7th grade - Stories with Cognates

CHINCHILLA

Once upon a time in a world where only animals live, there was a charitable, agile, adorable, adopted chinchilla named Chile. He was married to a foxy alligator named Dynamite. They were a rich family that lived in a royal duplex. It was a fantastic marriage they worked together with Rat. Chile had to travel to a tropical island to see his best friend Rat. They rented surf boards for one dollar and surfed along the East Coast. While he met a chic lady lizard who was sunbathing. He immediately fell in love with her personality and divorces Dynamite, the alligator. Dynamite is so sad; she surfs to talk things out with Chile. When she finds him, they have a huge argument but soon they realize that they are still in love. They get married again and live happily ever after.

Nicoline A., Emily Y., Logan H., Alex C.

Alex The Alligator

By Emma M.

Once there was an abominable alligator with an attitude problem named, Alex. He was a pickpocket and got caught at the pizzeria one day. He was sent to prison. At prison he met a python named Pete. Pete had a friend who was in possession of enough dynamite to blow up the prison and break everyone out. “Where’s your friend?” Alex asked. “I’m not telling you,” replied Pete. Suddenly they saw a small rat walk into the prison cell. “I’m Ralf, the one who has the dynamite that can break you out. “Give it to me. I’m a bad guy and I’m not scared to hurt you. It will only be one of my ample crimes,” said Alex. “You’re an amateur,” said Ralf. “But I could train you. We could be partners in crime, plus I would make sure that you didn’t get caught.” Alex was impatient to get out, so he said, “Fine.” So Ralf blew up the prison and Alex left without him. Ralf asks Pete, “Why didn’t he wait for me?” Pete replied, “Because he is an abominable alligator who works solo.

There once was a secret agent who was an addition to the agency that paid close attention to murders of bands at concerts. He was hired to go to one of the agency’s client’s parties to be sure the band was not murdered. He went to the banquet dressed as a bandit in a blazer as a good camouflage. At the banquet the lady who had the party was hit on the head because somehow the murders found out that she had hired a secret agent. The lady was knocked into a coma and had to be taken to the hospital. At the party the band was having their commercial for their upcoming concert filmed at the party. Since the bandit had seen the lady get knocked on the head they had to get him also so that no one would find out. He was then knocked into a coma and taken to the hospital soon after the lady.

They both came out of their coma at the same time and the agent fell in love with the lady because she looked so good in her Carmel colored cardigan. She was arrogant and did not have the same affection towards him. He felt like part of his heart was absent.

Jessica D-L. Allie Caroline

Gilligan the Zombie Wallaby

Once upon a time, there was a zombie wallaby named Gilligan. He lived on the moon Europa and would swim in its jellyfish filled oceans with his friend Barbara, a kiwi who wore kimonos, and Bob the chinchilla.

One day, when Barbara was seining for clams, she was hit on the head with and onyx stone and went into a coma. The pirate panda named Gary had kidnapped her. He kept her asleep by filling her dreams with subliminal messages of nougat chocolate. Gary had kidnapped her because he wanted Gilligan’s boomerang, punk music CDs, and certificate for free flamenco-dancing lessons.

Back in Gilligan’s secret-agent headquarters disguised as an aquarium, Gilligan and Bob were eating pizza and making a plan to get Barbara back. The air was thick with their thought bubbles when and idea came to Gilligan. He would use his clone, Gilligan 2, to beat up Gary and bring Barbara back.

Gary was practicing judo in his colossal gym when Gilligan, Bob, and Gilligan 2 burst in. Gary jumped up, turned off his radio, and pulled out his tennis racket to hit Bob on the head. Gilligan 2, however, anticipated his every move. He drew his parasol and blocked the blow. An epic battle took place, and soon Gary was defeated. Gilligan, Bob, and Gilligan 2 walked out of the gym with Barbara and Gary’s prized garden gnome. But Gary would be back for revenge.