Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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STORIES 19. Lost in The Woods ;.’ary was a little irl who liked to wander, for she was always 30103 in the woods and playing with her dog. Of oourse her iother didn't want her to go. Yet when her mother wasn't looking Mary would sneak off. One day •lory's mother had to 30 to the city, for she wanted to do some shopping. Of oourse Mary said she didn't want to go, for she wanted to play with her dog. 'ary waited for her -other to o. Then she hurried off to the woods. She kept walking and walking, for sh? loved the woods and its oretty scenes. She was having so much fun that she forget about the time and where sne was goin « Ail at onoe she looked around. She didn't know where she was. She was lost. She knew it would he getting dark soon and she must find her way boma . She started running the way she thought she had come, but none of the scenes looked familiar to ner. She knew if she kept on, that she might never find her way home. So 3be svtoDp9d and wondered what she should dc. All at once she heard something. It was coming nearer and nearer, .«ary lay down on the ground. She wondered what the noise was. Of course lary couldn't see, for it was dark by this time. ’ary thought, if only I hadn't dis- obeyed my mother and had 3tayed at home with ay puppy. All at onoe thr thing came in front of Mary, but it wasn't anything to be afraid of, for it was her dog and some- body else too. Her mother was ri ht behind her dog. ..lary was so ha py to see them that she said she never would play in the woods again, and she never did. Judy Ussier '63 First Christmas It was Friday night and school was out for Christmas vacation. Everyone was all excited. They were all talkin ; about their Chris truss presents and whst fun they were -oin to have during their vsoation. That is except Bill and as thy. They were down in the dumps because they didn't have a Christ- mas tree.

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11 As they wore walking down the walk from school Sharrio noticed that Bill and Kathy wore walking all by thomsolves. She walked aver to them and asked, How are you today?” ”A11 right, I guess,” was Kathy’s answer. A Sharrle noticed that Kathy wasn't acting as she usually did. She saii. Kathy, what is troubling you? You aren:t yourself at all. Oh, I guess I don’t feel very good today.” Kathy, I know that is not the trouble. If you tell me maybe we can do something about it. Woll,” Kathy said, everyone is talking about Christmas, and wo don’t even hsvo a Christmas troo. Wo don’t have any monoy to buy anybody prosonts. I think it would be so nico ■.o have a Christmas like ovoryone else.” A group of kids are going tomorrow to get Christmas trees to decorato the gym for tho Christmas party If you and Bill would like to come along you could get me for yourselves at the same time Oh, that would be swell, and maybe we could help you get the Christmas trses for the party.’• By this time they wore in front of Sharrio!s house, so thoy said they would 3oe her tho next morning. Bill, Kathy said, if wo do got a Christmas tree wo haven’t got anything to trim it with. I’vo seen in books somewhere, directions for making docorations. Let’s go and moot Sharric and when wo get back wo can look in some books. When thoy got in front of Sharrio’s houso sho was thoro waiting for thorn. Thoy went on down the stroet and mot the othor children. It didn't take thorn vory long to got the troos. Thoy oamo out of tho woods with five troos, four for the Christmas party a:d n-o for bill and Kathy-. Kathy and 3 j.l holped them decorato ,tho troos for tho pr.i and when they nad finished there wero still several decora cions left. Sharrio said, This is wondorful, bocauso I don't bcliovo anyone would mind if Bill and Kathy borrowed those decor- ations for their troo.