In the Garden

I was so small even the ants were looking down at me. I was in the garden trying to move without a sound. I could not see anything beyond the tulips or past the weeds. The ants were cornering me against the door swinging their weapons everywhere. The leader has asparagus and his crew armed with broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and artichokes. I could hear them whispering among themselves.

Bob said “I vote we take her to the queen!”

Jo said “Lets use the lettuce cannons! I’ve always wanted to fire one”

“NO… We can’t use the cannons until they attack us!” responded Bob.  

“Why don’t we just follow the orders from the king and make her eat all of her vegetables/ without feeding any /to the dog / under the table.” I was walking backwards when I fell among the cabbages. Then when the broccoli was almost in my mouth, I got up in a rush and ran along the fence. That is when I realized it was all just a figment of my imagination… my mom was just telling me to eat my greens.

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Morning Girl Response

I thought this book was good. Morning wasn't great, but it wasn't horrible. I think it is a smart choice from the author how Star Boy and Morning Girl  have names that relate to their personalities and gender. I think that Star boy was more interesting than Morning Girl in the book. I liked how the chapters would switch from Morning Girl to Star Boy. I would have liked if half the book was Morning Girl and the other half Star Boy. I like the chapter about the storm and the tree. I would have liked to know more about the sister that died like why she did not live. I think that the way Morning Girl describes Columbus and his men. I like the end when they have the part of the Columbus journal.

The Letter From Spain

Dear Fernando,

    I was in the middle of my sermon, when I said it. I told all the Spaniards in the church that they are in danger of going to hell! The Spaniards need to open their hearts and realize the Indians are people.

    I asked them "do you have the right to kill the Indians?", "why do you make then slaves?", and "why do you attack and torture the Indians?". There was no response just surprised faces. I could hear their comments when I left the church.

"He should be hung!"

"Who does he think he is?"

"Send him back to Spain, send them ALL back!"  

People thought my sermon was a scandal and an insult to our way of life. They demand I take back what I said and if I don't they will take action against me. I think God would want me to take things into my hands and run with the Indians

~Dominican Friar Antonio De Montesinos

See How Easy It Is To Fool a King

I think the Friar wants to be sent away, but with the Indians. If the king sends the Friar and others back to Spain they will have riches. I think he knows he has a sense of power over the others. I would be afraid to be beheaded or something. The Friar stands up for what he believes in and does not change his thoughts. For example, when the King and others tell the Friar to redo his speech on sunday, he stays with what he believes in and says the exact same thing. I would have sent the Friar back to Spain the second after he said his sermon. If I was an Indian I would have been really happy about his speech.

United a poem for 2 voices by Betsy and Lizzie

Morning Girl	United	Star Boy
I live for the morning		I would die for the stars
	We come from the same family
I like to help others		I focus on myself
	We like nature
I like to be clean and organized		I love to track mud through the house
	We like being ourselves
I live in reality		I hear things as a rock, I couldn’t before
	We both like adventure
I like being with family		I like being alone
	We have respect for explorers
I want to know what I look like		I don’t care what I look like
	We love our land

Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life Part 4

School: I hate homework, but who likes it. I think homework is a waste of time. The point of of school is to learn, the point of home is to relax and not work. I like school sometimes, certain times. I hate waking up in the morning I just want to sleep all day. I like the first day of school because I get to see my friends and it i one day closer to when school is over. Lets just say school is… OK?!.

Grades: I don't understand the grading system. The people who invented it should get a big fat F. Did they not learn the alphabet because I’m pretty sure it goes ABCDEF, right. Was it just me that noticed the E, I think not. Talking  about grades I wonder what I’ll get on this response, hopefully an A.

Microwaves: I just don’t get it. They are cold, but within five seconds they are HOT. Some can cook bacon which is good because everyone likes bacon, even vegetarians because they have turkey bacon(facon). I like microwaves because it heats stuff up faster. My favorite thing to make is Hot chocolate.