A scary story

     One night when the moon was full,I heard a noise a noise in the distance mountains. It was a wolf howling to the moon.  

Suddenly a two eye vacuum cleaner started and started to creep loudly towards me.  Rrrrmmmm,Rrrrmmmm, Rrrrmmmm. The  vacuum cleaner  got louder and louder. I scuttled under the china cabinet. Next minute, the hose came under the china cabinet. I moved from side to side trying to dodge it. I started to get scared luckily the hose went out from  under the china cabinet after a while I peeked out from under the china cabinet because the vacuum cleaner had stopped I was relieved.

Fern Flat

That was Fern Flat
Remember how hard it was trying to decide what to make?

Remember feeling the cold grass between my  toes?

That was Fern Flat

Remember  feeling the  squishy clay between my fingers like a my purple slime?

Remember listening to Margy give us the  instructions?

That was Fern Flat.

Remember seeing lots of cool things drying on shelves made out of clay?

Do you remember  the smell of chicken food wafting from their cage?

That was Fern Flat

The Snowman

I  quietly snuck  out to the old garage.  As soon as I opened the cold freezer a

big snowman sat there staring. After a while, the big snowman showed me a picture
of  his home started staring out the door he started to walk towards the door .I
watched him for a bit then I ran after him. I grabbed his snowy arm. He started
 to run I held on tight he leaped and I felt myself starting to fly.
All I could see  was snow capped mountains and falling snow I saw
a cruise ship, lots of  miniature houses, apartments, a whale and the sea.
At first I was freaked because I thought I was going to fall  but soon I was
laughing
like I had done it a million times.

I felt happy because I had never flown before.

Lost Aliens

One day in out of space two aliens were looking for somewhere to stay. Then they saw a planet that they had heard all about and had been longing to go to so they quickly went and landed and went to explore. And very soon they were back at the spaceship smiling to themselves and then they started unpacking and setting them up. 

Harry Gets Paralysed

When Mum woke me up one morning I looked out the window. “Where is Harry?” I asked. So, Skyla went out to check on him. The next thing I heard was my sister sadly screaming!

Mum, dad, and I ran down to Skyla. Mum told Skyla to go and get a towel once, she gave her  the towel then brought him inside. Skyla went and got a wheaty bag, warmed it up and put it on Harry. Later on Mum and Dad gave Harry an injection. Then Mum googled “floppy bunny” and realised he had something called the Floppy Bunny Syndrome. Mum said that he would have to live in a cat cage for a while. Once me and Skyla had the cat cage we put Harry in it.

A couple of days later he was better and we could put him outside with my bunny, Midget. Harry is still bouncing around like a normal bunny.

Going To Miranda

             On the weekend I went to Miranda. We got there and parked up and got in our togs when we got to the hot pools I asked what is that bad smell my mum said it's the hot pools and it’s good for your skin we had a swim had showers and went for a walk to a ditch that my mum and dad said was different than normal they told me and Skyla to feel the water I put my hand in the water was really warm we went to bed. In the morning we drove off the drain was steaming my mum pointed out.

Moehuri

             

       Thousands of years ago, the sky was as black as coal except for a blanket of stars. There  was a chief named Moehuri who was sailing from Hawaiki. The sea was as calm as a gentle flowing waterfall. Some time  later, Moehuri chanted a karakia to call a enormous shark to guide them into the harbour. Before very long they landed on shore and Moehuri named the place Mangonui after the huge  shark.

Moehuri and his children starting to make a living on Rangikapiti pa. They decided that the waka was getting to old so they sunk it as a home for the shark that had led them into the harbour. The shark loved her home very much as there were always lots of fish for her to eat and became a tapu place.                                                                                            

               

Rona

There once was a beautiful lady called Rona. Rona’s eyes were as beautiful as  twinkling stars of the night. Rona lived in a little kainga by the sea with her husband and their two little boys. They all absolutely loved to go fishing. But there was a big problem, Rona always bossed them around. One day Rona’s husband said the moon is good for fishing so me and the boys are going to go fishing from the island just across the bay.When we get back we expect that you will have the food ready. When they left Rona started to make a hangi.  Then she realised she didn't have any water to cook the haingi so she ran down the path to the spring. Then the moon went behind a cloud and Rona tripped over a root and then she shouted at the moon ‘‘pokokohua.’’ Then the moon angrily snatched Rona by the waist and yanked her into the night sky. As soon as the moon grabbed her waist Rona grabbed tightly to the ngaio tree.

Rona got stuck frozen in the moon forever.



















       

Mangonui Harbour

 8.5.18

Not far in the distance, seagulls dip their heads in the ocean trying to catch some food. I hear the ocean splashing on the jetty. I see the fish jumping out of the sea. Trawlers sailing onto the jetty sound like growling gorilla’s. I smell cheesy bait rotting next to chilly bins. Seagulls dive like dolphins under the salt water. Clouds like candy floss, fly across the sky. I feel the freezing salty sea touching my hands as waves splash up against the wharf.

Letter to the Editor

Olympic Ambassador Becs

`

My Favourite Time Of Day

Where I'm From

The Best Part Of Me