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

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26 around five times and flew into Animal Town. Suddenly, I saw a very funny thing! Cats, dogs. and horses were walking around. The cats and dogs were leading thin and fat people who were wearing collars and leashes. There was a very thin Poodle lead- ing a very fat lady. The horses were riding on very tall men. Then I heard a crashl Five men and women dressed in black came rush- ing up the road pulling a white coach. We went over to what I thought was a pet store. but to my surprise it was called a People Store. In one of the windows I saw a little boy kicking like a little kid. But the fairy said we had to go. So we sat on another wheel and went around five and a half times. We landed where we had started. We flew back out of the star and back to my bedroom. I gave the fairy back her wand and wings and she flew out of the window. BARBARA COLE-Grade V A Naughty Day I must admit and so I say, I had a very naughty day. Now listen: Shhl I played at sledding On my mothers nicest bedding. Then I had a little drink, A very little drink of ink. I was so upset I ran away. I knocked the oil lamp, made it sway. Soon there was a scary smell That made me wish I had a well The house was on fire! The danger was dire! Soon help came rushing With water agushing. At last the fire was put away But I'll never forget that naughty day. SUSAN GARBETT-Grade V Home's Best Once upon a time there was a magic rocking chair that lived with an old woman. One day the chair ran away because he didn't want the old lady's son tipping him over and throwing stones at him. In a little while the magic rocking chair came to a brook. He tried jumping but the brook was too wide. He tried swimming but the brook was too deep. lust then he re- membered that he could fly so he flew across the brook. He soon got lost in the woods. A little house was on the path, so the magic rocking chair went up to it. A little elf was expecting rocking chair was surprised said Home, Where would opened the door and said, I you, come in please. The went into the house and he at all the doors. One door another said Far away. you like to go now? asked the elf. A'Home. and whooshl the rocking chair was at home. How happy he was and he never ran away again. SHAWN COX-Grade III J T , ti ll ' .ggffd Q I W ' I 1 0 A gg., 'J' Ati ,,.,:57'f ' -mf if ' S-A-M The Red Rocking Chair Once upon a time there was an old lady who lived in Tiny Town. One day she went to sit down on her old rocking chair but when she sat down it wasn't comfortable. That night the old woman went to bed very tired. The next day she went to the store and bought a red rocking chair and started for home. When she got home the first thing she did was to sit down in her new rocking chair. In a short time the old lady fell asleep. Soon she woke up and found herself on a cloud but still on the red rocking chair. The old lady was surprised at what had happen- ed and thought she was asleep. so she tried to wake herself up but she couldn't. Soon night came and the old woiman began to cry. Suddenly the rocking chair began to fly down to the store that it came from. The old lady got off when the rocking chair landed and walked off. The red rocking chair was never seen again. DIANNE SPEERS-Grade III

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25 The Mysterious Land It was a lovely night when they set off on the magic broom. They landed in a place where they had never been. They saw a marble palace, found the door and entered. Inside they were greeted by two fairies who carried them up to the throne room and sitting on the throne was a queen dressed in blue. The queen said, Greetings, Gretta and Fuzz. I know you are tired so the fairies will show you to your rooms. Gretta had a lovely blue room while Fuzz had a red room. In the closet each found a robe the colour of their room. Beside the bed was a box which had written on it PUT ONE DROP OF WATER ON ME. This each did and a full course meal popped up before their eyes. They were very busy for at least an hour, and when the meals were finished they went to bed. In the morning they woke up just in time to see a box just like the ones they had for dinner, pop out on the table. When they finished their breakfasts Fuzz went into Gretta's room and they talked about where they might go. Suddenly out of a cloud of smoke the Queen appeared. May I be your guide for today? she asked. They both agreed and went outside. Suddenly they cried, We can fly, we can fly! and both followed the Queen. The first thing they saw was the money tree, then a house made of logs. Nothing queer about that except that it was upside down. Then they saw a lovely picnic ground and flew down to have lunch. The Queen also told them they were in Fudo Land and her name was Diane the Great. Gretta and Fuzz gasped for they knew that Diane the Great reigned over all the world. The Queen did not have to tell either of them that they were the first to know her real na-me. This was because if the people knew her real name they would get a strange feeling and kill themselves. Now they started off and saw more strange things. There was a little dog ali colours of the rainbow playing with a cat with polka-dots. Then they saw a horse that looked something like a frog. Soon they had to return to the Queen's palace. They then said they must return home. They were shown the way out and the Queen and her servants remained at the door until they had climbed on their broom and were on their way. CAROL SCHMIDT-Grade VI A Thought Of Rhythm The sunset was flaming to set horizon afireg The shades that it glows put the world on a spire. Wind wandered and sung the sand all among. While musical palm sway to endless small waves That lap the golden sand. Then out from the sea a figure came forth So graceful, so proud with hair spun like goldz, All garbed in red roses and lilies so white With light nimble steps she danced in the wind Along the golden sand. Suddenly she fled for the sky had grown greyg Alas morning! she cried and to seaward she ran. Some say it was but a thought others - Silvia - a nymph Who wanders still on the wind-swept beach And over the golden sand. DONNA ROGERS- Grade VI A Strange Adventure One night I was wakened by a beautiful fairy. She was dressed in blue. I knew who she was. She was the Night Fairy, I had seen her in my picture book, She said, I have come to take you for a little trip to Fairyland. Would you like to go to Upside-Down Town or the Animal Town? Oh! I would like to go to Animal Town. You must have a wand for this trip. Now say, Sadigota Nipegia Sogaponif' I looked in the mirror and I saw nothing! I knew that I was invisible. Then the fairy gave me a pair of wings. We flew out of the window and passed all the trees. Then a star opened up and we went right through it. I saw a sign saying, SM Turns To Ani- mal Town and another sign saying, Turns To Upside-Down Town. Iust then I saw a little wheel. The fairy went and sat on it. I did the same. We went

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Stories Recorded By Grade I The Kitten Once upon a time there was a kitten and her name was Charlene. And she was very cross because her mother said she could never go outside. But she loved to climb up trees and all that sort of stuff but she never could. But that night when she went to bed hex' mother read her a story about kittens. But she didn't like stories, she only liked to climb trees. Well, the next day her mother went out so the kitten started to climb up a tree. When her mother got home she saw the kit- ten still up the tree and she got very cross. The kitten climbed down and never went up again and they lived happily ever after. LAUREL HOWARD-Grade I The Little Dog Once upon a time there was a little dog and his name was Spot. Spot lived in a nice house. But Spot had a problem and he said, I don't like the colour I am. I want to be all one colour. I don't like my spots. So spot ran away. I-Ie went walking along the road. Then he saw a can of paint and he thought, If I paint myself I'll be all one colour. But Spot didn't know that the can of paint was green and he jumped into it. When Spot came out he wa.s all green and was so sad that he hadn't kept his other colour. Spot went walking along the road very sadly and then Spot saw a little girl and boy and the little girl and boy saw Spot. And they said, What a cute little dog. Let's take him home and wash him. So they' took him home and washed him. So Spot got his right colour back and they lived happily ever after. SUSAN LAWLER-Grade I The Bunny Rabbit One upon a time there was a bunny rab- bit. I'Ie had no home so he built a home in a flower. Once a person came and stepped on it but then the house just bounced up again. The rabbit built some clay around it and then he put some glue around it and then he put more clay around it. Any time somebody stepped on it, it would go up again, and so the bunny lived happily ever after. PATRICIA WADDELL-Grade I The Lost Dog Once upon a time there was a little dog and the owner was a little girl. One day the dog found a squirrel and he chased him into the forest and the dog got lost and the mother and father came looking for him. They took him home and they lived happily ever after. DEBBIE IVIETCALF-Grade I The Rabbit Once upon a time there were some rab' bits - a daddy rabbit, a mummy rabbit and a baby rabbit. And one time the mother rab- bit told the baby rabbit to go out and pick some nuts. So he did and the mother rabbit said Dont go near Evergreen Acres icause don't forget Coco can run fast and get you. But he just didn't mind going to Evergreen Acres so he did go. Then - the rabbit got eaten up by Coco. JOY 'TENNANT-Grade I