North Shore Country Day School - Mirror Yearbook (Winnetka, IL)

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TOMMY AND THE PRESENT Once upon a time there was a little boy whose name was Tommy. He didn ' t live alone, he didn ' t live with his grandfather, but he lived with his moth- er and father. It was Christmas morning. He was awake, but his mother and father were not. It was 9:00 when they woke up, but he got up at 5:30 on the dot. After they had breakfast they always went outside to see hoof prints. There were big ones, small ones, medium-sized ones, but not a single shrimpy one. Then everybody went to the livingroom to open their presents. Tommy got a bicycle, a sweater, some science things, and a LIZARD. His father saw it and said, What in the world is that? And Tommy said, It ' s a lizard oh please, Dad, please can I keep him? Oh, all right . . . And so you see, he kept it for- ever. Alida Milliken Gold and purple, orange and blue Shells of every shape and hue. Salt and mist and spray and sand Created by no human hand. Tanya McKnight THE RRONTOSAURUS The Brontosaurus was 70 feet tall and weighed 35 tons. He was so big and had such a small brain he had another brain to move his tail and hind legs. It was really a nerve center. He was so dumb he did not think. Since he was so heavy he stayed in the swamps most of the time to stand up. They lived about 26,000,000 years ago. He was harmless and ate plants. He lived during the Jurassic period. The group of dinosaurs that he came from was called sauropods. They all ate plants. The only time they were on land was when they laid their eggs. When an enemy came he would go out deep in the water where the enemy couldn ' t go. He had the smallest brain of all vertebrates. He had peg-shaped teeth. Ricky MacArthur [ 18 ]

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RIDDLES I ' m white and black. I ' m not a bear. I ' m not a cat. What am I? Katherine Zeitlin I am black and white. I live in a house. I am not a boy or girl. What am I? Jonathan Isaacs I am big. I can fly. I am hard to find. What am I? Tim Ober I am big. I wear shoes. I have a mane. What am I? Jodi Roberts I am brown and black and white. I play music. You see me every day. What am I? Kim Louis Answers: ouBid y •£ asioq y -f uoojbj uapioS v £ So P V ' Z pusd y [ THE CAT ' S HAT I once saw a cat Who played with a hat. The hat tumbled over And covered the cat. He scratched a hole And tried to get out, But he was too stout And couldn ' t get out. Along came the wind, As strong as could be. It blew the hat off him So he could be free. Oh! That little cat Was as scared as could be, So he ran in the yard And climbed a tree. The Second Grade [ 17]

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GOVERNOR BRADFORD ' S WIFE It was a cold, wintery day in Plymouth in 1620. The sky was a clear blue, and white frost lay over the ground and the half- built houses. The Mayflower sat calmly in the harbour. Guards were walking all around the ship. The Mayflower was empty. Governor Bradford and his men were on shore. Governor Bradford was going to his wife ' s burial. He was very sad when his wife died. His wife died because an Indian fired an arrow at her and hit her. They caught the Indian that fired the arrow and killed him. Mase Taylor THE THREE WITCHES AND THEIR CATS It is a dark, tricky night And the father and mother In spite of what their Children might Bring home tonight. The three witches Are flying around And everybody is Nice and sound. Their cats are sly, so sly And the ghosts are Round. Alida Milliken AUTUMN LEAVES The autumn leaves fall to the ground. And when they fall, they make no sound. In the fall the trees do shed Leaves of colors: gold, brown and red. Burning leaves smell good to me. It ' s a sight I love to see. Eddie Lifson People walking through the snow Wreck something lovely but They don ' t know. They make the snow fall to The ground, But the snow doesn ' t Make any sound. Eddie Lifson [ 19 J