taiwan. I am looking forward to Christmas. This year, I would really like a teddy bear for Christmas. I hope you have a Merry Christmas. Thank you very much. I will really love you! From, Jana Hsu
Dear Santa, My name is Nina and I am from Taiwan. I am looking forward to Christmas. This year, I would really like a Princess Anna for Christmas. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas. Thank you very much. Love, Nina Chih
Instructed by Teacher Chris
Dear Santa, Dear Santa, My name is Brian and I live in My name is Brenda and I am Taiwan on Fuhe Rd. from Taiwan. I look forward to Christmas every year. I am really looking forward to Christmas. For Christmas this year, I would really like an I-Pad and an Elsa I would really like a Pencil Box for Christmas. Yo-Kai Watch, I hope you have a Dinosaur Books, Merry Christmas. a Tobot, and Legos this year. Thank you very much. I hope you have a very Love, Merry Christmas. Brenda Lin Thank you very much. Love, Brian Lin
1 Yellow
Instructed by Teacher Cara
Leopard Gecko By: Woody Hu
Leopard Gecko By: Kyan Chang The Perfect Day By: Cindy Lin
In the Forest By: Megan Ma
Christmas Animals By: Elisa Chung 1 Yellow
Instructed by: Teacher Cara “My Perfect Day” By: Kenneth Wu “In the Forest” On my perfect day, my mom By: Jessica Wang and dad would do all my In the forest, I will see the homework. I would have presents. moon, sun, lions and bugs. I could go on vacation and play. I Many animals live there. I can sleep and roll and ZZZZZZZ! I will make a house to sleep could eat ice cream all morning. It in. It is exciting! At night, I will would be a wonderful day! eat my food and help the animals. I like the forest.
Leopard Geckos By: Elliott Chen In the Forest
By: Loren Chiang Today we had some guests. We saw different coloured Leopard In the forest I will see lots Geckos. We learned many things. of trees, some cobras, Geckos don’t like noise, they are some lions and bugs. It will awake at night, they eat bugs and be cool. I will hear live in dry places. I liked this class. ‘hissssssss’ and ‘buzzzzzzzzz’.
The Perfect Day By: Vian Lee I went to Tainan last week. My parents took my sister and I to Harbour Restaurant. We had afternoon tea. I had sushi, beef soup, cake, drinks and ice cream. The ice cream was yummy and it is my favourite food. After the buffet, we went to a park to relax. It was a perfect day! Written by Gaspard Chen Instructed by Ms. Wu. 1 BLUE When I grow up, I want to be a chef. I will make lots of food. I will eat many things. I will cook lots of food for my family. I will cook for my friends in 1 Blue, too! I want to be a chef because I like to eat. I like hamburgers so I want to make my own hamburgers.
Written by Bob Chen Written by Justin Chen Instructed by Ms. Wu Instructed by Ms. Wu When I grow up, I want to be a When I grow up, I want to be paleontologist. I will study an astronaut. I will learn a lot fossils. I will study dinosaur about space. I will study hard bones. and go to college. Then I will become a scientist. Finally, I I want to be a paleontologist will join NASA and become an because I love dinosaurs. A astronaut. paleontologist is smart. He I want to be an astronsut knows about many dinosaurs. because I like space. It is cool. By Cecilia Wu I love it very much! By Evan Chen
Written by Aedan Wang Instructed by Ms. Wu
When I grow up, I want to be a soldier. I will try to help my country. I want it to be good.
I want to be a soldier because I want my country to be strong and better.
Written by Oscar Chen Instructed by Ms. Wu
My favourite winter activity is running. During the winter I wear gloves and a hat. The winter month I like best is February. The foods I like to eat in winter are ice cream, noodles and soup. My favourite place to go in winter is Tainan. I spend the winter holidays with my family. During the winter the weather Written by Jerry Chen outside where I live is rainy. Instructed by Ms. Wu
My favourite winter activity is writing homework. During the winter I wear a long sleeve shirt. The winter month I like best is January. The foods I like to eat in winter are rice and fish. My favourite place to go in winter is a petshop. I spend the winter holidays with my family. During the winter the weather outside where I live is very cold.
Written by Emily Ting Written by Alisa Chiang Instructed by Ms. Wu Instructed by Ms. Wu
My favourite winter activity is to play with My favourite winter activity is hugging water. During the winter I wear a big my mom. During the winter I wear a jacket. The winter month I like best is jacket. The winter month I like best is January. The foods I like to eat in winter are December. The foods I like to eat in chicken and pizza. My favourite place to go winter are apples and grapes. I spend in winter is a hotel. I spend the winter the winter holidays with Mom and Dad. holidays with my family. During the winter During the winter the weather outside the weather outside where I live is very where I live is cold. cold. Written by Mia Huang Instructed by Ms. Wu By Rachel Chen My favourite winter activity is reading. During the winter I wear a dress. The winter month I like best is December. My By Johann Shen favourite place to go in winter is Grandma’s house. During the winter the weather outside where I live is very cold.
Written by Leo Yang Instructed by Ms. Wu My favourite winter activity is watching TV. During the winter I wear a shirt. The winter month I like best is February. The foods I like to eat in winter are fish and apples. My favourite place to go in winter is a movie theater. I spend the winter holidays with my family. During the winter the weather outside where I live is cold.
Instructed by Ms. Macy
Cindy Wang
I have a very fast bike. This bike is for girls. It has two seats, two wheels and a basket in the front. I can put my water bottle on the bike. It is pink and white. I can ride it in the park. I like to sing when I ride my bike.
Ruby Sun
I have a very slow bike. This bike is for girls. It has one seat, two wheels and a basket in the front. I can’t put my water bottle on the bike. It is purple. I can ride it in the sky. I like to talk to my bike when I ride my bike.
May Lai
I have a very fast bike. This bike is for girls. It has two seats, two wheels and a basket in the front. I can put my water bottle on the bike. It is white and pink. I can ride it on the grass and in the park. I like to listen to music when I ride my bike.
Alan Chang
I have a very fast bike. This bike is for boys. It has one seat, two wheels, and a basket in the front. I can put my water bottle on the bike. It is yellow and black. I can ride it in the sky. I like to talk to my bike when I ride my bike.
Richard Chen
I have a very fast bike. This bike is for boys. It has one seat and two wheels. I can put my water bottle behind my seat. It is red and orange. I can ride it in the sky and on the water. I like to talk to my bike.
Instructed by Ms. Macy
My Best Friend by Alan Chang
I am Alan Chang. People call me Alan. I have many friends, and my best friend is Amy. She is my classmate from kindergarten. She lives in a tall building near my house. Our parents are also friends. We usually meet on weekends.
Amy is eight years old. She is the student of Chu-Lin Private Elementary school. She has long black hair and two big eyes. She is lovely, pretty and very smart. She likes to play computer games, ride a bike and swim. We join a swimming class together last summer, but she is a better swimmer than me. We are happy during the class time.
Sometimes I invite her to my house, and I share my toys and books with her. She is very interesting and nice. She always make me laugh. When she is upset, I will give her a smile. I like her very much and I hope that we can be best friends forever.
My Best Friend by Maggie Huang
My best friend is Alice Zheng. She is my classmate. She is tall and thin. She has short straight hair and small eyes. I have a little sister and she has a little sister, too. She likes to play the piano and her favorite food is cake. She doesn’t like chili peppers and she doesn’t like doing homework.
We play together at school every day. Our favorite game is tag. We also play hide and seek. We both like running. I feel happy when I’m with her.
Alice was the model student in first grade. She gets one hundred on her tests most of the time and my friends and I give her the nickname “ One Hundred Zheng”. We always have something to talk about and it’s always fun. We also help each other out when we are in need. Alice is my best friend and we will always be.
Instructed by Ms. Macy Casper Guo
This is a bike for boys. It’s black, red and blue. It has one seat and two wheels. You can ride it on the water and in the sky. It goes really fast. There is a robot on the bike. I like to sing when I ride my bike.
Blair Yong
This is a bike for girls. It is blue and yellow. It has two seats and two wheels. You can ride on the grass and on the roof. It goes really fast. There are pictures of flowers on the bike. I like to sing when I ride my bike.
Sunny Chu
This is a bike for girls. It is gold. It has two seats and two wheels. You can ride it on the water. It goes really fast. There is a picture of a rabbit on the bike. I like to listen to music when I ride my bike.
Oliver Hong
This is a bike for boys. It is black, green and red. I like to look at the sky when I ride my bike. It has one seat and two wheels. There is a basket in the front. You can ride it on the water. It goes really fast. There is a snowman on the back of my seat.
Hannah Hsieh
This is a bike for girls. It is purple and blue. It has one seat and two wheels. There is a basket in the front. You can ride it on the water. It goes really fast. There is a picture of a dog on the bike. I like to sing when I ride my bike.
Instructed by Ms. Macy
My Best Friend written by Rosetta Fan
I’m Rosetta. My best friend is Coco. Coco has short black hair. There are four people in her family- mom, dad, her older sister and her. She doesn’t like fish. She sits behind me and we play together at recess. We often go to the library to read storybooks. She likes science and P.E. She doesn’t like English because she’s too shy to speak up in class. But she likes Ms. Macy.
Coco is good at reading. She reads a lot of books and she always borrows books from the library. Her favorite story is Cinderella. She likes to go to the movies in her free time. She likes to watch cartoons after school. Her favorite cartoon is Spongebob Squarepants.
I’m glad to meet her and become friends with her. We will make more happy memories in the future.
My Friends written by Vincent Hou
I have many friends and they are my classmates. Casper is my friend. He runs fast and his hair is short. He does well at school. He is good in Chinese, math English and P.E. He can eat fruits very fast.
Alex is my friend. He likes to play soccer and basketball. He also likes to go swimming and he’s a fast swimmer. He likes to eat pizza, chicken, salad and fries. He likes milkshake, too. We like to play together at recess.
Alvin is my friend, too. He likes to eat fruits and he’s a well-behaved student. His mom is pretty. We play UNO at school. He has many pencils and erasers in his Spiderman pencil case. He can write and speak English well. He always helps me. We often talk about Star Wars. We both have Star Wars toys such as a lightsaber. We like to draw pictures and play ball together. Alvin teaches me how to play Chinese chess game and I teach him Go Game.
I’m happy to have these friends around me.
2 Red’s Writings
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By : Jimmy Hsieh
HOLIDAYS: Thanksgiving! On Thanksgiving I am thankful for many things. First, I am thankful for my parents because they give me a house to live in and they give me food to eat. Next, I am thankful for my teachers at Yu-Tsai because Teacher Kevin and Teacher Rika always teach us Math, Chinese, English, and Science in a fun way! Finally, I am thankful for my friends because they always play with me and make me happy and smile. I love all of these people and I love Thanksgiving! By: Anderson Liu
Letter: CAMPING WITH DAD
Dear Dad,
Since I was three years old, you took me to go camping to many different places. Now I love to go camping because of you AND I love to go camping with you. I think you always choose the perfect place to make a camp for our family. For example, I like the Rainbow Camping Site and Jamping Farm the best. When we are at camp, you cook delicious food for the family to eat. I like the barbecue, and the toasted marshmallows. We have gone camping together eight times, and every time, I think we all have such a good experience! Thanks for the camp memories. I think you are the best father in my heart! Love, Naomi Chen My Love: My Telephone
My sweet telephone is so cool! With it I can make a phone call to my mom and my dad. My parents use it everyday, so it is very useful. There are many different types of rings that I hear when someone calls me. It even has a recording function on it. I love my telephone so much! By : Melinda Cho
The Best Job : NBA BASKETBALL PLAYER
An NBA basketball player has a very fun job! They get to dribble a ball very fast in a game. They need to run fast to be the best. They can pass the ball to each other to help their team win. They can be a hero and shoot the ball into the basket to score points. Every basketball game is very exciting! One day, I hope I can be a basketball player! By: Daniel Chan
Airplane Pilots Have a SUPER COOL Job!
The most exciting job in the world is an airplane pilot! Airplane pilots work at the airport and they need to check the plane before each take off to make sure they have a safe trip. Airplane pilots can fly airplanes in the air and travel to many countries in a short time! They can help to take people to many places and people are usually grateful to pilots after each safe trip. I want to be an airpline pilot in the future to find out many interesting and beautiful things in the world. By: Brandon Lin
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Expository Non Fiction: Soccer, By Orson liao 2 Yellow A soccer game is hard. Let me Writings teach you. Because I am a kid soccer player. A soccer game needs 11 people or your team Instructed by cannot play the game. The rules Teacher Max of soccer are: You cannot use your hands. But you can use some body parts. How do you win? You need to help your team and try hard!
Fiction: Diving in the Drama: Monkey and a Person , By Ocean, By Janet chang Winny chang
One day Amy, Coco and Selina Monkey: Hi Person go to the Ocean. Amy sees a Person: Hi Monkey fish. Selina was diving. Coco Monkey: What do you like to eat? was on the boat. At the same Person: I like to eat pizza time Amy sees a shark that eats Monkey: I like to eat bananas people. They were scared so Person: Where do you live? they told Coco. Finally Coco Monkey: I live in the tree uses a diving boat to save them. Person: I live inside the house But the sharks are angry and Monkey: Are you the strongest of all? they eat people. They save Person: No I am not the strongest. some people with the diving Typhoons are stronger than me. When boat. The people are thankful so the typhoon comes I don't have a house they gave them a yummy cake. to live in. Because the wind will blow my house away.
Fiction: The cool ocean, By Jeremy tseng
One day a scuba diver called Kevin goes scuba diving. This is the sixth time he goes scuba diving. He wishes he could see a dolphin and an octopus. But he doesn't like jellyfish because they hurt him. Then he goes scu- ba diving. He goes to the top of the ocean and he sees a dolphin. Kevin’s I-Phone falls into the ocean. The smart dolphin picks up Kevin’s I-Phone. Kevin says “Wow! How smart is this dolphin?!’ Kevin says thanks and touches that dolphin’s head and goes away. Expository Non Fiction,: 2 Yellow Fiction, By Delta lee
Writings I love flowers. Flowers are a kind of plant. Flowers grow from seeds. Flowers need sun and Instructed by water to grow. If you want to grow Teacher Max a flower you must prepare a cup of soil and some seeds.
Expository Non Fiction: Space , By King fang
Space is a place that has many planets. In space astronauts wanted to find if aliens lived there. When a star dies it makes a black hole that takes everything inside. The rocket takes the shuttle out of the gravity. Now astronauts are finding other planets that people can live on. As- tronauts found out that Mars maybe had water before.
Expository Non Fiction: Space, By Felicity wang
In space there are many planets. There is Mer- cury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Ura- nus, Neptune and Pluto. I love Jupiter the most. Because it has a circle on the planet. Jupiter is pretty. Jupiter is very cold. It is the fifth planet.
Expository Non Fiction: Taiwan , By Ryan chang
This is a country. It is called Taiwan. The capital city of Taiwan is Taipei. It has lots and lots of shops. I live in Taiwan. In Taiwan there are a lot of cities. There is a lot of transportation. In Ja- pan there are a lot of islands. China is bigger than Taiwan and Japan.
Instructed by: Teacher Theresa Pan Dear Isabella,
Nice to meet you. I am so excited to be your first Taiwanese friend. My Dear Caleb, favorite color is blue. I have a small Hi mate! I feel perfect! Canada was family. I am 8 years old. What is your awesome and very cold! I had fun but favorite color? Do you have a sister or sometimes it was bad. I love macaroni brother? When is your birthday? I and cheese. Do you like Hi-Chews? I hope you can answer my questions! See like melon flavor. What is your favorite you later! food? We have been learning about Warmly, weather in science. I don’t have twins. Jasmine Hsu Have you ever eaten green grapes?
Where did you grow up? I grew up in Canada. Your pal, Dear Braelynn, Clifton Lin
Hi! I am happy about getting your letterand picture. My birthday is on September 11th. My favorite food is sushi. I Dear Ashley, love Taiwan very much! My favorite holiday is the Moon Festival because I can eat Ni hao! (Hello!) I am so excited to delicious foods and see the bright, full get your letter. Do you have any moon. I read about “The Twin Club” in pets? I have some fish. What’s your English class. It is about two cousins who favorite food? My favorite food is are best friends. They do everything pastsa. I write with my right hand. together. We had a singing competition at How about you? I learned about school. Did you have a singing competition? adverbs in October. We had a What did you sing? We sang Lenka – The Halloween party last month. My Show. Have a good day! favorite place in Taiwan is Taipei. Your friend, Please write me back soon! Katie Liu Sincerely, Amber Wang
Instructed by: Teacher Theresa Pan All About Giraffes by Ryan Wei
Giraffes are the tallest land animals. All About Cats They can grow to be about 5m tall. A by Jasmine Hsu giraffe’s neck is 1.8cm and it can weigh
272kg. The giraffes’ legs are also When a cat is born, its eyes are blue 1.8m. They can eat over 45kg of leaves but the color will changeafter. A cat’s and sticks each day. Male giraffes are nose is black. A cat’s tongue is pink. taller and heavier than females. Female horns are usually smaller than Cats are meat-eaters and cannot only eat vegetables. They like to eat grass, male horns. Female horns have a little too. Some cats are wild and some are bit of fur on it. Giraffes sleep for less pets. Young cats are called “kittens.” than 2 hours each day. They sleep with Cats can see very well at night. Cats their feet tucked under their head but usually weigh about 4kg to 5kg. they can also sleep standing up. Female giraffes have a baby when they are 5 years old. A baby is about 2m tall and weighs 70kg. Giraffes can live for Giant Pandas by Lucas Chu about 25 years. The panda’s speed is 18mph slower than a car. A panda’s weight is from Narwhals by Aaron Chen 16-300lbs. lighter than a piano. A panda’s length is 53 – 62 feet Narwhals look like medium-sized whales. shower than a school bus. They live in very cold waters, like the Sometimes, pandas climb up trees. Arctic Circle. They have a spiral tooth. They live in China’s forests. They They also have black and white skin. They eat bamboo, grass, bulbs, some like o eat fish, squid and shrimp during insects and fruit. They’re 5 feet winter. They usually have a second tooth long. Their babies don’t have eyes. inside the skull. The females will have Pandas can’t bleat, roar, growl and babies every three years. They are honk. For a long time, people weren’t mammals. They travel in groups. Each group sure pandas were bears. They has 15-20 narwhals at a time. thought they were raccoons.
Instructed by Ms. Macy
It would be wacky if ice cream is hot and people still like it. – Debbie Chiu
It would be wacky if I hear cats speaking English to me. – William Chen
It would be wacky if I see a shark in the bathtub when I walk into the bathroom. – Queenie Wen
It would be wacky if the books are walking, the dresses are flying and the pens are dancing. – Anna Huang
It would be wacky if one day my mom says,” I’m your dad!” and my dad says, “I’m your mom.” – Riane Chang
It would be wacky if Alex rides a dinosaur to school and William flies to school. - Justin Lin
It would be wacky if an astronaut is walking a dog on the street with his suit. – Wayne Chen
It would be wacky if it’s snowing in summer and all of the things are free at the store. – Annabell Chen
It would be wacky if a dog is dancing with a cat. – Haru Chang
It would be wacky if the cats are flying in the sky. – Ellie Hou
It would be wacky if the penguins are playing basketball in the sun. – Boots Chen
Instructed by Ms. Macy
My family pet by William Chen
We have a big dog in my family- its name is Won-Won. It’s black and it’s 12 years old. We didn’t get it from a pet store. There’s a sad story about how we found it. One day, my mom and dad were driving in Taoyuan. When they were driving past a construction site, they saw a dog hit by a car. The dog was dead at the site. Suddenly, a baby dog came out from the big dog. Then my mom cut the umbilical cord with scissors and took it home.
It has a bad temper and it barks a lot. One time, it bit my dad when my dad clipped his toenails. Everyone in the family is scared of it. It doesn’t like to go outside. It likes to stay at home. My dad feeds it, walks it, and showers it but he doesn’t like to play with it.
It is getting old now and it can’t eat big bones. Although I don’t play with Won- Won, I still see it as one of our family.
If I could have a pet
Amber Tan
If I could have a pet, I would want a monkey. Monkeys are fun to play with and they are smart. They have brown fur and red bottoms. They live in arboreal habitats and they like swinging from branch to branch.
If I had a monkey, I would name it Bobby. We could play and become good friends. If I’m in a bad mood, the monkey will do funny faces to make me feel better. My monkey will be nice to people. It won’t bite people. I will teach it manners and some tricks. I will teach it how to ride a bike, then we can ride our bikes together at the park. I can bring it to school when there’s a party. It will make the whole class laugh.
Instructed by Ms. Macy
It would be wacky if zombies’ hands turn into bananas. – Eva Wu
It would be wacky if my sister becomes a big walking hamburger. – Doris Yu
It would be wacky if Eric and my cousin switch their identities. – Nicole Yang
It would be wacky if the world is upside down and we live in the center of the Earth. – Andy Wu
It would be wacky if my teacher becomes a giant. – Jasmine Wang
It would be wacky if my teacher says “good night” to me when I walk into school. – Oscar Sung
It would be wacky if my bed is flying in the sky and I see Taipei 101 when I wake up. – Emily Su
3 Ren Instructed by Ms. Macy
If I could have a pet by Jenny Lin
If I could have a pet, I would like to keep a shark. I can learn many skills from a shark. Sharks can swim fast in the ocean, and have supernatural sense of smell. They are fish and have many teeth, thick skin and beautiful fins. I think that sharks are very brave and smart because they know how to hunt animals when they are hungry. They have bad temper, disorderly teeth and ferocious appearance.
If I had a shark, I could learn its braveness, calmness and smartness. But sharks are too big to fit in my room. Also, they have big appetite. I would have to spend a lot of money preparing food for it.
The shark is the top animal of the food chain in the ocean. I will look up to it and try to be the best I can. If I’m in an unfamiliar environment, I will tell myself to be brave like a shark. On the other side, I don’t think sharks would like to be kept at home or in an aquarium. They like to swim freely in the ocean.
If I could have a pet by Zoey Liao
What animal is smaller than an elephant and bigger than a mouse? What animal has four legs and one tail? What animal is human’s good friend?
If I could have a pet, I would want a dog. We don’t have a dog at home because my little sister is scared of dogs. Having a dog at home would be so much fun.
If I had a dog, I would roll on the floor with it, play with it, walk it at the park, play catch with it and talk to it. If I could have a dog, I would want a small and cute one. I will name it Bob after the character from the movie Minions. Because he is funny and everyone likes to be around him.
When I’m sad, my dog will make me happy. When I see it, I won’t feel sad anymore. I have many stuffed dogs in my bedroom. If my dog is bored when I’m at school, it can play with my stuffed dogs.
I hope one day my little sister won’t be scared of dogs so we can keep a pet at home.
3 Red Creative Writing Instructed by David Rutledge
Captain Blah VS The Centipede By Oscar Wei There was once a man name Blah Turbo. On his seventeenth birthday, a mad scientist made a mech-radio. It had a gigantic mouth full of razor sharp teeth, a pair of hands and feet armed with claws. It bit Blah Turbo in the butt and as soon as it bit into him, Blah Turbo began to change. First, his mouth became a lot bigger. Then, his feet became paddles to help him swim (they won’t be used in this adventure though). Finally, his body was armed by invisible armor! At the same moment, a mad scientist (not the one who made the stupid radio) was mak- ing a mech (again) Centipede that was 550 cm. It had laser beam eyes and strong armor (not invisible). When he was done, it killed him (not the mad S. killed the C., but the C. killed the mad S.) and exploded in the laboratory. As for Blah Turbo, he sat on his best armchair and stayed there for exactly 54 seconds thinking, “what is going on?!”. As a genius, he thought very quickly and found the answer. He thought that god might think that he was a good enough person to be a super-hero. Then he made a mask and cape to wear. The next day, he got his favorite newspaper, ‘Daily News’’ and found out that a mech Centipede was attacking town after town. The first town it attacked was Avil, then Bagel, then Cattle. He thought the next town it would attack is the Daily, because A, B, C, … D! He knew he had to save it to protect the people and to save his favorite newspaper ‘Daily News’. So he put on his mask and cape and set off. He thought that Captain Blah would be good because his name has a Blah. When he whispered his new name, it came out 1000 x louder than he expected. Finally, he knew what his superpower was, a loud 20010 x voice that could even break the strongest material in the world! Then, he Captain Blah found the Centipede. It was much larger than he ex- pected. When the Centipede saw him it burst into laughter, “what do you think you are, a superhero with duck feet!, hahaha!”. Just as it was laughing, C.B. found it’s weak spot, his belly! Somehow he just needed it to look up and let it ‘s belly show. He thought about telling it that there are 1000 helicopters with 20 bullets on each of them. That did the trick. He yelled a loud 2000 x roar, and when he was finished the Centipede dropped dead. When it almost died, it weakly said, “I ….w-w-will have….re...re...revenge!”. Now, people still don’t know who this hero is, but I can tell you now. It’s Blah Turbo, the best superhero in the whole wide world! The End.
Life Cycle of a Plant By Marcus Chen
Most plants start as a seed. When the seed is in the soil and water seeps into it, the seed’s shell will be broken. When sprouts come out of the soil it will get sunshine. Then, the roots spread out so they can grab the soil. The plant will grow into trees, weeds, or vines. It grows higher and higher, and will grow more leaves. It grows flowers to make new seeds. Then, it starts to become a fruit. The fruit is used to protect the seeds. The fruit has many kinds of shapes and sizes. Some have burs or wings, and some are scattered by water to start a new plant. Ok, plants do need nutrients to grow, but there are some plants that eat insects, like a Venus Flytrap. These plants get nutrients from insects. The end.
School Poem By Emily Chen By Jenny Chiu
I like my school, My mom is great, And my teacher too. She’s sweet as can be. My school is cool, When I need some help, And the children too. I know she’s there for me.
During break time, Mom loves me all the time, We go downstairs. Even when I’m a pest. When it’s class time, She always takes good care of me, We all run upstairs. My mother is the best.
We all don’t know When it’s time to go. Because we all have fun In my cool school.
3 Red
My Family Instructed by: Adriaan Louw by Ava Kang
I live with my mom, in a lovely apartment. My dad works far, far away, so my mom takes care of me most of the time. We chat a lot and My Family laugh a lot, too. One day, I arrived at home, and felt super hungry. I by Jasmine Shen asked my mom, “Can you quickly I have a big family. I live with my make me something to eat?” She aunt, mom, dad, sister and smiled and said, “It’s a piece of grandmother. They all have cake!” I started doing my different personalities and their homework while I thought happily favorite things are not the same that maybe it would be a piece of either. In my family, none of the cheese cake, or a chocolate cake. I children are boys. I think that is was so excited that I almost very crazy! My dad and my sister couldn’t wait. Ten minutes later my have the same personality. They mom called me to the kitchen. I like playing games. I am not the could barely believe my eyes… she same as them, but I still love prepared a plate of fresh them very much. My family is the vegetables. “Where is my cake?” I best one I’ve ever seen! asked. My mom couldn’t stop laughing. Then she explained that “a piece of cake” means something very easy. I laughed so hard that tears came from my eyes!
Instructed by: Adriaan Louw
A Magic Fox and a Whale
by Eric Tsai
Once upon a time, there was a great magic fox called Eric and a king whale, called Amos. The magic fox had a magic wand. The magic wand could make all wishes come true, but no one could use that magic wand besides the fox. The whale king was very bad. He didn’t want to be friends with the fox, but the fox wanted to be friends with the king.
One day, King Amos wanted to find food. Suddenly, a giant octopus appeared. The octopus was scared of the king, so he sprayed ink out. Amos didn’t like the smell, so he fainted! When he woke up, he was in a net! He couldn’t get out. He was very sad. He hoped someone would come to help him.
The fox was in a village called “Free Village”. Nobody needed to give money, and everything was free. Eric was very surprised and got an ice cream to eat. When he finished eating, he thought, “Maybe I should go see King Amos.” He took out his magic wand and said, “Magic Wand, I want to go into the sea, take me to King Amos.”
When he opened his eyes, he saw that King Amos was stuck in a net. “Help, help, help!” shouted the whale king. Eric was very worried. “Magic Wand, I wish for Amos to be… wait, I don’t want to help you, you aren’t my friend.” The whale king was nervous, “Okay! I will be your friend; I will not trick you anymore!” “Are you sure?” asked Eric. “I am sure!” said King Amos. “Magic Wand, set Amos free!” said the fox. After that day, the fox and the whale were best friends.
Procedural Text
Written and Illustrated by Ethan Chu
Instructed by Mr. van der Westhuizen
How to Ride a Bike?
Do you want to learn how to ride a bike?
First: You have to go to the bike shop to buy a lovely and handy bike.
Second: You have to have a helmet to protect yourself.
Third: Balance is very important. When you sit on the bike make sure you don’t lean over on either your left or right sides.
Fourth: Place one of your feet on one of the pedals.
Fifth: Put your other foot on the other pedal and slowly start to pedal.
Sixth: Do the same action again and again.
Seventh: Practice and practice until you get better. Please be careful.
When you are familiar with riding you can try and do some tricks, such as:
- Standing up while you are riding. - Waving one of your hands while cycling.
Riding is a lot of fun but please follow my instructions carefully otherwise you might injure yourself.
Animal Fantasy
by Maureen Chiu
Instructed by Mr. van der Westhuizen
One day Mimi the dog, Kiki the cat, Papa the parrot, and Lolo the dolphin went to the ocean to play. They all were playing happily in the sand trying to build sandcastles. Mimi decided to climb onto a rock to look at the sandcastle she built but slipped and accidently fell into the ocean. All the other animals laughed thinking that she was only playing.
Little did they know that Mimi had a secret she never told anybody.
She couldn’t swim. Mimi tried to shout, “help me, help me” but the water got into her mouth and she drifted deep into the big, blue ocean.
Suddenly Papa took his beak out of his sandcastle-nest he was building to see if Mimi came back. When he didn’t see her he flew up into the sky looking for his friend. He saw Mimi drifting away in the cold ocean and flew down to ask for Lolo’s help. Lolo didn’t waste a second and swam to bring Mimi back.
Mimi’s body was full of ocean water and she didn’t breathe.
Kiki told them she can help with this emergency. She breathed in a
deep breath and breathed out with a big mew sound giving Mimi
one of her nine cat lives.
After 5 minutes Mimi woke up and everybody was very happy.
Instructed by Mrs. Kelly
4 ZHI Baseball Game By Arvin Peng It was so cold today. I put on my new sneakers and jacket. I ran to school. At school, the P.E. teacher said we would play baseball. We all cheered because we liked to play baseball. We had two teams. One was Lamigo and the other one was Lion. I was on the Lamigo team. My friends Shelby and Leo were on the same team. My number was 31. Shelby’s number was 21. Leo’s number was 52. We won the game. I got a homerun. Leo got to third base. Shelby was the best. He had two homeruns. Our team won a big trophy. Tomorrow we will play one more baseball game. I think we will win again. I think today was the best day of 2015. I think I will continue to win baseball games in 2016. Our team is the best. My Dream By Candice Yang Last night, I had a very special dream. There were a lot of animals in my dream. They could all fly. They were dancing around me. Just then, a lion king came out. He said “Welcome! I’m the king of the animal kingdom. Come inside and eat some food.” I went into the castle. They were fish, sushi, cake, salad and a lot more food. I ate and I felt very full. The lion king lent me a horse and carriage. On the animal kingdom’s roads, I saw all kinds of animals do their work. The sheep were fishing. The frogs were painting and the ducks were cooking. Wow, they even enjoyed a party. The rabbits were dancing. The monkeys were dancing. Everyone was dancing. They got closer and closer. Then, they turned into monsters. I started to scream. I quickly woke up. I think that dream was really special because it was a little scary and a little fun. My Brother By Clio Yang I have a big and annoying brother. His name is Ken. Sometimes, I don’t like him because he always teases me. But sometimes I think he’s a good brother. He makes me laugh every day. He plays with me. If I break something, he will try to repair it. I don’t know if my brother is good or bad. I only know I like him.
Instructed by Mrs. Kelly
Shopping By Joey Wang On Sunday, my mom and I went to the department store. In the store, I saw one sofa, ran to it, and fell into its leathery softness. My mom laughed at me and I got angry at her. I sat on the sofa sadly. It was comfortable. Soon I felt better. Next, I saw two beds and I touched them. One was soft and the other was hard. The soft one was more expensive than the hard one. I asked my mom if I could buy the soft bed. “No,” she said. “Because you have one in your room already.” I went home sadly. I lied down on my bed. Actually, it felt soft. Why? Maybe what I have is better or maybe I was just tired. My Baseball Team By Leo Tsai The sun was up high in the sky. My father and I wore the sneakers to play baseball outside. My father and I were on the same team. We won the game. We were happy, but we were so tired. We went home, but we got lost. We got a map and we went home very late. When we got home, my mom gave us a lot of wonderful food. It was very yummy. We were very hungry and we ate very quickly. We also went to bed early. I think today was a good day in 2015. We were very happy. Tomorrow we have a baseball game too. I think we can play very well and we will win the game too. We will have a lot of fun. I think our team is the best team in New Taipei City. Bats By Charlene Hu Bats are nocturnal mammals that can fly. They have wings and are the only mammals that can fly. There are mega bats and micro bats. The smallest micro bat is the bumblebee bat. It is 3 centermeters long and weighs about 2 kilos. They are small and light because they need to fly easily. When they sleep or rest, they hang upside down. We can find bats in trees, buildings, caves, mines, and under bridges. They like dark places because they spend a lot of time sleeping. Some people are afraid of bats because they think they are like vampires. They think bats are evil creatures which will suck their blood. But actually, only vampire bats suck animals’ blood. Most bats eat fruit or insects.
4 REN Instructed by Mrs. Kelly Lucky Sneakers By Anita Lu One day, I played basketball with my friends, but I didn’t have sneakers. So I went to the store to buy some. Red sneakers were more expensive than the blue ones, but the blue ones were more comfortable than the red ones. I bought the blue ones. I wore the sneakers to play basketball. My team won. They are my lucky sneakers. Okapi By Brian Chen The Okapi is an animal cross between a zebra and a giraffe. It was first discovered in 1901 in the Congo rainforest. It is very exotic. The Okapi had been unseen since 1959 and was found a few years ago by researchers. You can see them at Disneyland’s Animal Park. Eagles By Cody Chen Eagles are the biggest birds in the world. They have two big wings and can fly high. Eagles eat little birds, fish, snakes, and monkeys. Some eagles eat honey. There are more than 100 types of eagles. Eagles are important for America, because they are the national bird. You can see them on the trees, but the trees need to be next to a lake or a river. The Sun By Dennis Kao The sun is the star in the center of the solar system. Without the sun, almost every living thing would die. We can use the solar energy to dry clothes, grow food and generate electricity. The sun is four and a half billion years old. An Interesting Day By Emily Chan Today I had a soccer game. There were two teams. Our team got many points, so we won the game. Everyone cheered. We got a big trophy. After the game, I went home, but I didn’t know the way, so I got lost. I saw a very kind grandmother standing next to me. She helped me. Soon, I found my way home. I told my mom what happened today. It was an interesting day.
Instructed by Mrs. Kelly Black Small-Eared Pig By Jenny Chia
The black small-eared pig is a kind of pet pig. They are cute and clean. People treat them as friends. They are also smart. If you treat them well, they will love you more. I saw one in a restaurant last month. The restaurant keeps it to please the customers, not for cooking. Family By Jill Chang Families are people who you love. Families all look different but they will always love you. There are many kinds of families. There are father, mother and kids. There are a single parent with children. There are grandparents and grandchildren. Families are important because they provide love, support, and a framework of values to each of its members. Family members teach each other, serve one another and share life joys and sorrows. Families provide a setting for personal growth. Families work together to get through struggles and provide happiness. Dinosaurs
by John Wang Dinosaurs were big animals. There were more than 700 different types. Dinosaurs ate meat and plants. Dinosaurs are very mysterious and scientists do not know the reason why dinosaurs vanished. No one sees dinosaurs now. We can go to the museum to see dinosaur fossils. We can go to the library and read books about dinosaurs, or we can go to the park to dig dinosaur fossils by ourselves. T- Rex By Ryan Chu The T-Rex was a kind of dinosaur. They ate meat. They were dangerous because they ate other dinosaurs and they ran fast. They were bigger than a lot of dinosaurs. The T-Rex fossils were found in the U.S.A. and Canada.
Instructed by Betty Deng from 4 Red
Written by Cynthia Sun
Minions Cute, crazy Written by Jamie Lee
Singing, reading, playing Art
It’s time to eat Beautiful, colorful
Bananas Creating, drawing, coloring
You can be an
Artist Written by Mars Chiang
Stinky Tofu
Stinky, yummy
Eating, smelling, tasting
It will soon be Eaten
Instructed by Betty Deng from 4 Red
Cleo Jumps Out of the Dish Written by Anya Shao
I have a fish.
He lives in a big dish.
His name is Cleo.
He hates my friend Leo. A Scary Night Written by Billy Lai
One night I also have a cat. It is very bright. Her name is Matt. I go into the school’s bathroom. She wants to eat Cleo. No one is in the classroom. She likes Leo. In the bathroom, there is a mouse.
And I see a hand with a blouse. One day Cleo jumps out of the dish. At first, I did not care,
And he has a wish. But this time, I am scared.
He wishes that Matt won’t eat Behind the toilet, there is him. something.
Matt thinks that Cleo is so thin. I think it is a ghost’s hand with a ring. She puts him back to the dish. My mom gives me a knife which is And they both make another wish. very nice.
I see the hand in the bathroom, and I cut it twice.
The hand is hurt by me.
Last, I go home as happy as a bee.
Dec. 13, 2015
Dear Santa,
This year, I did one thing to make my mom
happy, joining the Yu-Tsai Choir. My best friend
joined the choir too. Furthermore, I study
harder this year than last year. I love studying and
learning but I don’t concentrate enough during class. So I take lots of time to review my homework after dinner. I hope my scores can improve this year.
I need to adjust my sleeping time and get up early to avoid getting to school late.
I hope you can make my wishes come true. My
wishes are my family is happy and healthy forever and
our dreams all come true. I want to thank you Santa
for giving me a wonderful Christmas every year. Every
child loves you always, and won’t forget you, because you
are a hope to lead everyone to a world of brightness
and happiness.
Thank You Santa,
Angelina Li
(Instructed by Tim Drouillard)
A Fairy Tale By Joey Wu, 4 Yellow (Instructed by Tim Drouillard)
The Three Brothers
There was a man who had three sons. Each of the sons wished to have the house after his father died. One day, their father said, “Go into the world and try each of you to learn a trade, and when you all come back, he who makes the best trade,
I will give him my house.” The eldest son wanted to be a blacksmith.
The second son wanted to be a barber. The youngest son wanted to be a fencing-master. Then each of them went his own way.
One day their father wanted them to come back. When they came back, the second son found a rabbit. He quickly removed the
rabbit’s hair without hurting its skin. After that, the eldest son quickly changed a horse’s shoes when the horse was still moving.
Then it was raining, the youngest son spun his sword over his head quickly and didn’t get wet at all. The man wanted to give the youngest son his house, but he said he wanted to live with his brothers. So they lived together happily.
The End
instructed by David Chen
Cinquain – Rabbit Cinquain – Dog by Ashley Lee by Rainie Kuo Rabbit Dog White, pink Pretty, furry Jumping, eating, running Barking, playing, eating Furry body long A friend when I’m Ears Alone
Dear Santa by Ray Chen Friendly Letter Dear Santa, by Jerry Hong Hi Kyle, How have you been this year? People around the world are decorating with How was your weekend? I went to Number snowman, mistletoe, Christmas trees, LED Four Park to ride a bike. I rode 4 km! It was lights, and, of course, pictures of you and fun but tiring. Afterwards, I had some ice your reindeer! What a joyful Christmas cream to cool off. atmosphere, and it reminds people of you. I am writing to tell you three nice things I I’m writing to you because you are my best have done this year. friend, and I want you to play with me at Leo-Foo Village. I think we’re good partners First, I finished first in class in the 800m because we cooperate with each other. If we run. I thought I was not the fastest one, but become partners, we can share our snacks, I won the race! so we can have different things to munch on the bus.
Second, I attended a table tennis camp during summer vacation, and I have made We complement each other as partners. I great progress on it. I am getting more am a good leader, and you will be my helpful interested in table tennis. assistant. We will be the best team in class.
Finally, I had a backpacking trip in Japan I wish you well on your studies and look with my family this summer. We visited forward to us becoming partners. Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara. The trip widened my horizon. Your friend,
For my Christmas gift, I hope to see you in Jerry person and receive a ‘Gundam’ when I wake up in the morning on Christmas Day!
Best Regards,
Ray Cinquain - Car Cinquain - Science by Sean Yuan by Annabel Yang
Car Science Red, white Serious, fun Driving, revving, racing Pouring, measuring, exploding Machine in the city Cool and amazing Bentley Experiments
Going To the Park Going To the Park by Peggy Lin by Sweet Huang
I like going to the park at night, It’s a hot Sunday, Where children fight in front of my eyes. The day is a holiday. They are fighting over a book, I’ll go to the park soon, Principal says that is not good. I’ll be there around noon. My mom says they are crazy, I go with Elisa and Angie, My dad says they are noisy. The three of us are so happy. Principal tells them to stop fighting, I bring my dog with me, Children reply we are only playing. Feed it with some honey.
Dear Santa Thank You Note by Anson Huang by Morris Juan
Dear Santa, Thank you to those who worked hard to save us when Typhoon Soudelor struck Taiwan. Thank How are you? It’s that time of the year you soldiers who removed trees from the road again when you get super busy. I won’t when it was still raining and windy outside. waste your time, so just let me tell you When we stayed safely in our home, you three nice things I have done this year. worked hard outside under such a bad weather. First, I helped mom and grandma to throw away the garbage and leftovers. It’s a Thank you workers of the power company. smelly job, but I still did it. Next, I helped When a lot of houses lost power, your hard mom to fold and put the socks back into in work helped us to recover electricity so we everyone’s closet. I helped mom so she could turn on lights and watch TV. wouldn’t get so tired. Finally, I helped mom to buy some food for lunch so we wouldn’t Thank you workers of the water company. In go hungry. Taipei area, most houses did not have clean water to use. Without clean water, we cannot If you agree with the three nice things I cook, wash dishes, or take a shower. Water is have done, may I get an iPhone for very important to all of us. Thank you all for Christmas? your hard work!
Good boy,
Anson Instructed by Mrs. Kelly 5 ZHI The Cost of Comfort By Carol Chui and Phenix Chen It was winter time. A camel, a man, and a parrot were walking in the desert for many days. They felt like they were going to die in the heat. It was so hot that the man felt dizzy. The parrot kept screaming. “Help! Help!” Suddenly, the man felt very cold. He opened his eyes and he couldn’t believe his eyes. It was snowing. The Earth had been polluted and it was getting worse and worse. People damaged the environment for their personal interests. The man felt regret for not being responsible with the environment, but it was too late. He was dying and he felt helpless.
HHooww ttoo TTaakkee CCaarree ooff OOuurr EEnnvviirroonnmmeenntt Bring your own lunch boxes and own bottles. Apple Ku Use alternative energy and don’t use fossil fuels. Use recycled materials to build houses. Carol Chiu Reuse plastic bags. Claire Cheng Reuse bottles to make piggy banks. Reuse cans to make pen holders. Dora Chang Don’t use lots of fossil fuels. Walk or ride the bus. Gigi Wan Make four kinds of robots - plastic, paper, glass and oil. They eat garbage on the ground and ocean. Hans Chen Don’t eat meat. Eat vegetables. Recycle many things. Henry Wang I went to clean the beach last summer. Jackie Kuo Share the car with friends. Don’t use fossil fuels. Jeremy Shen Do not litter. Walk home more and drive less. Use public transportation to reduce air pollution. Ken Hsieh Use skylights to save electricity. Melody Lo Walk to school and don’t litter. Ryan Hsu Pick up litter. Don’t drive. Walk or ride the bus. Sandy Wang Do not throw things in the river. Put rubbish in the garbage bin. Don’t ride motorcycles but walk. Scott Chen I don’t use plastic bags. Tony Deng Use plastic bags to make hats. Don’t litter. Vicky Yu
Instructed by Mrs. Kelly We’re thinking about a New Year By Connie Lin The best part of 2015 was having P.E. classes. I could play ball games with my friends. I don’t like to sit in the classroom to study. That’s very boring. Playing ball games outside is very relaxing. I can forget my worries and can get closer to my friends. The worst part of 2015 was I couldn’t go to Taipei 101. I just watched the fireworks on TV on New Year’s Eve. I wanted to go there, but my mom thought it was too crowded. We may get hurt. I hope we can go to Taipei 101 in 2016. People seem so happy when they go there. Although it will be crowded, I think it will be fun.
By Riyu Chen The best part of year 2015 was when I went back to Japan to see my relatives and played with my cousins. We went back in the summer when I just started grade 5. I had a great time there. The worst part of 2015 was when I broke my iPhone. I was so sad. I dropped it, so my phone broke. It was in May. My goal for 2016 is to visit the U.S.A. I want to be good. Also, I want to buy a new phone.
By Winnie Lee I think going to my dad’s office and watching the fireworks on New Year’s Eve was the best part of 2015. The fireworks were so pretty. I also saw A-Mei. She likes to sing and she is the best singer. I was very happy that day. That was a beautiful day. I think it was very bad that my cousin went to heaven. This was the worst part of 2015. He had been sick since he was born. He didn’t go to school. He couldn’t stand up. He could only drink milk. But still we loved him. He was cute. I hope that he will be happy and healthy in heaven.
5 ZHI
TheBy BernieGhost Wu and Jerry Chen Cave, 5 Red Instructed by Matt Barker
There was a boy called Peter. He was tall and 12 years old. He liked to solve mysteries and have adventures. His behavior was good at school. So he had many friends. He studied at Yu-Tsai Elementary School. Peter wasn’t very rich, but he was never bad to anyone at school.
Peter had a friend called Maria. She was the same age as Peter. Maria was not as tall as Peter and she wore glasses. Maria sat with Peter and was poor too. Maria also had good behavior, so many people liked her too!
Peter and Maria were very good friends. Every break time they played together. They thought no one could break their friendship.
One day Maria went swimming with Grissom, her brother. They went to the beach. After Grissom finished changing his swimming suit, he found a bottle with paper inside. He opened the bottle, written on it was: … --- … ”What’s that?” asked Maria. She walked out of the bathroom as Grissom got out the paper. “I don’t know. Maybe it is a secret code.” said Grissom. “We can figure out, when we finish swimming! I am cold!” said Maria. When they finished swimming, they still didn’t know what it meant .The next day, Maria found another page. The next page said: The ghost cave! “The ghost cave!” Maria shouted and called Grissom, “The ghost cave is the most dangerous place in the world! Where is it?” asked Maria. ”Right behind your house. There is a mountain isn’t there?” said Grissom. “The ghost cave……..I know! I know what these dots mean! It means SOS in Morse code!’’ exclaimed Maria. ’’What! We need to save Peter in that cave?’’ Grissom roared. “We can do it! Trust me!’’ said Maria, crying. “Okay! Now let’s go.’’ On Sunday they went to the ghost cave. Grissom used his fire power to create some light. In the deeper part, there were two roads. They took the right road and at the bottom, they found a light blue box. Maria opened it, a ring flew onto her finger. Now she had ice power. "WOW” She said. She took the key beside the box and opened the door. Peter was in a cage inside. Maria used the same key and opened it and saved Peter.
The Bad Boy By Ariel Hsu, 5 Red Instructed by Matt Barker
Once upon a time in Yu-Tsai school there was a bad boy called Tom. Tom always pushed girls and fought with other boys. He never wrote his homework and he wore dirty clothes. He also slept in class time.
At Yu Tsai elementary school there was also a beautiful girl, her name was Joanne. Joanne was a good girl, she washed five times a day, and she was very quiet. She never spoke in class when the teacher asked the class to be quiet. Every boy or girl liked her. One day while walking to school, Joanne and Tom met. They were not in the same class. They did not know each other but they started to talk to each other and realized they liked each other. In the afternoon they walked home together, Peter saw Joanne. He now thought she was so beautiful. Tom thought to himself. When I grow up. I will marry her. So everyday Tom talked to Joanne. Joanne thought Tom was funny, but he was so dirty. Tom then learnt to wash every day, write homework, not fight and not push girls. After three years they grew up. Tom had become a gentleman. Joanne liked him. So they got married.
The Beach By Pink Hwang, 5 Red Instructed by Matt Barker
There were two children a boy and a girl. The girl was called Sara and the boy was called Mike. Sara was Mike’s older sister. One day their parents went to visit Sara and Mike’s grandpa and grandma. When their parents went out, they ran out to the beach to play. They played and ran. Suddenly, Mike fell down because of a small rock. Sara and Mike were very curious about this rock. So they tried to dig it out. They dug and dug, it wasn’t a small rock! It was a big rock, and it had a picture and a code. It was a picture code! It had three pictures, first an arrowhead that pointed down. Next an arrowhead that pointed inside a box, the last one was a water picture. Next to the picture there was a strange symbol, first was UMOP, next was UI and the last one was VES. Mike and Sara looked and thought about it. Then Sara figured out what the code was. If you turned it upside down you will see, the code is: down in seA So Sara and Mike swam in to the sea and they found treasure!! They would be very rich! And when their parents came back, they told them the truth. But they didn’t keep the money, they gave all the money to poor people.
One day Messi and Babagena flew a helicopter above the beach. Messi saw on the beach there were few words on it. It read: Come and get me, I’m kidnapped New Taipei City Banqiao 212 Old Rd Babagena and Messi went to the address that they saw on the beach. All they found is a paper with dot and lines. It read:
. …- - --. .--- .--- .--. -.-. -.- .--- -.- ..-.. Messi thought it was Morse code, so he went to his friend called Ion. His friend could translate Morse code, Ion said ‘‘It says Taipei Ren Ai Road 123.’’ Babagena and Messi went to the house. When they got inside, there were weird noises. Then they found the kidnapper and the victim. They called the police. The police arrived and arrested the kidnappers.
At the end, the kidnappers were sentenced to 100 years in prison. The victim was saved. When the police found Babagena and Messi were the ones who found the criminals, the police called them. At first they thought they had done something wrong because the police asked them to go to the police station. When they got to the station. The police surprised them and gave them a badge. On it, it said ‘‘Top Spies’’ for their brave behavior, they were so proud they did the right thing.
Murder at Midnight By Allen Liao (5 Yellow) Instructed by Mornay Coetzee
One day, a class of students attended a trip for graduation and they all felt excited. On the first day everybody was excited because they took a special airplane flying like a falcon at great speed. They went camping on a high mountain. The hike took a long time but the view from the mountain was spectacular. Wesley was short and charming. Everyone liked him a lot.
Unfortunately, he got sick before the graduation. So, he had to take some medicine. At the scary stroke of midnight, the moon was full and Wesley died, he died after he took his medicine. In the morning, everybody was scared because of the death of their classmate, but they all thought he died from natural causes.
A beautiful girl, Jill (who was ravishing, in spite of a scar on her face), was sitting still, eating her pleasant-tasting breakfast beside the dead body. She suddenly got up and started snickering maniacally in a corner. Allen had seen what happened last night. He saw Jill put something queer smelling in Wesley’s water.
Allen gently touched her shoulder. “Why did you do it?” ”He bullied me! No one cared. He scarred my face and never apologized! He had to pay!” Jill was very angry about the scar. She wanted Wesley to die .Jill’s revenge was to kill Wesley.
The police took her away, but she would not be forgotten, because who can forget the Murder at Midnight?
The November Incident By Ariel Wang (5 Yellow)
Instructed by Mornay Coetzee
Have you ever heard of the November Incident? If you hadn’t, let me tell you…..
“Nooooo!” A child’s screams came from the operating room. Suddenly the doctor came out. He was the oldest doctor in this hospital and his hair was a greying, sometimes he acted strangely, so nobody dared get close to him. This was November, many years ago. Years passed. Nina Chen was an odd woman, every time when other people saw her, she would be talking to the old doctor. Everybody was curious and one day a doctor asked Nina “Why are you always talking to the old doctor, he is a little scary, aren’t you frightened of him?” Nina answered “Sometimes he can be crazy, I guess, but he’s a great doctor, and I think he is actually really kind!” When she finished talking, she ran to her motorcycle and shouted out “Get away from me!” but there was nobody there. Everyone thought Nina had a mental illness, especially as she thought that the weird and cranky, old doctor was kind. Everyone in this hospital thought the old doctor was a terror, because he always disappeared to somewhere in the hospital, but no-one could find him. So they asked a detective to follow the old doctor. One day, two days … a week passed, nothing happened. Then on the last day, they found the detective. He was crazy, he kept saying, “I won’t do it! I don’t want to spy on the old doctor! Shhh! He will hear you. Ha-ha-haaaa! Am I crazy?” He became like a mentally ill person, everyone felt confused. Only Dr. Wang saw the corner of the old doctor’s mouth rise in a cunning smile, and a minute later Nina ran there and told the old doctor something, and then she ran back to her motorcycle and furiously rode away. At midnight Dr. Sam heard the sound of a scream “Haaaaah!” It was an old person’s voice, he guessed this was from the old doctor, but he didn’t know what it was, so he took the flashlight and went looking. Past the new laboratories down to the basement and the doors to the morgue. “Ahhhhh!” Dr. Sam shouted out once and then it was quiet. Everybody woke up, and Dr. Wang and Nurse Maggie walked out. They smelled the blood before they saw Dr. Sam lying on the floor, crimson blood coming out of his chest. He already didn’t show any signs of life. “Is he dead?” Nurse Maggie asked. ”Yes he’s dead, this is terrible!” Dr. Wang told Nurse Maggie. Together they carried the body of Dr. Sam to the hospital’s morgue. Ever since that time people died during November in this hospital. Everybody was scared, they all thought the old doctor was killing the people in this hospital, and then one night all of the people in the hospital were dead, except the old doctor and Nina. Suddenly Nina took a knife and stabbed the knife into the old doctor’s chest. ”Why…did… you… do… that... Nina?” the old doctor asked, his eyes searching for an answer from Nina. ”Why? Have you forgotten? Think back 30 years ago…” 30 years ago Nina’s dad had been ill, it was serious, and so Nina’s family brought him to this hospital. The old doctor helped treat Nina’s dad for his illness but because he was neglectful, Nina’s dad died, and her mom was so sad and she told Nina “Take great care of yourself Nina.” When Nina’s mom finished talking, her mom took a knife and committed suicide in front of little Nina. Nina shouted out “Noooo!” so at that time her heart told her when she grows up she will come back to kill all of the people in this hospital. All of the people who took the people she loved from her.
“Do you remember now? Hahahaha!”Nina told the old doctor, and she laughed!
The Houdini Box By Jessica Tseng, 5 Yellow Instructed by Mornay Coetzee When Olivia and Diana got back from their adventure in Europe, the first thing they wanted to do is to meet their best friend - Alice, and tell her about all of their adventures. “Hi, Alice”, said Olivia and Diana. “Hi! Can you wait a moment?
I have to get something from my room.” said Alice in a hurried voice, then she ran to her room. Suddenly they heard a weird, muffled sound. “Help! Help!
Aaahh!”. “That was Alice screaming! Let’s go and find her!” said Diana. They went to her room and a magical box lay there sparkling like a star, twinkling!
“Wow! What is this?” asked Diana, as her eyes swept over the magical box again.
The sound came again. “Help! Help!” This time the box was twinkling like a red ruby pulsating with light like a beating heart. “Let’s jump into it”, suggested
Olivia, then they jumped into the box. They were very excited. They landed in a strange, foggy place. There was no one. They saw an enormous giant, big, footprint on the ground. “Boom! Boom!” “Help!” “Oh no, it is a T-Rex!” they shouted. “We’ve travelled back in time!” They grabbed Alice and quickly ran out of the magician’s box. “It is a Houdini box!” said Olivia. “Why do you even have this box, Alice?” they asked. “When I last saw it, it was in my room!” said Alice. A weird sound came again. The lid flew open and a handsome dark-haired man stood up. “Hi, I am Harry Houdini, I need your help, but you need to come inside the box”, said Houdini. “Ok, let’s go inside!” said Alice. Their adventures were about to start again!
The Lost Scroll By Mimi Chen, 5 Yellow Instructed by Mornay Coetzee
“Click” the door opened as the dark shadows went by like two black cats. The dark had covered everything. “Did we get the scroll?” a man whispered. “Yes, but I can’t find the……”Suddenly, a shot of bright light lit up the room! “Got to go.” Another man muttered.
“Finally back for the recipe!” Sang the witch joyfully as her long blond hair billowed behind her like a spider’s web. The witch walked to the table and got the spell. “Oh no! Where are the scrolls?” I thought I put it here last night!” the witch gulped. “It must be somewhere in here.” An hour passed, now she was getting more and more furious. She thought someone had stolen it. Every witch and wizard wanted her magic spell because it can make their own magic more powerful. “My family defeated the competition so I can have the spell scroll. But now someone has stolen it!” the witch hissed resentfully. ”I will find out who stole it and make them die!” The witch vowed to take the spell back. But years went by and she still hadn’t found it. When she was too old to move around, she wrote a letter to her family to help her to finish the vow.
After the witch died, her granddaughter, Alexis continued this vow. She was a smart girl and everyone liked her. After months, she stopped pursuing the spell. She no longer cared about it. Soon she started to make friends outside. She had a best friend called Linda. She liked her because she never lied to her. They told their secrets to each other. One day Linda whispered, “Let me tell you a secret. My dad doesn’t want me to tell anyone about it, but because you are my best friend, I will tell you.” Alexis wondered what it was. Then Linda whispered again. “Our family has a real magic spell that was stolen long ago from a real witch!” First Alexis was really proud that she had a friend like that who also believed in magic. But just then, she felt something was wrong. Then she remembered something that her mom had told her about her grandma, the spell and the vow. Her pride in her friend had now become empty and worrisome. She hoped that it wasn’t true. But she didn’t tell Linda. When she went home, she felt very lonely. She muttered the words again and again. Thinking of the people who have died in her family for this. She didn’t want the family to be disappointed, but she also didn’t want her best friend to die either. She felt remorseful and confused, like her heart was ripped in two, dripping blood. She thought about it for days. One night, she had a dream. In the dream, her grandma told her she must get the spell back and kill Linda, because no-one who remembers the secret spell may live.
The next day, she decided to act on the dream. She thought of many things. Until she finally found an answer. But she could never tell Linda. She could use a memory potion! Linda would forget the spell, but also their friendship. Alexis was ashamed that she had to do this to Linda. But it was the only way of not hurting her. Finally she got the spell back, but she lost her best friend！
5 Blue The Worst Thing at LeoFoo Village By Roy Liu Instructed by Jimmy Kao
The worst thing today was the 360-degree car ride. It was so scary and my classmates were too afraid to ride it. I had eaten a lot of food on the bus so I thought I might throw up at the top of the ride. I decided to line up and take the risk even though I was a little afraid. I also wanted to go to the restroom because I was so nervous. It was my turn, I sat down and the ride controller came and pushed the safety bar down. The safety bar hit my legs and it hurt a little. Then the ride began, I wanted to get down, but I couldn’t…It was too late! The car began to move slowly and I clinched the safety bar with my hands very tightly. It began to speed up and went back and forth almost to 180 degrees. I had a strange thought that when the car goes 360 degrees I would fall out and die. No! I won’t fall down. Next thing I knew my legs were in the air. I released my hands from the death grip I had on the safety bar. My body fell forward and it smashed down onto the safety bar. I realized I had done something very dangerous. If the safety bar was broken, I would have flown out from the car, but it stopped me from falling out. I was so happy that I didn’t fly out. The ride had finally stopped, I got off the ride and I knew I was finally safe. I thanked God I didn’t throw up, wet my pants or die. The 360-degree car ride was the most dangerous thing I had ever ridden. I don’t want to ride that ride ever again. NEVER! It was too dangerous for me. I think the volcano one is much better than the 360-degree car ride. I will never ride such a dangerous ride again. I will only ride rides like the volcano one.
Discovery By Stephanie Shen, 5 Blue
When I was young, I believed that dinosaurs still existed. Also, I believed that some animals evolved from children. My dad told me many mysteries from the dinosaur period. From that day, I believed that dinosaurs are real.
I was scared and excited. I had never seen or heard Sauropods roaming all over the park. I wanted to know if there was a huge dinosaur living under the desert, but I only saw a fossil. It was a Saltopus fossil that appeared 65 million years ago.
“I guess there were never giant dinosaurs in the world,” I said. That’s when I believed that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
The Birthday Present By Celine Chu, 5 Blue
“Ding Dong! Ding Dong! The doorbell screamed. I opened the door.
“Happy Birthday!” said Jill.
“Thank you! But....today isn’t my birthday.” I said confusingly.
“Oops! It’s okay! You can still take it.” Jill said with a sly smile.
“Let me open it.” I said.
“Open it when I’m gone.” Jill said.
“Fine!” I said.
“Bye! I’d better go to the meeting.” said Jill.
“Good-bye! And thanks for the gift!” I said.
When she was gone, I opened the box. A frog jumped on me!
“GROSS!” I cried. Then I saw Jill and Monika laughing at me outside.
Instructed by Mr. Jimmy Kao
A Gift to Nature By Cathy Ho, 5 Blue Instructed by Mr. Jimmy Kao
Help saving the earth is very important. What made me decide to protect nature is something strange that happened to me last summer. I was at Grandpa’s house which is in the mountains. I walked by a river and I noticed a squirrel standing by the riverside looking down at a fish in the water.” That’s weird. Do squirrels eat fish?” I whispered to myself. I walked closer to them. All of a sudden, I caught a sight of the squirrel’s mouth moving. So was the fish’s. I looked at them again, they were talking. “No way!” I gasped. Their voice was like a girl’s voice. I hid behind a bush and listened to them
“What can I do now?” cried the fish, “Humans are polluting my home with dirty oil.” “They destroyed my home by cutting down trees, too.” said the squirrel. “I hope Poseidon will come and save us.” said the fish with a smile on her face. “No, he won’t. He lives in the sea.” said the squirrel rolling her eyes. “Whatever. Will Pan come?” asked the fish. “I don’t know, but humans are evil.” said the squirrel. “No, we’re not!” I jumped out of the bush and shouted. They seemed to be shocked. The squirrel stepped back with a frightened look on her face. “Don’t be afraid. Not all the humans are evil. I’ll help you to protect your homes. Don’t be afraid.” I said in a soft voice. “Really?” the fish asked in a tiny voice. “Yes.” I promised. “We’ll trust you.” the squirrel said as she ragged a pine cone to the ground in front of me. “We believe in you.” after they said it the squirrel ran as the fish swam away.
I picked up the pine cone. “What had just happened?” I whispered. Then I started my way back.
Instructed by Mrs. Kelly
The Purple Dress By Eileen Chou (6 Zhi) I had just finished my dinner so I wanted to go for a walk. I went to the park. I saw a beautiful purple dress and a cute kitten on a park bench. The kitten was asleep. The dress was so pretty. I couldn’t help it but wear it. Then I started to dance. I couldn’t control myself. I kept dancing and dancing. I danced all around the park, so I shouted for help. The kitten heard me and woke up. Surprisingly, she came to help me. She ran to me and scratched my dress. As she tore the dress into pieces, it began glowing brighter than the sun, and flew away as it turned into a butterfly. The kitten saved me and it went back home with me. As we were walking home, I saw the purple dress again. Maybe it is waiting for another girl to wear it. AAnnnnaa’’ss DDrreeaamm By Annie Shen (6 Zhi) It was a cold winter day in 2003. A small girl named Anna walked along the streets of London. Anna was very hungry. She wanted to buy some bread, but she had no money. What could she do? When Anna was very young, she wanted to be the greatest actress in the world. She thought she could start working as a busker. A lot of people gave her money. She worked her way through. Thirty years later, Anna became one of the most famous actor in the world. She was very happy and rich. She loves her life. A Million Dollar Coin
By Nicole Lin (6 Zhi) It was a rainy day. Molly walked home in the rain by herself. At the park, Molly saw a coin on the ground. She looked around but there was nobody there. She picked up the coin and took it back. That night, she watched the news. There was a missing coin worth a million dollars. She looked at her coin again. It was the same as the one she picked. Molly was excited and nervous. “Do I have to return the coin to the police?” she said to herself. The angel and the evil in her were fighting for two days. She was so confused. Two days later, she read in the newspaper. “The million dollar coin is found.” She realised that hers was just an ordinary coin. Instructed by Mrs. Kelly We’re thinking about
a New Year (6 Zhi) By Tim Biing The best part of last year was that my parents took me to the United States. It was the best memory in 2015. I quite liked Disneyworld. I enjoyed the trip a lot. The worst part of last year was that my grandfather passed away. I miss him very much. Time flies. It is already 2016. This year, I can’t wait to meet my new friends in junior high school.
By Candy Lu The best part of year 2015 was that I went to some famous places in Taiwan. My favorite was hiking in Mt. Ali in Chiayi. I hope this year I will go to more places. The worst part of year 2015 was that my grandfather got sick. Now he’s in hospital. Last Sunday I went to visit him. I hope he will get better. I can’t wait to go to Hualien with my classmates in June. We will ride bikes and visit the ocean park. I hope we will have fun there.
By Richard Fan I think the best part of 2015 was I went to Taipei 101 to see the fireworks and had a lot of Christmas presents. I got an Xbox video game. It’s so much fun to play the game. The worst part maybe was I broke my mom’s favorite dish. My mom was very angry. She took my money and went to buy a new dish.
By Lissa Lin The best part of 2015 was going to Japan with Vinchy. That day was my birthday. Vinchy gave me a birthday gift. I was so happy because we are best friends. On Christmas day, I gave my friends gifts. They were happy, but I got into a fight with one of them in the afternoon. It was the worst part of year 2015. Luckily, we are still friends now.
Typhoon Soudelor was the strongest typhoon since Typhoon Vongfong and had severe impacts in Taiwan – some of which were felt by the students in 6 RED.
The night before Soudelor made landfall, everyone in my neighborhood was terrified and franticly rushing about making preparations. As the wind and rain came, I knew this typhoon was not the same as the others I had experienced – it was VERY powerful. The weather bureau classified Soudelor as a “super typhoon” because of its intensity. I began by closing all of the windows and taking the clothes down from our balcony. I thought we should tape the windows, but the wind was too powerful. The sound of the wind was driving me crazy and it sent a chill down my spine. I kept thinking that the windows would break, but they did not. The following day, the government announced school and work closures. I was thrilled that we would not have to attend classes and it was a beautiful day. However, my excitement soon subsided as I saw everything we would have to clean. I know it is very important to prepare for natural disasters, but there are some things you just cannot prepare for. Cherry Su 6 RED Instructed by Josh Thompson
Instructed by Josh Thompson
Typhoons are not the only natural disasters students of 6 RED have experienced. Some have vivid memories of earthquakes they experienced at a very young age.
When I was five years old, I experienced my first earthquake. I was still in bed when the shaking started, and in my dreams I could feel something was not quite right. As the shaking became more violent, I woke up and immediately ran to the seventh floor of my apartment building. My mother greeted me and pulled me close – she was worried I might be hurt. She held a pillow over my head and told me to be very careful.
My grandfather – who was on the first floor – wanted to come upstairs to check on us. He was quite worried about us since we lived on one of the upper floors of the building. He climbed into the elevator and franticly pushed the button for our floor. As the doors shut, the earthquake shook with TREMENDOUS force, stopping the elevator and trapping my grandfather inside.
When the shaking finally stopped, the elevator doors opened and my grandfather breathed a sigh of relief. My mother thought it would be a good time to teach me about earthquakes and what causes them. She also taught me about earthquake safety and said my grandfather should not have used the elevator.
Because of my experience and the knowledge my mother passed on, I am not as afraid of earthquakes as I once was. I am able to stay calm in the face of danger because I am prepared and know exactly what to do in order to stay safe.
Angela Huang 6 RED Instructed by Josh Thompson
Students in 6 RED are no strangers to natural disasters. Earthquakes and typhoons are both common occurrences.
When Soudelor came, I knew we would be in for a very terrifying and dangerous storm. Soudelor was a very powerful typhoon with strong winds and torrential rain. The weather report said it would be devastating for older buildings in the mountains and on the coast. To prepare for Soudelor’s arrival, my father and I took down all of the plants hanging on our balcony. We knew that the high wind might cause them to fall on pedestrians below and that it would be dangerous to leave them outside. When the typhoon arrived, I saw electrical wires flailing in the wind and heard the sounds of electricity crackling in the air. As amazing as it was, I knew this meant trouble – luckily a utility crew arrived shortly after the cable fell to make repairs. Willy Li
Instructed by Josh Thompson
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Once Upon A Time - My Favorite Soap by Elysha Hsiung, 6 Yellow Instructed by Mrs. Lolit Chen
Once upon a time…… as you know this is how a fairy tale often begins. You might have heard about the fairy tale characters - Prince Charming, Snow White, Evil Queen, Rumpelstiltskin…..and many more. They tickle the imagination and bring you to unknown places, often in far, far away kingdoms. My fellow sixth graders, you must think that fairy tales are boring. However, there is one television series that might just change your mind. That’s the soap called Once Upon A Time. You should really watch this interesting TV series. I can almost see you getting inquisitive about what happens next after you watch one episode.
My favorite part is when the Mad Hatter says that we should never leave or give up our family because of fame and gain. (Remember the Mad Hatter of Alice in Wonderland?) Giving up your family is really a horrible thing to do. This is especially so when your family really loves you and believes in you. (By the way, you might ask, “Does the Mad Hatter have a family?” I should tell you that in this story, he does. He has a beautiful and lovely daughter called Grace. But the wife died. Oops- sorry, that was a spoiler!)
When you are watching this program, you will be
delighted, astonished, or even burst into tears ! This is a brilliant story in that it mixes the traditional fairy tales with the modern reality of life. The stories give the feeling that “once upon a time” is once again upon us who grew up with fairy tales, but this time with all the characters together in one wonderful story.
Biking, My Family’s Favorite Recreation By Austin Liang, 6 Yellow Instructed by Mrs. Lolit Chen My family always goes out to engage in leisure activities on weekends, and our favorite form of recreation is biking. Before we set out, we prepare things to bring like sandwiches, cookies, drinks and other stuff. After that, we are ready to enjoy our ride! There are lots of places we go to ride our bikes, but we always choose to pass by the riverside. You can see the beautiful landscape along the river, including lush grassland on the mountains surrounding it. I feel the warm sunlight spray on my body in summer. At this time of the year, the chirping of birds seems so sweet, the trees that cover us look so green, and the river appears quite blue. Taking all these in was like my heart has just eaten lots of sweets, and that feels awesome. In winter, the bright feathers of birds add a little color to the river. I also enjoy the damp cool air blowing on our faces. Watching and experiencing all of these make me so relaxed. After riding for a while, we will stop the bikes and sit down on the soft grass to enjoy the food we brought. We laugh and chat. Every moment we have is fun. Sometimes we spend the whole afternoon enjoying this wonderful moment, and we tend to forget the time to go home. I feel extremely happy in every bike ride with my family. I treasure our being together and sharing stories with one another. This is the best thing in life for me. As the saying goes, “A family that plays together stays together.” Our bike riding activity creates lots of memories and develops even closer relationships among our family members.
Prison Life by Oscar Chen, 6Ye llow
Instructed by Mrs. Lolit Chen
Every person is the same in this world. No one should be mistreated or harmed by another, but a few people just do not get this idea. They kill, they rob, and they do all sorts of appalling things. So, they end up spending their whole lives or at least parts of their whole lives in prison. In this story, I shall tell you about a prisoner spending his entire life in a prison because he did something wrong. One day, in a dark place in a prison, a truck full with prisoners comes. Among those prisoners, one has killed and robbed, and he plans to escape……but he’ll be disappointed!! Every day, the prisoners have to work, work, and work. “They must pay for their crimes,” the warden says. Every prisoner obeys the rules in this place, all except the one that has killed and robbed. The inmates are given responsibilities, and every prisoner follows, except the one that has killed and robbed. It might seem that the prisoner is just angry, but he believes he is right in what he did and refuses to cooperate. A few days after he arrives, he still doesn’t want to cooperate. No one can do anything about it. At night, he always tries to escape. And every time he gets caught, he will always try to burn the prison down. He repeats this behavior many times until one day he finally gives in. He starts to work and cooperate with the prison guards. Time flies. Forty years have passed, and the same old prisoner is still there. He is still working in the same prison. The man, which was once young and strong, is now old and weak. He is now seventy-five years old. His life is coming to an end, but he still has the thought that he is innocent. But he can’t do anything now. He doesn’t have much time left. So a lot of his fellow inmates tell him to relax and enjoy the last few years. Two years later, he dies. He has spent most of his life in prison. So, what does this teach us? If we do not want to waste our life behind bars, we shouldn’t misbehave or take the law in our own hands.