Honorable Mention – Essay/Short Story – Elementary (Grade 1-5)

Zoe Madison Baez - Age 9 - East Earl

Snowy The Reindeer

        One winter day Snowy the reindeer was playing with her friends. They were playing ball, Snowy and her friends were having so much fun. It was time to go to bed but Snowy did not want to go to bed so she waited till everyone was asleep, when everyone was asleep she ran and ran and ran till she was at a big city. Snowy was scared because the city was so so big, and snowy was so so small.

        Snowy did not know her way home. Snowy was so sad she missed her mom, dad, and friends, she became mad at her self in fact she was so so so mad at her self that she ran up to a little kid and bit the kid. The little kid ran to her mom. Snowy felt bad and Snowy cried her self to sleep. Snowy woke up at 3:00 AM, and went to a lake for a bath. The same little kid saw Snowy and wanted to pet her. The kid tryed to pet Snowy and Snowy bit her again and the kid ran far away to her mom.

        Snowy was sad, she really sad she was hungry so she looked for food. Snowy didn’t find any food. Snowy was so hungry that she cried for a little bit. Snowy saw a fish swiming in the same lake that she had a bath in. So Snowy ran to eat the fish. The fish was so good, she smiled. A woman saw Snowy in the lake. The woman felt bad. She tried to take the Snowy out the lake. Snowy wanted to bite the woman but Snowy didn’t. She let the woman taker her out of the lake.

        The woman smiled and put Snowy in her car and drove for 30 minutes. Snowy was so happy she saw her mom, dad, and her friends. Her mom saw Snowy and smiled. The woman let Snowy out of the car and smiled so big. Snowy ran to her mom and dad and said (I’m so sorry) said Snowy. Her mom and dad said (It’s OK.) Snowy never ran away ever again.