Lisa Brown
Journal Entry # 24
Subject: Write a short story

Once upon a time, there was a precious little girl. Her friend, the Princess of the Red Rose was always at her side. Then one day, her mommy and daddy died suddenly, and the poor little girl was sent away to a strange house…

No, wait… once upon a time, there was… no, wait. I give up.


Artemis Verona
Journal Entry #24
Subject: Write a short story

Once upon a time, there was a little princess. She was very happy. She had a mommy and daddy who loved her. She had friends were nice to her. She had many family members who cared about her. The princess was happy to have such a good life and so many good people in it. She knew that not everybody was as lucky, and that made her sad. She wished that everyone could have a good life like she did. So, every night, she wished that everyone could be as happy as she was. She wished and hoped with all her might, but it never happened. But the little princess never stopped hoping for better lives for everyone. Even when other people told her she was hoping for something that could not happen, she still kept hoping and wishing. She never stopped believing that one day, things would be better.


Nathan Gibson
Journal Entry # 24
Subject: Write a short story

There once was a pirate who had found the greatest treasure in the world. He was very happy to have it. But two other pirates often fought because of it. They wanted to share the treasure with him. The two pirates could not agree that all three of them could share the treasure. This made the first pirate very sad. He wanted to be friends with the other two pirates. He did not like it when they fought. But he knew that if he told them to stop fighting, they would get angry and yell at him and try to make him take sides. So, while the two pirates fought over the treasure, the one pirate sat all by himself, watching and hoping they would stop fighting and be friends again.


Jane Desjardin
Journal Entry #24
Subject: Write a short story

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess. She was the most beautiful princess in the world, and everyone loved her. She had two annoying sisters: Princess Big Mouth and Princess Crybaby. Princess Big Mouth was always complaining, and Princess Crybaby was always crying about one thing or another. They weren’t as pretty as the beautiful princess. The beautiful princess did not like her sisters because they acted like they were better than she was. Princess Big Mouth acted like she was so big because she did good in school, and Princess Crybaby was Daddy’s favorite, somehow. The beautiful princess couldn’t wait to grow up and get out of the castle and leave all of the selfish people in her family. Some people could just be so irritating!


Eva Desjardin
Journal Entry #24
Subject: Write a short story

There once was a young girl who knew and understood too much. Because she knew more than most people her age, she was unhappy. She knew just how bad the world could be, despite what everyone told her. She knew that the world wasn’t fair or kind. She knew that people could be cruel and unfair. She knew that people could get married and later act like they hated each other. The girl wished she could be like everyone else. She wished she could just pretend life was good, like everyone else. She wished she didn’t know what life was really like. But she could not. And so, she suffered at the hands of those who believed she was a bad person. They thought she was a bad person because she did not view the world in the same manner that they did. They said she was a witch. They called her names and did mean things to her. But no matter how hard she tried, she continued to see the world as it truly was.


Leah Desjardin
Journal Entry #24
Subject: Write a short story

Once upon a time, there was a little girl. She had a daddy who loved her, a mommy who seemed to be sad or angry most of the time, a big sister who put on makeup when she wasn’t supposed to, and a big sister who knew everything. But the little girl was sad. She knew that her family wasn’t as happy as they pretended to be when other people were around. Her mommy and daddy argued a lot, her smart sister cried in her room, and her makeup-loving sister tried to pretend everything was okay when it wasn’t. The little girl didn’t understand why things were this way. Were all families like this? Did all mommies and daddies argue like this? Were all brothers and sisters so strange and unhappy? The little girl didn’t know. She wished she did.


Sean Duvall
Journal Entry #24
Subject: Write a short story

Once, there was a boy. His mom and dad died, and he was sent to live with a family member who he didn’t know. The family member was his aunt, his dad’s sister. She was a sad and lonely woman, but she was kind to the boy. But the boy could see that she was still sad because of her husband’s death. Even as she played video games with him and helped him with his homework, he could see that she wasn’t as happy as she should be. Every day, the boy wondered if he was unwelcome in her home. She said that she was happy to care for him, but still, he wondered if this was true. He knew that she did not want children. Was he a burden? He did not know, and she did not tell him.