The Far Away Snail

The Far Away Snail
by

Josiah Dyches

One day, the Cheetah was making fun of Snail for being so slow upon his feet. The Snail
was greatly annoyed by the Cheetah's never stopping teasing, so he offered to race. Cheetah
laughed and whispered,"It won't be a fair contest," but he wearily agreed. They decided that Lion was to set the course and Fox was to be judge. "Ready, set, go!" yelled Fox. Although Snail received a head start, Cheetah was soon ahead. "Wait up!" cried poor Snail.
Meanwhile, Cheetah was proudly bounding towards the finish. He stopped to talk to Hippo and Tiger. "I'm winning a race against Snail", he proclaimed. "Good day." He soon went to sleep because of his tired muscles. Meanwhile, Snail was catching up. He passed a snoozing Cheetah and won. Cheetah awoke and immediately knew what happened. "Snail, you fool!" but Snail was too far away to hear.

Pool Party

I learned how to do a flip off the diving board at a recent pool party.

Favorite Songs

Kung Fu Fighting - from Kung Fu Panda

I Will Believe - Nichole Nordeman

Whatever It Takes - Voice

I Will Trust You - Steven Curtis Chapman

All Things New - Andrew Peterson

On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand - Indelible Grace

Background - Lacrae

Shut Us Down - Sho Baraka

Tooth Loss

I was eating a popsicle, when I felt my tooth fall out.

It's the second tooth that come out on its own without being pulled!

I spit it out on the table and Mama thought it was a piece of pearled couscous. Holding my tooth

My empty space.

Roman Adventure

On Thursday, we went to the BJU Museum & Gallery. My wax tablet. It is attached to a bag with little coins in it.

A fish mosaic that we made.

Mama tried to make me a Roman.

She dressed me in a toga.

Totally Awesome Tree Walk

Today we went on a tree walk. We had to find two evergreen trees and two deciduous trees. Me with my clipboard & a stick.

These two leaves, from left to right, are a Holly and a Hemlock

and are our evergreens.

From left to right, a Sweetgum and a Red Maple.

They are deciduous.

Antonyms

This Canadian Goose feather + the Parakeet feather = antonyms. So which one = world record? Easy. You guess.

Diary Entry

May 24, 2011
Today is very hot. I almost MISS those windy days! Well, I don't miss the wind, I... I just like the cold. WAIT A SECOND!!! WAIT!!! I am a LIAR... I need to control myself, don't I? Well, that wasn't a diary entry, really. All further notes are CUT-OFF, except, I DON'T LIKE SNOW.

Bird Business

From top to bottom: A Mockingbird feather, Cardinal feather, all the way to the white feather, Mockingbird, and last but not least, a Parakeet feather.

HOW TO RIDE A DRAGON'S STORM (BOOK REVIEW)

How to Ride a Dragon's Storm by Cressida Cowell

There is a swimming race on Berk, home to Hiccup the Viking and his friend Fishlegs. To win, he will have to come in LAST, which sounds easy, exept he can't swim! Then he get's lost at sea with Fishlegs AND Camcazi, daughter of the chief of the Bogburglers, Bertha. Hiccup finds himself on the American Dream 2, ship of Norbert the Nutjob, Hiccup's 2nd archenemy. Can he get back to Berk?

Fall of Rome

Ave! Rome was a huge (when I say huge, I mean huge) empire, greater than Alexander the Great's empire (which was v v v* big). Now, the once great city of Rome is the capital of Italy. Before I continue, I must say I'm sorry for giving you grown-ups history lessons! Well, imagine guarding a giant candy bar. You're guarding the left side and nobody is guarding the right! That's what happend. Rome was too BIG! Rome s-p-l-i-t up, becoming the Western and Eastern Empire.

*very, very, very

Secret Profile: Maisie

Color: dark brindle
Eyes: brown
Weight: 16 lbs
Gender: female
Nickname: MaiMai
Breed: Cairn Terrier
Age: 2
Dog year age: 14
Favorite toy: ball

Toothless Toad

I found this toad in our lilies after we got home from our local library.