1st Place Guest Young Author
Zaneta Zachwieja Age 10 Christopher Columbus School #8
Garfield, New Jersey
The Brave Mermaid
Splash! Splash! Isabel was soaking wet and then swam off. She was a beautiful mermaid and when she came home, here friends were waiting for her.
"Why were you on the surface?" they asked. I was picking flowers and Ig the Monster followed me, so I swam away.
She went to the playground with her friends and then everyone went home, When Isabel was almost at her house, Ig ran after her. She swam and swam until she found a sunken ship and hid inside. Then she
When she came home, she told her parents, but they couldn't think of anything to do, so after school shefound a net and trapped Ig. visited the smartest wizard. The wizard said, "I'll make a potion, but you'll have to come back after school tomorrow."
After school the next day, she went back to the wizard to get the potion and thanked him. The next day was the last day of school and Isabel packed her bags to make Ig good. She said goodbye to her family and began her journey. She had to travel 16 miles to get to Shark's Cove where Ig lived alone. Soon, she came to a dark forest, but she had to be careful because there were thorns on the trees and it was very dark. Then, she came to a stop at the deep canyon, hoping there was an entrance to the other side. But she came back to the top because there was no entrance. It was a dead end. She called her turtle friends and held onto their backs as they gave the tired mermaid a ride. Finally, she reached Ig's house, but had to rest.
The next day, Isabel woke up and found herself outside Ig's house. Luckily he was gone, so she went inside and poured the secret potion on his breakfast.
Later, Ig came home and ate his breakfast, but nothing happened. Isabel thought the potion was a failure, but then his eyes turned from red to blue and his frown turned into a smile. Back in her town, the Governor congratulated her for her success. Isabel got medals and so did Ig! During her speech, she said, "You should give the wizard a medal, too." So the Governor even gave a medal to the wizard. And, because he turned good, he no longer lived alone and went back to live with his family! Of course, he still remembered to visit Isabel's family, too!
