Sunday, April 3, 2011

Life on a Ship (7 - 10)

Chapter 1- The Crash         
          "It sure is foggy out," said dad. "I can't even read!" said Isabelle. "I hope we don't crash into one of those big rocks!" said Jack. "Don't worry, son. I'm sure I'll never crash," said dad, "Almost." "What did you say, daddy?" asked Diana. "Nothing. Nothing at all," said dad. "Watch out for that rock!!!" all the kids yelled. There was a huge HUGE rock in front of them. Dad didn't hear their screams because at the very same moment they screamed, there was a big rumble- thunder. Cccccrrraaassh! They hit the rock. They screamed. They were alive. God protected them.
          "MOM!!!!!! DAD!!!!!!" yelled Jack. "Come here!!!!!" yelled Diana. "They're dead!!!!!!" Said Isabelle. Diana, Isabelle and Jack started to cry. Now they were left to protect themselves.

Chapter 2-The Wave      
          "Diana! Come here!" said Jack, "Now!" "What! What! What! I'm busy helping Isabelle with the laundry!" Diana yelled. "You forgot to take my toast out of the toaster! Now the toaster's on fire!!!" Jack screamed. "Coming!" said Diana. She hurried as fast as she could to the kitchen. Jack was right. The toaster looked like a bomb exploded in it. If only the toast would pop up! "The only thing we can do is get it soaking wet," Diana yelled.
          Isabelle came hurrying in. "Guys! There's a BIG wave coming!" screamed Isabelle. They hurried as fast as they could to the other side of the giant ship. They got there just in time. "Well that took care of the toaster!" said Jack.

Chapter 3- Storm
          Diana was just looking out her bedroom window when she saw something: it was a big, black storm cloud. She rushed off to tell Jack and Isabelle. "There's a storm coming!" Diana yelled. Jack, Diana and Isabelle hurried to the little storage room in the middle of the ship.
          "Wait!" Jack yelled. He got out of the storage room to get some food. On the way to the kitchen he was struck by lightning. The rain washed away the fire. After the storm, Diana looked for Jack while Isabelle made Dinner. "Oh no! Jack's dead!" Diana cried. She and Isabelle were very, very sad.

Chapter 4- The Island
          Isabelle was so sad. She and Diana were looking out the window. When they left to get snacks they heard a huge crash and they fell down."What was that?" Diana asked. "I don't know. We must have bumped into something," said Isabelle. They both looked out the window to see what they crashed into. "An Island!" Diana yelled. They got out of the ship and looked around.
         The Island was very big. There were lots of palm trees filled with coconuts and bananas. "Mmmm, coconuts," said Isabelle. Diana saw a very big butterfly. "That's so pretty!" said Diana. They buried Jack in the sand. "Here. These pretty flowers will look beautiful on top!" said Isabelle. "Good night," said Diana. "Good night," said Isabelle.

Chapter 5- Magic
          In the morning Isabelle and Diana were very surprised."Good morning, sleepy heads!!!"Jack yelled."Ahhhh!"Isabelle and Diana yelled."I've been trying to wake you up all morning! Finally!"he said,"That flower was magic. That's why I'm still alive." Isabelle and Diana showed Jack around the Island.
          Jack tried a coconut."EW! Yuck!!!"Jack yelled."You're supposed to drink the milk in it!"said Isabelle."How do we open this thing? It's as hard a bowling ball!"said Jack."Try hitting it with a rock,"Diana suggested. Jack tried hitting the coconut with a rock."It worked!"he screamed. They all had some coconut milk."That was delicous!"said Isabelle. They were tired so they decided to rest.

Chapter 6- Baby in a Basket
          Isabelle was teaching Diana how to sew. It was the warmest day of summer so they sat in the cold storage closet in the middle of the ship. "So," said Isabelle, "You have to put your thread through the needle before we do anything." Since getting the thread through the needle was one of the hardest things to do when it comes to sewing, Diana needed Isabelle to help her. "There you go," Isabelle said, gently giving Diana the needle. "OUCH!" Diana yelled. She took the needle by the wrong end and pricked her finger.
          "Guys! Come here!" Jack screamed. "What is it?" Diana yelled. "I'm helping Diana sew," Isabelle yelled, "Can't it wait?" Jack yelled even louder. "It's a she, not an it!" He said. Isabelle and Diana ran there as fast as they could. They jumped Into the living room to find Jack holding a basket. "She's so cute," Diana whispered. The basket held a baby girl.

Chapter 7- Faith
          The little girl wasn't exactly a baby. She was 3 years old."Why would someone get rid of their baby?"Diana asked."I don't know. What should we name her?"Isabelle asked."How about Jessica?"asked Jack."No. How about Crownie?"asked Diana."No. how about.....Lily?" asked Isabelle."Uh-uh. How about-ummmm-April?"asked Jack."No, No, No! We should name her Kaitlyn!"said Diana."Umm-no. Let's name her Holly!"said Isabelle."Don't think so. Amy is perfect!"said Jack."No. Her name should be......Faith!"said Diana."Perfect!"Jack and Isabelle yelled. They named her Faith.

Chapter 8- Treasure
          Isabelle was reading her favorite book(her favorite picture book. Faith wanted to see the pictures.). Diana was looking out her bedroom window. The ship was stuck on the island. They slept and read on the ship, and played and ate on the island. Diana liked to look out her window to look at the beautiful sea. "Isn't it beautiful?" Diana said. "Yeah. It sure is," said Isabelle. The sea sparkled like diamonds at sunrise and glimmered like gold at sunset. "Guys! Come here! Now!" Jack yelled.
         Isabelle, Diana, and Faith tumbled down the steps of the ship. "What is it?" they asked. When Jack showed them what he found, they all screamed. Jack found a real gold coin. "Keep digging, Jack," said faith, in her cute, squeaky little voice. Jack kept digging. And after a while, Jack found something. "I hit something! I hit something!" he yelled. Diana perked up. "Treasure!" Diana squeaked. She was right. Treasure.

Chapter 9- Treehouse
          Jack and Diana were bored. Isabelle stopped reading. "How about we go find something to do on the island?" Isabelle asked. "Sure," said Jack. Faith was sleeping in. She usually woke up at 7:00. It was 7:45. They got out of the boat. The island was always peaceful and it always cheered Diana up. Isabelle walked up to a big palm tree. It had low, steady branches that didn't even move in the wind. Jack had an idea. "How about we make a treehouse?" Jack asked. "Sure!" said Diana.
          They gathered wood and stuffed their arms up with as much as they could carry. They piled all the wood in front of the palm tree. "I think that's enough," said Isabelle. Diana got their dad's old toolbox and they all got to work. Isabelle put the wood in place, Diana put in the screws and nails and Jack hammered. When they were done, they got in their new treehouse. It was wonderful.

Chapter 10- Faith's Surprise
          Jack and Diana loved the treehouse. So did Isabelle. They all went in to go see if Faith was awake. It was 9:00 so they thought she would be awake. To their surprise, Faith was getting her cereal and orange juice! After they all had breakfast, they went outside.
          "We have a surprise for you, Faith," Jack said. "A surprise? Where?" Faith asked. They all ran over to the big tree to show Faith the treehouse. "There it is, Faith," said Diana. Faith looked up. "WOW!" Faith said. They all played in the treehouse until lunch time.
Chapter 11- Talking Parrots
          After lunch, Isabelle, Jack, and Diana went for a walk on the island. They played lots of games on their way around the island. They skipped stones, climbed trees, and even talked to some talking parrots. The talking parrots were very interesting. The parrots told them about the pirates that lived on island and about the treasure they buried.
          "We found some of that treasure, Mr.Parrot," Jack said."Good for you!" the parrot squawked. "We haven't opened it yet," Diana said. "I heard that there was a queen back in the pirate times. The pirates stole her beautiful gold locket. I believe it's in that treasure chest you have," the parrot said. "Wow," Faith said. "REALLY wow," said Isabelle. "Will you be our pet, Mr.parrot?" Diana asked. "Sure," the parrot said, "But I'm a girl." It sure was a beautiful parrot. "Do you like the name Rainbow?" Diana asked. "It's the perfect name for me," the parrot said. They put their new pet on a perch in the treehouse.
Chapter 12- Lares Island
          Jack thought they should name their island. "What do you think we should name our island?" he asked. "Isanu island," Faith said. "Jargu island," Isabelle said. "Unimagic island," Diana said. "Lares island," Jack said. "Perfect!" Everyone said.
Chapter 13- Mangoes
          When Diana went for a walk, she saw something she had never seen before. A tree with pink mangoes. Hmm. Those might be dangerous. I'd better go ask Isabelle, she thought. She asked Isabelle if the Mangoes were dangerous. "They're not dangerous. They are probably dragon fruits or a different kind of mango," Isabelle said. "They're not prickly," Diana said."Then they are a different kind of mango," Jack said. Diana bit into the mango. "Yum!" she said.
Chapter 14- Sunset Pie
          Diana and Isabelle were making dinner. They were having spaghetti. Diana made the sauce and Isabelle cooked the spaghetti and meatballs. Jack LOVED spaghetti and meatballs. After dinner, they all went outside to watch the sunset. "Faith loves sunset," Isabelle said. "I bet she wants it for dessert," Jack joked. Faith stood up and pretended to eat the sunset.
          When she was done, the sun was gone and the moon was shining bright. "It looks like Faith really did eat the sunset!" Diana said. They all fell down in the sand and laughed until they were choking. It was REALLY, REALLY, REALLY funny!!! After they were finished laughing, they started getting ready for bed.
Chapter 15- The End
          Diana was sewing with Isabelle. She had FINALLY taught Diana how to sew. The early morning sun was out. Jack was being lazy. Diana waited for him to wake up. He FINALLY woke up at 9:30. They all went for a short walk and then they had breakfast. They peacefully ate breakfast. They loved their island.


THE END...FOR NOW..........

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