Buddy
There was once a little girl named Alizabeth. She lived up in the mountains where there was snow and woods with her mother and father and her older brother John. Alizabeth always walked to school by herself every morning. One morning when she was walking to school, she tripped and fell. She looked up and saw a big, hairy creature. It looked like Bigfoot, but she wasn't sure what it was. She screamed and stared at the creature. And the creature just stared right back at her. So she got up and ran home, and the hairy creature followed her home.
When she got home, she showed the rest of the family the hairy creature. They didn't know what to do so they called the police. A tired cop answered the phone. The cop said, "Hello." She was sort of grumpy. Alizabeth's dad said, "There's a big, hairy creature that my daughter ran into on the way to school." And the police lady said, "Uh-huh. Right. So let me get this straight. There's a big, hairy creature that your daughter ran into on the way to school and the creature followed her home. Listen, Mister, every time I get calls about big creatures, I come and the creature is not there."
"Hurry up," yelled Alizabeth's dad. "He's going to break the phone."
"All right, tell me where you live, and I'll be right there." Then she hung up.
It was as if the big, hairy creature had heard the whole conversation, and he ran away. Then the police officer pulled up, and she said, "Uh-huh, right." And the father said, "No, really, he just ran into the bushes." And the grumpy police officer drove off.
That night everyone fell asleep right away. But Alizabeth couldn't fall asleep. She had a dream about the big, hairy creature breaking into their house. And the dream was real. The big, hairy creature really was breaking into their house right then. And he went into Alizabeth's room and she started screaming. Then all the lights suddenly were put on, and her parents came rushing in the room.
Her Dad had a gun in his hand, and Bigfoot was threatened, so he left the house.
When Alizabeth came home from school that day, her morn asked her, "Where's Johnny?"
"I thought you picked him early or something," Alizabeth replied.
"No I didn't." So they went outside and started calling his name: "Johnny! Johnny!"
Then they heard some crying sounds. They found Johnny. He was stuck up in a tree, dangling by one leg. They couldn't get to him.
"I thought I told you not to climb that tree," Alizabeth's mom said.
"I know, but I really just wanted to, just this once. I'm sorry," Johnny cried.
"Don't worry, honey, we'll get you down. I'll call the ambulance or something."
Then suddenly out of nowhere came the hairy creature, and he leaped on the tree and saved Johnny. He brought him down to the ground gently. Alizabeth's mother and father ran up to Johnny and hugged him, and Johnny promised he'd never do it again. Alizabeth thanked the hairy creature. The whole family thanked him, especially Johnny.
"He can be part of the family, can't he, Dad?" Alizabeth and Johnny asked.
"Of course he can," Dad answered.
When they got home, they fixed up a bed for the hairy creature. The bed was made out of leaves, since he loved nature and it was in the living room. They decided to name him Buddy. Then everybody went to bed. Alizabeth slept well.
In the morning, Johnny and Alizabeth went to school. Alizabeth didn't have many friends at school. Nobody really liked her, and when she told them about the hairy creature, nobody believed her. They all started to laugh at her.
At recess, Buddy came. She told him to go away, since it was not a place for him to be. But he didn't listen. He just went over to the other kids and started playing with them. They thought he was cool.
The teacher looked nervous. Alizabeth told her that Buddy was safe. "He saved my brother when he was stuck up in a tree. He's very gentle," she explained. Alizabeth's teacher looked like she believed her. Then everyone started to be much nicer to her than they usually were. Alizabeth felt special. When she came home from school, she told Morn and Dad about the great day she had. She said thank you to her new friend, Buddy.
Editor's note: Jessie was 9 when she wrote this. She is now 10 and lives in Florida.
By Jessie Greenberg, Child Life, Nov/Dec2006
When she got home, she showed the rest of the family the hairy creature. They didn't know what to do so they called the police. A tired cop answered the phone. The cop said, "Hello." She was sort of grumpy. Alizabeth's dad said, "There's a big, hairy creature that my daughter ran into on the way to school." And the police lady said, "Uh-huh. Right. So let me get this straight. There's a big, hairy creature that your daughter ran into on the way to school and the creature followed her home. Listen, Mister, every time I get calls about big creatures, I come and the creature is not there."
"Hurry up," yelled Alizabeth's dad. "He's going to break the phone."
"All right, tell me where you live, and I'll be right there." Then she hung up.
It was as if the big, hairy creature had heard the whole conversation, and he ran away. Then the police officer pulled up, and she said, "Uh-huh, right." And the father said, "No, really, he just ran into the bushes." And the grumpy police officer drove off.
That night everyone fell asleep right away. But Alizabeth couldn't fall asleep. She had a dream about the big, hairy creature breaking into their house. And the dream was real. The big, hairy creature really was breaking into their house right then. And he went into Alizabeth's room and she started screaming. Then all the lights suddenly were put on, and her parents came rushing in the room.
Her Dad had a gun in his hand, and Bigfoot was threatened, so he left the house.
When Alizabeth came home from school that day, her morn asked her, "Where's Johnny?"
"I thought you picked him early or something," Alizabeth replied.
"No I didn't." So they went outside and started calling his name: "Johnny! Johnny!"
Then they heard some crying sounds. They found Johnny. He was stuck up in a tree, dangling by one leg. They couldn't get to him.
"I thought I told you not to climb that tree," Alizabeth's mom said.
"I know, but I really just wanted to, just this once. I'm sorry," Johnny cried.
"Don't worry, honey, we'll get you down. I'll call the ambulance or something."
Then suddenly out of nowhere came the hairy creature, and he leaped on the tree and saved Johnny. He brought him down to the ground gently. Alizabeth's mother and father ran up to Johnny and hugged him, and Johnny promised he'd never do it again. Alizabeth thanked the hairy creature. The whole family thanked him, especially Johnny.
"He can be part of the family, can't he, Dad?" Alizabeth and Johnny asked.
"Of course he can," Dad answered.
When they got home, they fixed up a bed for the hairy creature. The bed was made out of leaves, since he loved nature and it was in the living room. They decided to name him Buddy. Then everybody went to bed. Alizabeth slept well.
In the morning, Johnny and Alizabeth went to school. Alizabeth didn't have many friends at school. Nobody really liked her, and when she told them about the hairy creature, nobody believed her. They all started to laugh at her.
At recess, Buddy came. She told him to go away, since it was not a place for him to be. But he didn't listen. He just went over to the other kids and started playing with them. They thought he was cool.
The teacher looked nervous. Alizabeth told her that Buddy was safe. "He saved my brother when he was stuck up in a tree. He's very gentle," she explained. Alizabeth's teacher looked like she believed her. Then everyone started to be much nicer to her than they usually were. Alizabeth felt special. When she came home from school, she told Morn and Dad about the great day she had. She said thank you to her new friend, Buddy.
Editor's note: Jessie was 9 when she wrote this. She is now 10 and lives in Florida.
By Jessie Greenberg, Child Life, Nov/Dec2006
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