4ofus Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 This is an excerpt from a writing exercise today. This isn't for feedback, it's for your entertainment ;). Feel free to offer feedback if you like, but the whole thing makes me chuckle & I just wanted to share :). DS is 9. We have done no creative writing work. Ever. Oh, no, not true. The rare poem gets composed, but that's it. Our writing comes in the form of narrations. We do write 4 days a week, just not creatively. We're reading "Treasure Island" & he was challenged last week to do a story map of a pirate story of his own & this week to write it. His story has exactly ZERO pirates in it. Instead, it has loads of kitties. I think he decided "creative" means "whatever I want." Anyway, see if you can spot his inspirations. I picked out three. Far, far away, in the middle of the Ocean of Sea Lions there was an island. Not a nasty, dirty, wet island with the ends of worms everywhere, nor a dry, bare, sandy island with nothing to eat. No! This was Kitty Island. Kitty Island had many mangoes & coconuts. On this island was a village. The village's name was "Meow Me Ow Ow Meow," in English, "The Village of the Magic Kitty." It is called that for there is a myth that the Magic Kitty lives there guarded by one-million kitty soldiers. Whoever catches the Magic Kitty will own it forever and become king of the island. In the village lived the famous Rummy-2-Boots. Also in the village lived the vile Death Beard. Both Rummy and Death wanted the Magic Kitty but they could not get past the kitty soldiers. One day, Rummy decided to visit the neighboring island Korgi Island. On Korgi Island, Rummy rented one-million korgi soldiers. When he got back to Kitty Island he retrieved the Magic Kitty with his korgi soldiers. In the years that followed, with the help of the Magic Kitty, Rummy returned the korgi soldiers and exiled Death Beard to eternity in prison. Rummy-2-Boots named the Magic Kitty "Fishmeal." He pointed out to me that "Sea Lions" is a play on words. "Get it? Sea Lions. Kitties on an ocean island.?" And he thought he was quite clever ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 That is fabulous. He gets 100 in my book! I spotted Star Wars and The Hobbit. Possibly Puss in Boots/Shrek? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsmm Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I love it! :) And I bet my kids would too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildwood Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Awesome, thanks for sharing this : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 The Hobbit, and MCT? (Fishmeal?) Or was it Melville :lol: ? Anyway, kudos to your son! Very funny and creative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellen Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 It's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceful Isle Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 That is one great story, and an awesome imagination ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ofus Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 Good spotting y'all! The Hobbit is in there for sure, & MCT (Fishmeal). There is a graphic novel (series) called Korgi we have checked out many times from the library :). So that's an inspiration too :). I didn't catch Puss in Boots but I see it now! He's definitely not shy about borrowing ideas :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 LOLOLOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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