Balmoral Hall School - Optima Anni Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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22 The Princess' Green Shoes Once there was a beautiful Princess who loved to dance but she had no shoes. One day she went out for a walk in the woods. She heard someone crying. She looked around and saw a little elf caught on a branch of a tree, so she let him go free. The next morning when she woke up she found a beautiful pair of green shoes on her pillow. She put on the green shoes and danced in her room and out of the door and into the woods right to where the little elf was sitting. This made the little elf very happy. ALisoN GREATREX, Grade II The Clock Everybody at school had an alarmfclock except me. I was hoping to get one for Christmas, but all I received were a few things in my stocking. Howf ever, I did not give up because my birthday was in January. Finally January came. I eagerly opened up Grandma's present, it was a dressingfgown. I opened my aunt's present, and it was bubblefbath. Finally I opened Mum's and Dad's present. It was an alarmfclock. That night I set my alarm, and wound it up. I awoke in the morning to find it had not gone off because it had stopped. I thought the money I had would pay to have it mended. I took it to the jeweller and he said it would be about five dollars. I only had two dollars, so I said that I would take it home. I went home very sadly, and I started to take it apart myself. Inside was a little compartment, and to my surprise it contained coins and dollar bills. I hurriedly told my mother and father, and they went to the man they bought the clock from and he said he knew nothing about it. We told the police and they said it was the money that was stolen from the new bank on Portage. Because it was not all the money stolen we only got half the reward money, but we were very glad anyway. Late that night the buzzer started ringing and we could not stop it. It went on for half an hour. Finally the police came to the house to see what the noise was about. We told them our troubles and they opened the clock and found a little piece of paper which turned out to be a map. The police' men knew at once what it was. Early next morning the police went with us to the woods and followed the map. Late in the afternoon we arrived at a small shack. We went up to it very quietly and peeped in. Inside were some men counting some money. The police arrested the men and we went home. Now my clock works perfectly. JUDITH CLOUGH, Grade VI GRADE THREE AT PLAY

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21 The Day Bobby's Sweater Say, say what a beautiful day! Jenny is Bobby's aunt. She has long brown hair When the morning light starts, and blue eyes. Bobby is seven years old and is very Ido my own will, short but sturdy. On weekends he goes to his Feeding the birds on the window sill. aunt's house and watches her do her knitting. Say, say what a beautiful noon! I'll go skipping quite soon, Like the birds on the tree I'm as happy as can be. Say, say what a beautiful night! It's time to sleep tight, I'm asleep in my bed, Sweet dreams in my head, Say, it has been a wonderful day! JANE DOIDGE,-Grade III The Princess' Green Shoes Once upon a time there was a princess who wanted some green shoes for a dance. She went into the store and bought them, but she did not know that they were magic. Her mother thought that they were very pretty and told her to put them on. She did not want to put them on because she was just going to have a nap to be ready for the dance. When it was time for the dance she put on her evening gown and her new shoes. But suddenly her feet stuck to the floor and she started to cry. Sler mother came in and said, What is the matter, ear? When the clock struck eightfthirty, her feet were not stuck any more. So she went off to the dance. When she saw the prince's shoes she screamed, Take them off! but the prince did not understand and he started to laugh and said, You silly girl. Then suddenly his feet stuck to the floor because the princess' magic green shoes had walked over to him. He screamed, Let me loose ! He became a statue and that was the end of the prince. The princess married another prince and never wore the green shoes again. SUSAN SAUNDBRS,'-'Gfade III The Mouse There once was a mouse That lived in a house, And there once was a cat That lived in a hat. The mouse had a bat That was so fat And what do you think of that? JOANNB SWYSTUN,-Grade I Jenny once knitted a sweater for Bobby. It was dark brown with a black horse on the back. Jenny showed the pattern to Bobby. Bobby said he liked rabbits better so jenny got a pattern with a rabbit on it. Jenny had almost finished the sweater and Bobby was getting very excited. As soon as Jenny had finished the sweater, she said he could wear it. Bobby showed all the boys his sweater. They all wished they had a sweater like it. One boy named jim did not like Bobby and was determined to tear or take the sweater away from him. One day while playing baseball with the other boys, Jim came along and tore Bobby's sweater. Bobby cried very hard when he saw the hole. When the weekfend came he took the sweater to Jenny and she said she would mend the sweater for Bobby. MARTHA GREATREX, Grade IV If I Were A Frog If I were a frog I'd sit on a log, And bask in the sun all day. I'd sing a song to other frogs And drive them all away. BEVERLY KNIGHT, Grade II Pots and Pans One day in the kitchen there were lots of pots and pans. This story is about pots and pans and me. The kitchen is a wonderful place for pots and pans. I went out one day and while I was gone the pots and pans came out. They ran from all over. It was fun for them. The pots and pans were talking to each other and having a lovely time. They started dancing and playing all around. The pots would slide all over. The pans would walk. They swung on to the Mixfmaster. They went inside the oven and climbed on the racks and thought it was a junglefgym. I came home when this was going on. One of the pans saw me. He told them that I was home. The pots and pans went back to their places and never came out again. JANE FERGUSON, Grade IV

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23 A Puppet's Marriage One night a little puppet called Polkadot Bones was playing tiddleyfwinks, when in the moonlight he saw another puppet named Teena. He called to ask her if she would like to play with him, but Sally, a doll, thought he meant her and came over. Being a very polite little puppet, he did not tell her what he meant. After they had played one game Sally went back to her spot on the toy shelf, so then Polkadot Bones went over and asked Teena to play with him. She said that she would like to. You see, she was very glad to know some one. After their game was over Polkadot asked if he could introduce her to all the toys. Then Teena asked him if he would marry her and he said he would love to but first he had to get a ring. She said that she could wait, and he went outside to look for a ring. The first person he met was Wiggly Gaterf pillar. Polkadot asked him if he knew where he could get a ring, and he said, Yes, Grandma Spider could make one for you. So Polkadot went to Grandma and asked her if she could make one. She said that she could and in five minutes it was ready. Holding the sparkling ring Polkadot thanked Grandma Spider and went home where everyone was waiting especially Teena. Teena had already asked Friar Tuck to perform the wedding, so when Polkadot came in everything was ready. The wedding was soon over and everyfone was happy. PATRICIA PENNOCK, Grade VI The Gnome One day I was out in the forest, And saw a little home, I wondered what was in it, It was a little gnome. He had a little hat on, And it went tingfafling, It was a very little bell, That made it ring, ring, ring. He had a little coat on And it was scarlet red, At eight o'clock he likes to see Every child in bed. VICKI GRIFFITI-Is, Grade V The Mysterious Horse John, James and Dick Davis wanted to find a horse and tame him, but their mother did not approve. She said that they were too young and would probably fall off the horse while trying to tame him and get badly hurt. Dick, who was only eight years old, kept plead' ing with her. Finally she gave in and said, You can try, but I do not see where you can End a wild horse. They had not thought of this, but John said. Don't worry, we'll find one somehow. NI hope you don't! said Mrs. Davis. The next morning they started out. They took some lunch and walked through woods and over fields and every other place you could think of. They came home at dinner time looking very hot, hungry, and tired. They kept this up until one day at the end of the week they travelled so far they became lost. They became very hungry. They were sitting down to rest when a stray horse came up to them. They couldn't believe their eyes. The horse was brown in colour and looked as if he were thinking. Suddenly he said, Ten He said it again and looked at them with a look as ifto ask ifit was right. They were too scared to move. Dick had a sugar lump in his pocket so he gave it to the horse. Right after he had finished the sugarflump he said, Eight, add two, add six, add five, equals-N A minute after that he said, Twentyfone. Thliy C C knew then and there that something was matter with this horse. He started to go in one direction so they followed him. In exactly a day they reached home. Dick ran to his mother and said breathlessly, We found a horse but there is something funny about him. 'iWhat? asked Dick's mother. He does arithmetic, said Dick. They both ran out to see him. Suddenly Dick stopped so fast that it caused Mrs. Davis to run into him. Where is Dad? asked Dick. He went out for a walk, said Mrs. Davis with a smile. just then they heard the horse say, Two times ten isgtwentyf' and Mr. Davis jumped out of the horse costume. Mrs. Davis roared with laughter. I won't ever look for a wild horse to tame after this experience, said james. JEAN RILEY, Grade V My Cat My cat's name is Toto. He is a funny cat. He has blue eyes. He is a Siamese and he is ten years old. One day he went for a walk and he met a wizard and the wizard changed him into a dog. Instead of saying, MewfMew, he said, BoWf Wow . Then the wizard went away. He dropped his magic wand. The cat picked it up. He touched himself with it and he became a cat again. CATHERINE THOMAS, Grade I