Runner-Up – Essay/Short Story – Elementary (Grade 1-5)
Alivia Stoltzfus - Age 9 - Mohnton
Milo's Christmas Trip!
By: Alivia Stoltzfus
Hi, my name is Milo. I am a cat. On Monday the Stoltzfus family was buzzing about a trip. I was fine with it until Alivia came and said, “Milo we are going on a trip and you are going with us.” I gave a meow of horror. “Don’t worry Milo, it is only 5 hours away.” I was meowless. All I could do was run and find Kitty. After awhile I found Kitty. “Kitty, we’re going on the trip with them!” I was in the garage for a while after that. Then Alivia came in and picked me up. Soon we were in the camper. After 2 hours I went to sleep but when I woke up I was shocked to see little white things drifting down from the sky. Alivia, Luke, Logan and Lane seemed so excited. I just shivered. I was so cold. When we finally got there grandma came to greet us. I stopped listening because I saw a dog there. I cuddled up next to it. The next day everyone was up bright and early. Mom said, Merry Christmas everyone!” Soon wrapping paper was everywhere but Alivia said, “Wait! I have 3 more gifts.” Then she pulled out 2 toy mice. She gave them to me and Kitty. Then Alivia pulled out one more gift - a bone. She gave it to the dog and the dog looked very pleased. Two days later Alivia said, mom can I take Milo and show him to Juliet? It was a blast meeting Juliet, said Milo. Soon we were back home again. “I can’t wait to do that again,” I said to Kitty. “Me too,” Kitty answered with a yawn. “Merry Christmas,” said Kitty.