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Santa Needs Help
by Tom Sowa

On a warm night before Christmas, James heard a ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch and it was getting louder by the second. So he jumped out of bed and quickly put on his robe and slippers. He quietly tiptoed down the stairs and opened the front door. There was a blue and orange train with a reindeer pulling it. A small man was holding up a sign that said, "Come on the train. Come on the train."

James got on and many more children were on the train too. They gave us hot chocolate, donuts, and many more things. We got to lie down on bunk beds and play Game Cube, PS2, Lego, N64, Game Boy Advance and Game Boy.

We finally got to Santa's house; it took 4 hours in all. An announcement went over the speakers and it said, "Please follow a little blue and green elf to the toy room."

One elf came up to Santa and said, "We only have 2,000,121 toys in all and we need 21,121,000." So the kids got to work and made some toys. Time quickly flew and when they were finished, they got to play with one Game Boy toy.

It was now time to go home and they jumped on Santa's sled because it was 2:00 a.m. and rode home.

"Good bye, Santa," shouted James. 

Santa said, "Good bye" to James. Santa quickly took off to deliver toys all around the world for Christmas.

The next day James rushed down stairs to open presents. He got Lego, Game Cube, PS2, Harry Potter Jelly Beans, Game Boy Advanced, goalie Pads, graphite hockey stick and a big screen TV in his room. James was very lucky.

Family
by Taylor Patterson

A brother, a sister, a mom and a dad,
This is a family that most people have.

To work and to play and to laugh all day
This is a family for which most people pray.

They play sports like soccer,
Running, and such - so much
That my mom and dad like to say,
"Play your best in a way."

Once in a while families fight
But once in awhile, it's quite all right.

This is my poem about families.

Jane’s Problem

by Tabitha Lin

Jane had a big problem when she was young.  She’d always lie.  It all started when Jane was in grade 6.

Jane was eleven years old and she was really smart, but whenever she was nervous she would lie.  First she lied to her friends, then her teacher, and soon her parents.  She didn’t like it at all but it just seemed like she wasn’t controlling herself when she lied.  She felt very ashamed so she decided to keep it a secret.

One day Jane was walking home with her friends Stephanie and Tabitha.  She was confessing her little secret to them.  Stephanie tried to help Jane by encouraging her to tell the truth at nervous times.  Tabitha suggested to Jane not to be nervous.  Jane was confused.  She thought her friend’s ideas were great but she didn’t know how to not be nervous.  That same day Jane went to piano lessons.  She had to lie again.  She had to find a way to stop lying.  Jane was very sad about that.  Another week had passed and Jane was the same.

One day Jane went on a bus back home.  The bus was very crowded, but Jane managed to get a seat.  When the bus stopped at a bus stop, Jane saw an old lady looking for a seat.  Jane felt sorry for her so she let the old lady have her seat.  The old lady was so happy that she told Jane she would grant her a wish.  It was almost Jane’s stop and she had to go soon.  Jane quickly said she wanted her wish to be that she always told the truth unless it was a white lie.  The old lady granted Jane’s wish and in no time Jane was much happier and didn’t lie at all.  It happened so fast that Jane couldn’t remember what had happened.  Jane’s classmates were very surprised that Jane didn’t lie anymore and Jane was surprised too!  Jane wished she could thank the person who helped her get over her problems.

A month later Jane went on the bus again.  The same thing happened as the last time but this time she remembered who the person was.  It was the old lady.  Jane thanked her.  Jane was so happy.  Years and years had passed and Jane never lied again, but one day when Jane was in grade 9, her wish seemed to stop.  Jane started to lie again and it was terrible.  Jane needed help.  Jane felt so hopeless she wanted to run away.  Jane packed up her stuff and ran out the door.  Nobody knew where she went.

A day later Jane’s parents called the police and soon all the people who knew her were looking for her.  Jane was missing for two days and she still couldn’t be found.

One day Jane was walking to a grocery store and a young woman saw her.  Jane tried to run but the young woman already caught up to her.  Jane tried to hide but then was caught by the police dog.  The police returned Jane back to her home.  Jane didn’t feel so good facing her parents.  Jane and her parent talked a lot.  They were so surprised when they heard Jane say she ran away because she was scared of her lying habits. Jane and her parents talked for three hours until they got it all settled.  Now they knew about Jane’s problem and could help her.  Jane felt good telling the truth.  After their talk they spent some more time together.  They tried to learn more about Jane’s lying habits.  Jane’s dad didn’t like that Jane kept it all a secret but her finally understood Jane’s problems.  Jane felt much better after they were done talking about the big topic.

Soon Jane went to school again and she noticed that she didn’t lie anymore.  Jane felt great, and even did better in her grades.  Two days later, after her conversation with her parents, Jane felt she had much more confidence in herself.  In her brain, Jane knew if she needed help she could always get it from her family.  Jane finally got it!  Maybe, just maybe, the old lady she met on the bus didn’t help her because she wanted to help her, instead maybe she wanted Jane to get to know her family more and start to rely on them more.  So from that day on, Jane always relied on her parents whenever she needed help and she never lied again.

A Pet Named Spark

by Tyler Kahmakoostayo

Once there was a boy and he lived in the city.  At the end of grade four he got a dog for his birthday.  He was very happy that he got a dog.  He called his dog Playful.  They would play outside all summer long.  They played outside all day and would not come in until night.  At nighttime they would sit on the steps.  Then they would go to bed.