Templeton's Story



 

 

Templeton's Story

 

 

 

                  One morning Templeton the rat woke up at a mysterious farm.  He was in the barn and he had no idea how he got there.  "Where am I," he asked the sheep.  "You are at Zuckerman's farm," replied the sheep.  "How did I get here?" asked Templeton.  "How should I know, I was asleep," said the sheep.  " I was awake," said a voice.  "Where are you and do you know how I got here," asked Templeton.  "I'm in the corner of the barn door, and last night a crow flew in to the barn wall and dropped something," said the voice. "That something was you," "The only thing I remember doing is falling asleep in my junkyard," said Templeton.  "The crow must have swept you up in your sleep," said the voice.  "Well I might as well live here," said Templeton.  "By the way, my name is Templeton," said the rat.  "My name is Charlotte," said the voice from the corner.  "Charlotte, do you know where I could get some junk, I want my home to be as much like my old one as possible," said Templeton.  "There is a junk yard about a mile down the road that you could pick some stuff up from," replied Charlotte. "But if you want junk in your house, our house has to be under ground," "That's fine," said Templeton.  "I like the dark,"

 

           So Templeton set to work.  He dug tunnels, got junk, and made friends and enemies at the barn.  A few weeks after he moved in, they got a new friend to the barn. Wilbur the pig.

 

           When Wilbur first arrived, Templeton tried to stay hidden.  The only thing he liked about pigs was their slop.  One day Wilbur go loose.  They chased him everywhere.  Finally Mr. Zuckerman got his attention with a bucket of slop.  Templeton decided that if he talked to the pig and became friends with him he might share his slop.  "Hey," said Templeton.  "Who's there," asked Wilbur with a mouth full of slop.  "It's me Templeton the rat," he replied. "Will you share your slop with me?"  "Sure, I'll save you a few noodles," said Wilbur.

            One day Templeton came out of his hole.  The whole barn was up and talking about Wilbur.  They were saying how Wilbur would die this winter.  Wilbur was very scared.  Charlotte had become Wilbur's friend and she wanted to help him.  So Templeton spoke up. "Charlotte you could write words in your web that describe the pig, so people will love him,"  "That's a great idea Templeton, but how will I know how to spell the words?" replied Charlotte.  "I will go to the junk yard and pick up some magazine clippings so you can copy them," said Templeton.  "That would be fantastic," said Charlotte.  So he set off to the junk yard.  He searched everywhere until he found the words "Some Pig".  When he got back Wilbur was asleep.  "Here you go," he said as he handed the magazine to Charlotte.  "Thank you Templeton, what does it say," asked Charlotte.  "It says "Some Pig," replied Templeton.  Then he scampered back into his hole and fell asleep.  When he came out the next morning there where tons of people taking pictures of the web and Wilbur.  Wilbur couldn't die this winter.  He was famous!

            The next few weeks Templeton went to the junk yard and found Charlotte words like Terrific, and Radiant. Charlotte spun the words in her web and every time news crews and people from everywhere would come see. 

 

           The next day Mr. Zuckerman said he wanted to enter Wilbur in the fair.  He had his son Lurvy build a green crate that said Zuckerman's famous pig.  "The fair is a rats dream," said Templeton.  "Can I come with you Wilbur," "Of course Templeton," replied Wilbur.  "You have to come too Charlotte," said Wilbur.  "I can't Wilbur, I am going to have my babies soon," replied Charlotte.  "Please," begged Wilbur.  "I need you to write more words in your web,"  "OK, said Charlotte. So her and Templeton climbed into Wilbur's crate.  Templeton then fell asleep and dreamed about eating all he could eat at the fair.

               When they go to the fair they unloaded Wilbur, Charlotte climbed into the corner and Templeton went to search for food.  He ran all over.  There were 65 garbage cans and he stuffed himself.  He ate nachos, hamburgers, hot dogs, and deserts.  This would keep him fed for at least a week.  When he got back to Wilbur's pen he had gained 6 pounds.  While he was out he found Charlotte the word "humble" in one of the garbage cans.  "Will this work?" he asked.  "Perfectly," replied Charlotte.   

 

                 When everyone woke up the next morning they found out that a different pig had won the blue ribbon, but then Zuckerman saw the web.  He called the owner of the fair and they awarded a medal to Wilbur.  Then Templeton went food searching again, and you can imagine how fat he was then.

            When Templeton got to Wilbur's pen Wilbur looked sad. "What's the matter," asked Templeton.  "Charlotte is going to die," said Wilbur. "Why?" asked Templeton.  "Because after she has her egg sack she will get sick and die," replied Wilbur sadly.  "Could you carry her eggs back to Zuckerman's barn so we will have her kids there, I'll give you first choice on my slop everyday," said Wilbur.  "I guess I could do that," said Templeton.  He wanted to help Charlotte and Wilbur because they were his only friends. 

             So he carried the egg sack back to Zuckerman's barn, and he and Wilbur had lots of new spider friends. He lived happily ever after eating Wilbur's slop. 

 

Spiders

 

We have been learning about spiders in science.Spiders are often thought of as insects but they are not. Spiders are called arachnids. Spiders have 8 legs and 2 main body parts. The body parts  are called the cephalothorax and the abdomen .Spiders do not have wings or antennas.  It is fun learning about spiders.

 

This is a picture that I drew today of a black widow spider.

 

Done by: Aaron

My Swim Lessons



          I have been taking swim lessons.  I have been learning how to bob out of the water, how to back float, and how to do windmill arms. I love swim lessons because I like to be in the water and swim with my friend.


Done by Livia 

The Mystery of the Stolen Earrings

The Wonderful Adventures of Alle Sleinad and Allyson Nworb

 

        One day Alle Sleinad and her best friend Allyson Nworb (the local New York spies known for their amazing detective work) were sitting in their living room when they got a call. "Alle, Allyson!" said a frantic voice.  "What do you need?" asked Alle.  "Someone stolen the trillion dollar earrings from my museum in New York!" the frantic voice was Mailliw Erev, the owner of the museum.  "We will come right away!" said Alle.  "Who was that?" asked Allyson.  "That was Mailliw Erev, the trillion dollar earrings have been stolen from his museum, he called us to come investigate," replied Alle.  "Well lets go then," said Allyson.

        When they got to the museum Mailliw explained what happened.  "The night patrolman said he didn't even hear a crash, when he made his first loop around the museum they were there when he made his second loop they were gone.  He was surprised and scared when he called me, he was also surprised he didn't take the matching necklace," said Mailliw.

        "We will investigate," said Alle.  "Do you mind not opening the museum," said Allyson.  " That's fine, just give me a call if you need anything," replied Mailliw.  So Alle and Allyson started looking all over the museum for clues. 

        "Allyson!" Alle called. "What?" asked Allyson.  "The box that the earrings were in isn't broken, it looks like the person who that stole them had a key to the box," said Alle.  "That's crazy, the only person that could have the keys is the owner of the museum, and that's Mailliw!" exclaimed Allyson.  "We have to find evidence before we accuse him though," said Alle.  So they kept searching.  "Alle, look what I found. It's a paper saying "ecalkcen gnichctam eht teg ot uoy deen I", said Allyson.  "Allyson, it's backwards, it really says "I need you to get the matching necklace" someone is coming for the matching necklace tonight," said Alle.  "We could secretly stay the night at the museum, and follow the thief home to find out who he is, I'll call Mailliw," said Allyson.  "That's a great idea but we can't call Mailliw, he's a suspect remember," replied Alle.  "Good point," said Allyson.

        So Alle and Allyson stayed the night watching and waiting for the thief.  Suddenly they saw someone, but he had a mask on.  They were right he pulled out some keys and unlocked the box with the necklace in it.  After he took it Alle and Allyson snuck after him.  They jumped in the bed of his truck and followed him to the abandoned potato cellar.

         "Let's go in after him," said Allyson.  So they carefully snuck behind him and hid behind a barrel when they got inside.  "I got the necklace," said the thief.  "Good, good," said a voice from the dark.  Then a woman stepped out wearing the earrings.  "Oh Mailliw, you are a great henchman, and no one will know you stole the earrings because you hired those spies, we will never be found out," said the woman.  "I knew it was Mailliw!" said Alle in a whisper.  "Now we just have to figure out who that woman is," said Allyson.  "Oh Azile Ecarg, you are a genius," said Mailliw.  "Well that was easy," said Allyson.  "Time to call the authorities," said Alle.  "Let's call them, wait five minutes and jump out at Azile and Mailliw so the police will be there a few seconds after we catch them," said Allyson.  "Great plan," said Alle.

        So they called the police, explained everything and waited five minutes. "On the count of three we will jump out," said Alle.  "One, Two, Three!" they yelled.  "Ah hah, Mailliw Erev, and Azile Ecarg, we have caught you and the police are on their way," said Alle.  "Hand over the earrings and necklace now," said Allyson.  "Do you think we're dumb? We still have at least five minutes before the police get here," said Azile.  "Yeah," said Mailliw trying to act important.  "Let's run," said Azile.  "Yeah," said Mailliw again.  "Will you stop that!" snapped Azile. 

        When they got outside the police were already there, just as Alle, and Allyson had planned.  Mailliw and Azile were taken to jail and the earrings and necklace were returned to the museum.  Alle and Allyson took Mailliw's place as owner of the museum, and all was as it should be.  Or was it?       

done by Ella